My 6 month big baby girl has severe acid re-flux problem. When she throws up it clogs her nose and mouth so it get hard for her to breath for few seconds. Pediatrician suggested Antacids but that did not really help much so I stopped giving it to her about 2 months back and just waiting for her to out grow it with time. Any suggestions / advise if anyone had gone through something similar. Other than that she is a very happy child. She even gives me BIG smiles right after she is done throwing up. :)
Thanks everyone for all your responses. I tried few suggested options and it worked.
She is a lot better now. The nose clogging due to throw-ups is very less.
Really appreciate your responses.
i'm concerned that a) you have a pediatrician who can't do better for you and b) that you're ignoring your doctor's advice and seeking internet opinions.
if you want to second-guess your pediatrician, do it by getting a second (and third and fourth if necessary) opinion from a gastronomical specialist.
khairete
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I'd keep seeing a doctor about it and follow their advice.
Some babies spit up a lot but it goes away round about their first birthday.
You need to have the GERD test done. If it's positive then the DOC should have prescribed medication.
Our doc gave our boy Liquid Reglan. It was a miracle drug. It relaxes the tummy so it will open and empty easier so the food going in won't come back up as much, the lower opening in the tummy gets relaxed too and it opens up more. SO the food goes through quicker and better. Then if he was having issues and not able to eat well the meds helped his food to go in and down really well.
Food will make this worse. Food makes the stomach produce even more acid. So if you're feeding her food of any sort that might be the root of your problem.
We were only able to start rice cereal and formula at 6 months and then it was another month or so before we could add anything else. We took food really really slow. Every time we tried to do food he'd get worse and have acid so bad he'd cry for hours. It also caused horrid gas in his tummy.
So, no food, only formula or breast milk and if you're nursing him you might need to cut certain foods out so they don't cause his acid pumps to go nuts.
Here are a few tips:
- Feed reflux babies half as much, twice as often. So if she usually takes 4 ounces every 4 hours, try feeding her 2 ounces every 2 hours. It's the same amount of food, but her tummy won't get as full, and it's not as likely to come back up.
- Hold her as upright as much as you can while feeding her. If you are nursing, you can have her kind-of sit/straddle your thigh and nurse. Don't use a cradle hold. If you are bottle feeding, in addition to keeping her upright, use a slower flow nipple so she can't gulp her food too fast.
- Stop halfway through every feeding to burp her. Any food that is on top of trapped air is going to come back up.
- Keep her upright for at least 30 minutes after feeding. If your arms get tired, use a baby bjorn or snuggli or moby wrap or whatever. But don't lay her down after she eats.
At least she's a happy spitter...
Chiropractics. I was hesitant but it worked wonders for my daughter.
