Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone!

 

My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux. 

The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " .  It's really

bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

 

Anyone have or

had a newborn or infant with acid reflux?  Any advice?  She tried Gripe

Water and Mylicon and neither worked well.  She breastfeeds but also

supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

 

Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate! 

Thanks so much!

Denise

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

In one word: Zantac. It made a day and night difference in less than 24

hours with our young son. He suffered needlessly for nearly eight months

and in less than a day it was better. He would cry, fuss, not gain, etc.

Poor guy, in such pain. Zantac made a huge difference and I definitely

recommend another visit to the doctor for it.

 

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Denise Turner <deniseamay wrote:

 

>

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux.

> The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

> how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " . It's really

> bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

>

> Anyone have or

> had a newborn or infant with acid reflux? Any advice? She tried Gripe

> Water and Mylicon and neither worked well. She breastfeeds but also

> supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

>

> Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate!

> Thanks so much!

> Denise

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Denise,

I knew a family whose baby had the same kind of problem and a

chiropractor helped the baby very quickly. There's some massage she did

on the baby's stomach and taught the parents so they could do it at

home, too.

Best of luck!

Lorraine

 

 

On

Behalf Of Denise Turner

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 2:12 PM

 

Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need

advice!

 

 

Hi everyone!

 

My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux.

The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " . It's really

bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

 

Anyone have or

had a newborn or infant with acid reflux? Any advice? She tried Gripe

Water and Mylicon and neither worked well. She breastfeeds but also

supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

 

Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate!

Thanks so much!

Denise

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hmmm. Is he by chance a first born son? I have a friend whose son was

just like this for almost his whole first year. He also threw up/spit

up a lot. She kept after the drs because her mother's intuition told

her that acid reflux wasn't the problem. Finally at about a year, they

diagnosed him with pyloric stenosis. He had a relatively simple

procedure and fixed the problem immediately. He was like a different

kid after that. Evidently it mainly affects first born males. Just a

thought,

 

Janelle

 

Denise Turner wrote:

>

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux.

> The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

> how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " . It's really

> bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

>

> Anyone have or

> had a newborn or infant with acid reflux? Any advice? She tried Gripe

> Water and Mylicon and neither worked well. She breastfeeds but also

> supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

>

> Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate!

> Thanks so much!

> Denise

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi-

This sounds TERRIBLE! I have two suggestions off the top of my head:

chiropractic and/or acupuncture (I think on kids this small, they usually do

acupressure instead of acupuncture). I also looked it up on webmd, and there

were some interesting resurces, albeit in the paid advert section at the top.

One of them was for something called 'colic calm'- the very first homeopathic

colic/heartburn/reflux remedy for babies.  At any rate, it might be worth

looking into, as they had a money-back guarantee and advertised that their

product is free of sugar, animal products, all kinds of other stuff commonly

found in gripe waters. I think it was www.coliccalm.com .

Hope someone else has some good first-hand remedies for you!

j.

 

 

 

 

________________________________

Denise Turner <deniseamay

 

Tue, November 3, 2009 2:12:24 PM

Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

 

Hi everyone!

 

My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux. 

The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " .  It's really

bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

 

Anyone have or

had a newborn or infant with acid reflux?  Any advice?  She tried Gripe

Water and Mylicon and neither worked well.  She breastfeeds but also

supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

 

Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate! 

Thanks so much!

Denise

 

 

[Guest guest]

I've heard that smaller, more frequent feedings, as well as keeping the baby in

a upright position after feeding helps with acid reflux.

Also, using a wedge or something similar in the crib to elevate the baby's head.

Good luck,

Kim

, Denise Turner <deniseamay wrote:

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux. 

> The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

> how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " .  It's really

> bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

>

> Anyone have or

> had a newborn or infant with acid reflux?  Any advice?  She tried Gripe

> Water and Mylicon and neither worked well.  She breastfeeds but also

> supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

>

> Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate! 

> Thanks so much!

> Denise

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Did you mention to her how the formula may be a trigger for it? May

convince her that breast is best...

