Sheree I think thats the pain of reflux, there are no set answers for every individual. Its all different. Babies react differently to different meds & sometimes they change & the meds don't work etc. Matilda had silent reflux and was diagnosed due to the burns on the back of her throat due to the acid. We used mylanta with no success and then zantac worked wonders... this is 3 years ago. BUT she was on zantac for 9 months... everytime we tried to stop or decrease the dose we met with the pain of reflux. We still had sleeping issues and other behavioural things, but not the pain.

Jovie... well... she's different again. I kept having people tell me she had reflux & I would say "No, I've seen & lived with a reflux baby & this isn't one" She had heaps of the symptoms but not as badly as Matilda. It took a few health professionals to convince me, then I searched for alternative therapies and went to a LC who showed me information on milk intolerance & we were on our way to finding the answer. She hasn't had any meds & shows no signs of reflux at all anymore.

They are all different. I think trialling something for a few weeks is best. You can see if it works & adjust accordingly. Most medications can't work effectively until the intestinal lining has a chance to repair itself from the damage of the acid. So it does take a while. You may see relief from pain straight away but the longer term healing doesn't really show for a few weeks.