Hi,

You've had a roller-coaster of an introduction to new motherhood. You'vee a great job. The first 6 weeks or so as a new mother are huge. It's never anything like we expected - and that pretty much goes for all of us.
To the contrary, many mothers of babies who have reflux say that breastfeeding is the only thing that got them through. Breastmilk is much easier for them to digest, and many relux babies intuitively seek smaller, more frequent feeds (imagine how your tummy feels after you've had a small light meal, and how it feels after you've had a really big meal) Most babies are fussy at some point in the day, and seek lots of small feeds close together. When you are breastfeeding you have a very handy tool to help comfort your child. Also, there is a high correlation between reflux and cow's milk intolerance - and formula is basically cow's milk.
The Australian Breastfeeding Association has an excellent booklet that you can get for only $5 = Breastfeeding and Gastro-oesophageal Reflus