Feeding while the baby is more upright and then staying upright may

keep it at bay. Also, does she have a pilates/yoga ball? Bouning on

that was my nephew's favorite thing and he had some major stomach

issues.

If she is stuck on supplementing with formula, she may want to switch

to see if it helps, too. Though I am sure you/she has tried many

things.

Best of luck

 

Cassie

" life's a garden, dig it! "

 

Sent from my iPhone

 

On Nov 3, 2009, at 5:12 PM, Denise Turner <deniseamay wrote:

 

> Hi everyone!

>

> My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux.

> The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

> how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " . It's really

> bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

>

> Anyone have or

> had a newborn or infant with acid reflux? Any advice? She tried

> Gripe

> Water and Mylicon and neither worked well. She breastfeeds but also

> supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

>

> Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate!

> Thanks so much!

> Denise

>

>

[Guest guest]

Is she consuming a whole foods plant based diet?  What is her diet like?

 

--- On Tue, 11/3/09, jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick wrote:

 

 

jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 11:12 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi-

This sounds TERRIBLE! I have two suggestions off the top of my head:

chiropractic and/or acupuncture (I think on kids this small, they usually do

acupressure instead of acupuncture) . I also looked it up on webmd, and there

were some interesting resurces, albeit in the paid advert section at the top.

One of them was for something called 'colic calm'- the very first homeopathic

colic/heartburn/ reflux remedy for babies.  At any rate, it might be worth

looking into, as they had a money-back guarantee and advertised that their

product is free of sugar, animal products, all kinds of other stuff commonly

found in gripe waters. I think it was www.coliccalm. com .

Hope someone else has some good first-hand remedies for you!

j.

 

____________ _________ _________ __

Denise Turner <deniseamay >

@gro ups.com

Tue, November 3, 2009 2:12:24 PM

Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

 

Hi everyone!

 

My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux. 

The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " .  It's really

bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

 

Anyone have or

had a newborn or infant with acid reflux?  Any advice?  She tried Gripe

Water and Mylicon and neither worked well.  She breastfeeds but also

supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

 

Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate! 

Thanks so much!

Denise

 

 

[Guest guest]

My daughter had pretty bad colic. I eliminated EVERYTHING from my diet; I wasn't

eating much more than brown rice and apples for a couple of days. The only thing

(besides time) that seemed to help was an ounce of chamomile teas.

 

 

 

 

________________________________

Vibeke Vale <vibekevale

 

Tue, November 3, 2009 6:45:24 PM

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

 

In one word: Zantac. It made a day and night difference in less than 24

hours with our young son. He suffered needlessly for nearly eight months

and in less than a day it was better. He would cry, fuss, not gain, etc.

Poor guy, in such pain. Zantac made a huge difference and I definitely

recommend another visit to the doctor for it.

 

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Denise Turner <deniseamay > wrote:

 

>

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux.

> The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

> how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " . It's really

> bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

>

> Anyone have or

> had a newborn or infant with acid reflux? Any advice? She tried Gripe

> Water and Mylicon and neither worked well. She breastfeeds but also

> supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

>

> Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate!

> Thanks so much!

> Denise

>

>

[Guest guest]

My daughter was diagnosed with acid reflux at 2.5 months.  My doctor asked me

how she was and I said 'oh she's fine, she just seems to cry all the time'.  I

never wanted to be that paranoid mother and thought she was just fussy and I had

to deal with it.  He immediately knew what was wrong (she was also 3+ weeks

early) and said it was common in preemies.  She was prescribed novoranidine for

about a month.  We were lucky, she was fine after that.  There are many

nightmare stories about this.  The reason we thought something was wrong was

because she would wake, feed and then basically cry until she fell asleep again

and this happened all day.  If I carried her around she was fine.  It was

obviously because if I laid her down, the acid would be painful for her. 

There's many things that my doctor and research suggests, like giving rice

cereal and propping up the crib at one end.  I pumped and added a very tiny

amount of rice cereal to a

bottle.  It unfortunately didn't work for her because she became constipated. 

