I'll go against the general rule here and say I wish I was told earlier to try formula. I persisted with breastfeeding, elimination diets, medication etc and my DD's silent reflux just got worse and worse. After seeing an alternative therapist who recommended the change to formula, I got a new, happier baby. Definitely not the answer to all bubbies I know, but I wish doctors had a more open view.

Like you've all said, I wish my paed had some understanding of what living with a reflux baby is like - instead of saying it was "you parents" who wanted to fix it, when all we really had to do was just wait for them to outgrow it because it was "natural". How a medical practitioner could think it was acceptable for a tiny baby to live in that kind of pain is just beyond me.