Sarah, this is my experience & thanks to a pure genius Naturopath I have a happy, healthy, once again placid baby!!!

Maddy was FF fed from 7 days of age & vmited a fair bit after each bottle, but she slept & was the happiest baby ever!!!

Indah was breastfed & didnt chuck, didnt arch her back, didnt have any reflux signs & started sleeping through at about 18wks & then it was kinda hit & miss but was fairly contented!!!

Zyon... Was ok til bang on 3 wks he started arching his back & screeching, screaming & thrashing about in pain... Not 1 medical person believed me including paeds at RCH, they just asked stupid questions (is he your first, are you eating foods that cause him wind?? etc) after spending 7hours there & have 3 nurses take his temp we were sent away by the paed telling us that my breastmilk was BAD for him? Or he was lactose intol??? I was crying & asking how she would determine this from ONLY taking a babies temp (he was 5wks old).. Then I saw MCHN, Dr's etc & ALL told me he had a TEMPER/BEHAVIOUR issue??? WTF... he was 5-6wks old at this stage & sleeping 15mins every 2 hours & screaming the rest!! 24/7, he was so exhausted, I simply held him in the HAB 24/7!
I took all dairy out of my diet & ate VERY BLAND foods which is difficult for me, but I was prepared to try it all.
I then called the midwives where I had Zyon & she told me it was silent reflux & he showed much improvement on gaviscon...
I dont like to medicate for no reason/proof, but as we were going overseas I needed something to help him...
The Gaviscon & Zantac allowed him to sleep 3hourly whilst we were away, plus he still spent most of his days in HAB.. Upon return home the meds stopped helping & again we spent days at Hospitals, Dr's etc... (they still said he was badly behaved & needed sleep school, but I knew my baby was in pain)
Finally at about 9mths someone suggested a naturopth, we saw him & he immediately told me to take him off all the Zantacs, Gaviscns etc as these dont fix the underlying issue & I explained I didnt like medicating a baby, plus it wasnt working!
He sent Zy off for blood tests & changed his diet, I kid you not within 5 days Zyon slept 2 hourly twice a day & 12+ hours EVERY NIGHT!!!! zyon isnt allergic to ANY foods but has INTOLERANCES to DAIRY protein (totally different to lactose intol, or dairy allergy, the gut cannot breakdown the protein in dairy, Rice Milk is the way to go...His stomach was basically raw from the meds he had been givemn & his natural guts acid was all wrong, so once he balanced this with a vegetable base enzyme, Zy is just a pure delight)
We have had 3 appt's today being the last & Zyon simply will have a sensetive gut & although he will be able to have dairy, nuts & whaet (the 3 things we took out of his diet for a period of time & slowly introduced) he can have these without issue now as his gut has repaired... He has to avoid drinks WITH meals & drink watered down apple juic 15mins after meals so as not to upset his gut... But NO MORE NAST MEDS & we have a happy baby!!!

I cannot recommend him highly enough Peter Alley is his name he works on Mout Dandenong Road in Croydon!!!

He was a corporate business man til his 1st born cried & arched her back, he realised then his baby was TRYING to talk to him... So he gave up the corpoate world & has studied naturopathy ever since & is a amazing man... I could call whenever & he would also call me to see how Zy was... EVERYONE has noticed the change in Zyon & I am thrilled to have a happy baby!!!

I think all babies guts are different & breast or bottle can cause reflux!!!

Sarah I hope she doesnt get worse... It was the hardest thing I've had to deal with as a parent!!!