There is a that deals with this matter.  I'm afraid I can't remember

the name....I'd try typing in acid reflux babies, but not positive.  I'd be

happy to help your friend if she has any questions at all.  It is a difficult

time....especially when you're a new mom (as I was) and don't know exactly what

to expect.

Hope this helps,

Emma

 

 

 

 

________________________________

Vibeke Vale <vibekevale

 

Tue, November 3, 2009 7:45:24 PM

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

 

In one word: Zantac. It made a day and night difference in less than 24

hours with our young son. He suffered needlessly for nearly eight months

and in less than a day it was better. He would cry, fuss, not gain, etc.

Poor guy, in such pain. Zantac made a huge difference and I definitely

recommend another visit to the doctor for it.

 

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Denise Turner <deniseamay > wrote:

 

>

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux.

> The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

> how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " . It's really

> bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

>

> Anyone have or

> had a newborn or infant with acid reflux? Any advice? She tried Gripe

> Water and Mylicon and neither worked well. She breastfeeds but also

> supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

>

> Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate!

> Thanks so much!

> Denise

>

>

[Guest guest]

No, Gretchen, she has a pretty bad diet which I am confident is contributing to

the reflux.   I have told her to clean up her diet but she is hesitant.  She is

cutting out dairy for a while to see if that helps.  I absolutely agree with a

whole foods diet - I will have to continue to promote it to her.  Thanks for the

suggestion!

 

 

 

--- On Wed, 11/4/09, Gretchen Goel, Wellness Coach

<gretchen wrote:

 

Gretchen Goel, Wellness Coach <gretchen

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 8:28 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is she consuming a whole foods plant based diet?  What is her

diet like?

 

 

 

--- On Tue, 11/3/09, jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ > wrote:

 

 

 

jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ >

 

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

@gro ups.com

 

Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 11:12 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi-

 

This sounds TERRIBLE! I have two suggestions off the top of my head:

chiropractic and/or acupuncture (I think on kids this small, they usually do

acupressure instead of acupuncture) . I also looked it up on webmd, and there

were some interesting resurces, albeit in the paid advert section at the top.

One of them was for something called 'colic calm'- the very first homeopathic

colic/heartburn/ reflux remedy for babies.  At any rate, it might be worth

looking into, as they had a money-back guarantee and advertised that their

product is free of sugar, animal products, all kinds of other stuff commonly

found in gripe waters. I think it was www.coliccalm. com .

 

Hope someone else has some good first-hand remedies for you!

 

j.

 

 

 

____________ _________ _________ __

 

Denise Turner <deniseamay>

 

@gro ups.com

 

Tue, November 3, 2009 2:12:24 PM

 

Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

 

 

 

 

Hi everyone!

 

 

 

My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux. 

 

The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

 

how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " .  It's really

 

bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

 

 

 

Anyone have or

 

had a newborn or infant with acid reflux?  Any advice?  She tried Gripe

 

Water and Mylicon and neither worked well.  She breastfeeds but also

 

supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

 

 

 

Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate! 

 

Thanks so much!

 

Denise

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Oh really, Chamomile Tea...that is a great idea.  I always drink Chamomile when

I feel indigestion and it works wonderfully.  I will suggest it to her - think

it's okay to give to a 5 wk old?  Thank you!!

 

 

 

--- On Wed, 11/4/09, robin koloms <rkoloms wrote:

 

robin koloms <rkoloms

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 8:29 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My daughter had pretty bad colic. I eliminated EVERYTHING from

my diet; I wasn't eating much more than brown rice and apples for a couple of

days. The only thing (besides time) that seemed to help was an ounce of

chamomile teas.

 

 

 

____________ _________ _________ __

 

Vibeke Vale <vibekevale (AT) gmail (DOT) com>

 

@gro ups.com

 

Tue, November 3, 2009 6:45:24 PM

 

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

 

 

 

 

In one word: Zantac. It made a day and night difference in less than 24

 

hours with our young son. He suffered needlessly for nearly eight months

 

and in less than a day it was better. He would cry, fuss, not gain, etc.

