Hi Zoe,

I am here too!

My bub did not see a paed until he was 12 months, we now see a paed gastroenterologist. In hindsight I think that we should have seen a paed a lot earlier.

Parker is not better he is three. The statistics show that up to 95% of babies have outgrown it by age 1 (generally I find 15-18months), 98% by age 2. I they have not outgrown it by 3, it is generally termed as something they have for life

In general most babies tend to 'grow out of it' when they are either sitting or walking, both these things tend to straighten out the esophageous and make it so the reflux can't ge as high. Some babies need meds till 18 months, some only till 5 months, it just depends. It is a little cliche but true.

Other than the other tips before, I really don't have any. Prop bedding, keep upright as much as possible, take dairy and soy out of your diet, if bottle feeding use a hypoallergenic formula are the main ones. Make sure the doctor works out the right dosing for zantac as it is very weight sensitive and even the slightest weight gain could make it not work.

It is hard as all refluxers are different, I always say go with your gut, as it can be a long road to find the right medicine and dosing for your bub.

Lee good luck with the med wean, If you find that it isn't working out too well, you could try Caros suggestion to wean very slowly rather than miss a dose. It has been theorised that if you are on reflux meds and then stop it all of a sudden the acid producing pumps go into overdrive and actually produce more acid...so the wean may not seem favourable.