Pediatric Acid Reflux

We will try Enfamil AR from today. visit of Dr is in two weeks for follow up.

There are a ton of drugs out there that the dr can put your baby, starting w / the easiest first as Zantac and Axid (they are determined by weight as your baby grows, the dose should go to the top) then the stronger medications like Prevacid.

Honestly the best thing you can do for your baby is going to your DEP gi ...
I am a respiratory therapist and a mother of an infant reflux ... Reflux is very dangerous for babies, it can cause many respiratory problems for them, and eventually cause infection and Reccurent pnemonias.

It is very important for the control and treatment appropriate for your child.
Another thing is 80-100 percent of children who are intollerent cow's milk are soy intollerent can not use any reg forms and usually a formula like Alimentum is best for babies reflux the intollerence, allergies makes reflux worse.

You can also thicken your baby rice cereal feedings w / ... up to 1 tablespoon per ounce of formula, bottles dr brown nipple is a grain (this is what we used w / my baby is big)

If the formula does not work there alimentium prescription formulas made amino acid called Neocate and ellecare .. we used ellecare .. its 54 dollars can, but very well worth your Childs welfare.

Make sure your child is aged for 30 minutes after each meal as


there is a support group online for parents reflux

www.infantrefluxdisease.com

They offer plenty of tips and info

I just saw an episode of the television series "The Baby Whisperer". Good advice in what to avoid acid reflux is not to shake the baby when the rot, or when put to sleep. Help the baby upright for about half an hour after a feeding - use something to elevate the baby's head, even if you change her diapers. In addition, burp the baby on your shoulder rather than the baby-sitting position.

When you visit the doctor to see if it will test for allergies ... Many babies are allergic to milk, soy and other forms ... It is important that you tell your doctor about all the details, like how long after the meal symptoms develop, what exactly are the symptoms and how long before the baby is comfortable again ... Bob

my daughter had acid reflux and the Dominican Republic has been posted on Alimentum. It helped right away. We also learned not to jostle around him a lot after a feed (ie changing or changing clothes). trying to feed the baby in a position is right. burp often. after a feed to keep the baby as upright as possible (in a bouncy seat or carrier). try to keep the baby swaddled and warm, we found the tightest and warmest scarf the best of our daughter did.

ps dont tell anyone (wink), but during naps when I could keep an eye on her, she slept on his stomach. worked like a charm and she slept for 2-3 hours instead of 15 mintues.

Get Nutramagen. I had the same problem with my youngest, and she had to be placed on two medications and Nutramigen avoid this. Also, try to remain seated while eating baby and after a certain time and also during sleep. I used the British Columbia carrier is the only thing she was sleeping in.

Sometimes, Doc. give medication for that, try keeping baby upright for half an hour or two after the meal, if possible, to help the gravity help keep it.

Aside from what you feed (breast milk is a natural antacid and you should consider trying to relactate) and drugs there are things you can and should do for a baby with reflux.

1) The small feeds more often
2) positioning during and after feeds (you must find what works for your baby some prefer to complete the vertical.