 

Poor guy, in such pain. Zantac made a huge difference and I definitely

 

recommend another visit to the doctor for it.

 

 

 

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Denise Turner <deniseamay> wrote:

 

 

 

>

 

>

 

> Hi everyone!

 

>

 

> My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux.

 

> The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

 

> how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " . It's really

 

> bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

 

>

 

> Anyone have or

 

> had a newborn or infant with acid reflux? Any advice? She tried Gripe

 

> Water and Mylicon and neither worked well. She breastfeeds but also

 

> supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

 

>

 

> Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate!

 

> Thanks so much!

 

> Denise

 

>

 

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone for the info and suggestions!  Great stuff - I will research all

the suggestions and tell my sister about it all.  Really appreciate it!

 

--- On Wed, 11/4/09, Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet wrote:

 

Cassie Dixon <roxy87cabriolet

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

" "

Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 7:23 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you mention to her how the formula may be a trigger for

it? May

 

convince her that breast is best...

 

Feeding while the baby is more upright and then staying upright may

 

keep it at bay. Also, does she have a pilates/yoga ball? Bouning on

 

that was my nephew's favorite thing and he had some major stomach

 

issues.

 

If she is stuck on supplementing with formula, she may want to switch

 

to see if it helps, too. Though I am sure you/she has tried many

 

things.

 

Best of luck

 

 

 

Cassie

 

" life's a garden, dig it! "

 

 

 

Sent from my iPhone

 

 

 

On Nov 3, 2009, at 5:12 PM, Denise Turner <deniseamay > wrote:

 

 

 

> Hi everyone!

 

>

 

> My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux.

 

> The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

 

> how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " . It's really

 

> bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

 

>

 

> Anyone have or

 

> had a newborn or infant with acid reflux? Any advice? She tried

 

> Gripe

 

> Water and Mylicon and neither worked well. She breastfeeds but also

 

> supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

 

>

 

> Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate!

 

> Thanks so much!

 

> Denise

 

>

 

>

[Guest guest]

5 weeks was about when we started it; only an ounce a day - you don't want the

baby to fill her tummy with tea.

 

 

 

 

________________________________

Denise Turner <deniseamay

 

Wed, November 4, 2009 1:34:35 PM

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

 

Oh really, Chamomile Tea...that is a great idea.  I always drink Chamomile when

I feel indigestion and it works wonderfully.  I will suggest it to her - think

it's okay to give to a 5 wk old?  Thank you!!

 

--- On Wed, 11/4/09, robin koloms <rkoloms > wrote:

 

robin koloms <rkoloms >

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

@gro ups.com

Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 8:29 AM

 

 

 

My daughter had pretty bad colic. I eliminated EVERYTHING from my diet; I wasn't

eating much more than brown rice and apples for a couple of days. The only thing

(besides time) that seemed to help was an ounce of chamomile teas.

 

____________ _________ _________ __

 

Vibeke Vale <vibekevale@ gmail. com>

 

@gro ups.com

 

Tue, November 3, 2009 6:45:24 PM

 

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

 

 

In one word: Zantac. It made a day and night difference in less than 24

 

hours with our young son. He suffered needlessly for nearly eight months

 

and in less than a day it was better. He would cry, fuss, not gain, etc.

 

Poor guy, in such pain. Zantac made a huge difference and I definitely

 

recommend another visit to the doctor for it.

 

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Denise Turner <deniseamay> wrote:

 

>

 

>

 

> Hi everyone!

 

>

 

> My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux.

 

> The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

 

> how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " . It's really

 

> bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

 

>

 

> Anyone have or

 

> had a newborn or infant with acid reflux? Any advice? She tried Gripe

 

> Water and Mylicon and neither worked well. She breastfeeds but also

 

> supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

 

>

 

> Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate!

 

> Thanks so much!

