My DS had silent reflux and it wasn't until he was 4-5 weeks that I realised while watching him carefully that he was bringing up and swallowing it down so there was not heaps of spew. If raising the cot and sleeping upright helps then it is a possibility worth investigating. I also found that trying to burp him made things worse as it made him bring up the painful acid so I would just sit him up for a while after a feed and not burp him. Good luck reflux sucks!
Thanks Lana. I'll need to look out for it. Reflux runs in both mine and DH's family (I had it as did he and his two siblings). DD1 had it really bad. Hers involved lots of screaming and vomit. Once she was on losec we lost the screaming and just coped with the vomit. I wouldn't be surprised if DD2 was diagnosed with it based on the history. I might try and watch her and see what happens.
my DD usually grunts a lot too ( her grunting on one side, DH snoring on the other) then farts and the grunting usually stops then,so maybe there is a connection.
My sisters DS farts so much he wakes himself up constantly, I think he is a grunter too.
Sounds like reflux to me. The amount of spew has nothing to do with the severity of the reflux. For example, my son has reflux and spews massively, however his reflux pain is well controlled with losec. My daughter was not a spewer, hers was silent and was in horrific pain, which medication did little to fix.
Thanks for sharing your experiences everyone. I'll see if the infacol makes a difference tonight....I'm kinda hesitant to think its reflux as I don't think she is in pain....she's now screaming like DD1 did, she's just unsettled.... It sometimes sounds like a grunting noise and other times like she's trying to clear her throat or get something up (like a burp??).
Registered User
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks