So to anyone who's read my last posts, DD still hasn't been any better with her sleeping, despite the amber teething necklace.
When she wakes up crying, sometimes I can hear a gurgling noise and I see her swallowing. She's had reflux since she was born, it just never occured to me that this would be the reason she's waking up all night.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure this is the reason. I don't want to put her on medication.
Is it what I'm eating? (She still bfs heaps)
Or is it what I'm feeding her?
I guess I could try eliminating things from my diet.. like tea.. tomato paste.. sigh all my favourite things.
Is there anyone else not using medication?
Any tips for me? What are some obvious reflux triggers?
Try eliminating dairy. I found that helped a bit.... then reintroduced it slowly a few weeks later and she was much improved. But DD is on losec. Cutting out caffeine too is meant to help. But our paed said that it's not what YOU eat that is the problem, it's the fact that your baby HAS to eat. Does that make sense? No matter what you're eating, your baby is still having to put food down a burning eosophagus.
Could you keep her upright after foods? Elevate the head of the cot if you can?
I know you don't want to try medication but losec has been our saviour.
I'd also recommend chiro - that combined with the losec has been amazing!
Brendan wasn't medicated for his reflux and eventually grew out of it by about 13-14 months old. He was bottle fed EBM until about 4-5 months and then formula was introduced. I had to play around with my diet and with different formulas too. I found oranges and chocolate (cry!) made Brendan REALLY bad for both ends.
With Tristan, we tried him on infant gaviscon which did help a little. He was breastfed and I honestly couldn't pin point a single thing that would make him worse. He too grew out of it, but much earlier than Brendan, he was about 5 months.
We did the whole, elevated bed heads, feeding upright, doing little frequent feeds and honestly nothing made a huge difference, but they did help a little.
I have been working through this the last week or so, we have taken him for treatment with a chiro and I have worked out that it is trigger when I have milk, both lactose free and A2.
You can get some natural tablets from the chemist called "lacteeze" these helped DS reflux heaps! Now when hes a little spewy or i can hear his stomach gurgling and swallowing bits back down i give him some for a few days and it settles back down
If you're eliminating things from your diet, it might be a good idea to see a dietician (if you haven't already) just to get guidance on how best to do that.
Hope she's more comfortable soon
Ok so it's probably reflux
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