 

> Denise

 

>

 

>

[Guest guest]

Denise

 

My older son has reflux. We realized it around day 10 or so...(100% BF till he

turned 1)

so the doc asked us to try few things:

- put him in a slightly elevated position (so we used the bouncer a lot and we

kept his crib slightly upwards on onside)

- feed little at onetime (instead of feeding both sides every 2hrs, i fed him 1

side every 1 hr)

- he would be always hungry (as a result of reflux.. when you throw up your

esophagus burns and you feel like eating more) but the doc asked us not to feed

often as it wil lonly increase the reflux.

- ofcourse changed my diet big time... to less gassy, easy to digest food. i

even changed my prenatal med to a different one

- as he got a bit older (1 month or up i think) we started giving him gripe

water and mylacon drops

- and around 3 month the doc suggested that i mix my BM with little bit of rice

cereal so it will get a bit thinker and will not come out easily ( i did that

once a day)

 

I could not say for sure if any of these things helped or not. but i did it for

quite sometime.

then when he started sitting up his reflux got better and later around 1 yr he

was much better.

He still had some reflux which went away overtime.

 

Hope his helps

Shree

 

 

 

 

--- On Wed, 11/4/09,

wrote:

 

Digest Number 2831

 

Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 12:34 PM

 

There are 21 messages in this issue.

 

Topics in this digest:

 

1a. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!   

    Vibeke Vale

1b. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!   

    robin koloms

1c. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!   

    walkden emma

1d. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!   

    Denise Turner

1e. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!   

    robin koloms

 

2a. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux?  Need advice!   

    Lorraine

2b. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux?  Need advice!   

    jenni claire garverick

2c. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux?  Need advice!   

    Janelle Stewart

2d. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux?  Need advice!   

    kimguest1

2e. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux?  Need advice!   

    Cassie Dixon

2f. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux?  Need advice!   

    Gretchen Goel, Wellness Coach

2g. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux?  Need advice!   

    Denise Turner

2h. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux?  Need advice!   

    Denise Turner

 

3a. Re: dry soy and rice milk question   

    ejsrejsr

3b. dry soy and rice milk question   

    VAP79

 

4a. Re: What to do with non-vegan/ unhealthy Halloween candy   

    Dana

4b. Re: What to do with non-vegan/ unhealthy Halloween candy   

    Denise Turner

 

5a. Re: earthlings   

    kimguest1

5b. Re: earthlings   

    kimberlyire

5c. Re: earthlings   

    Vibeke Vale

 

6. Maple Syrup Substitute   

    Deborah Conquest

 

 

Messages

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1a. Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

    Posted by: " Vibeke Vale " vibekevale danishfaery

    Wed Nov 4, 2009 5:14 am ((PST))

 

In one word: Zantac.  It made a day and night difference in less than 24

hours with our young son.  He suffered needlessly for nearly eight months

and in less than a day it was better.  He would cry, fuss, not gain, etc.

Poor guy, in such pain.  Zantac made a huge difference and I definitely

recommend another visit to the doctor for it.

 

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Denise Turner <deniseamay wrote:

 

>

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux.

> The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

> how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " .  It's really

> bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

>

> Anyone have or

> had a newborn or infant with acid reflux?  Any advice?  She tried Gripe

> Water and Mylicon and neither worked well.  She breastfeeds but also

> supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

>

> Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate! 

> Thanks so much!

> Denise

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, If she eats fried food, dairy, animal protein and lots of processed foods,

that can create acid in the milk which would trigger reflux.  I'm trying to

think of a good book you could get her or that she could check out from the

library if she's willing to clean up her diet but one that isn't promoting

vegetarian or veganism, or weightloss. The best one that comes to mind is " What

to Eat " by Marion Nestle. 

 

Best of luck.  You are a wonderful sister for trying to help her out  

 

~Gretchen

 

 

--- On Wed, 11/4/09, Denise Turner <deniseamay wrote:

 

 

Denise Turner <deniseamay

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 2:32 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

No, Gretchen, she has a pretty bad diet which I am confident is contributing to

the reflux.   I have told her to clean up her diet but she is hesitant.  She is

cutting out dairy for a while to see if that helps.  I absolutely agree with a

whole foods diet - I will have to continue to promote it to her.  Thanks for the

suggestion!

 

--- On Wed, 11/4/09, Gretchen Goel, Wellness Coach <gretchen@totalwelln

essmentor. com> wrote:

 

Gretchen Goel, Wellness Coach <gretchen@totalwelln essmentor. com>

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

@gro ups.com

Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 8:28 AM

 

 

 

Is she consuming a whole foods plant based diet?  What is her diet like?

 

--- On Tue, 11/3/09, jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ > wrote:

 

jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ >

 

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

@gro ups.com

 

Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 11:12 PM

 

 

 

Hi-

 

This sounds TERRIBLE! I have two suggestions off the top of my head:

chiropractic and/or acupuncture (I think on kids this small, they usually do

acupressure instead of acupuncture) . I also looked it up on webmd, and there

were some interesting resurces, albeit in the paid advert section at the top.

One of them was for something called 'colic calm'- the very first homeopathic

colic/heartburn/ reflux remedy for babies.  At any rate, it might be worth

looking into, as they had a money-back guarantee and advertised that their

product is free of sugar, animal products, all kinds of other stuff commonly

found in gripe waters. I think it was www.coliccalm. com .

 

Hope someone else has some good first-hand remedies for you!

 

j.

 

____________ _________ _________ __

 

Denise Turner <deniseamay>

 

@gro ups.com

 

Tue, November 3, 2009 2:12:24 PM

 

Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

 

 

Hi everyone!

 

My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux. 

 

The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

 

how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " .  It's really

 

bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

 

Anyone have or

 

had a newborn or infant with acid reflux?  Any advice?  She tried Gripe

 

Water and Mylicon and neither worked well.  She breastfeeds but also

 

supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

 

Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate! 

 

Thanks so much!

 

Denise

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi. My son is five and when he was about a month old, the doctors told us he

probably had acid reflux. I am a vegan but I had a hard time nursing, so he got

some of my milk and some soy formula. He had a lot of the same symptoms your

sister's baby has, crying all the time, sleeping very little, and so on. We kept

taking him to the doctor and they kept saying " Babies cry. " It was very

frustrating.

 

Finally, when we took him to his four month visit, his regular doctor listened

to us and referred us to a pediatric gastroenterologist. She ordered some tests

and we found out he had something called duodenal stenosis, which means his

duodenum was being obstructed by scar tissue. He had surgery at six months and

this corrected the problem.

 

I know it's pretty rare, but it is worth it to have it checked out. Good luck.

 

Andrea

 

, " Gretchen Goel, Wellness Coach "

<gretchen wrote:

>

> Yeah, If she eats fried food, dairy, animal protein and lots of processed

foods, that can create acid in the milk which would trigger reflux.  I'm trying

to think of a good book you could get her or that she could check out from the

library if she's willing to clean up her diet but one that isn't promoting

vegetarian or veganism, or weightloss. The best one that comes to mind is " What

to Eat " by Marion Nestle. 

>  

> Best of luck.  You are a wonderful sister for trying to help her out  

>  

> ~Gretchen

>  

>

> --- On Wed, 11/4/09, Denise Turner <deniseamay wrote:

>

>

> Denise Turner <deniseamay

> Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

>

> Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 2:32 PM

>

>

>  

>

>

>

> No, Gretchen, she has a pretty bad diet which I am confident is contributing

to the reflux.   I have told her to clean up her diet but she is hesitant.  She

is cutting out dairy for a while to see if that helps.  I absolutely agree with

a whole foods diet - I will have to continue to promote it to her.  Thanks for

the suggestion!

>

> --- On Wed, 11/4/09, Gretchen Goel, Wellness Coach <gretchen@totalwelln

essmentor. com> wrote:

>

> Gretchen Goel, Wellness Coach <gretchen@totalwelln essmentor. com>

> Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

> @gro ups.com

> Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 8:28 AM

>

>  

>

> Is she consuming a whole foods plant based diet?  What is her diet like?

>

> --- On Tue, 11/3/09, jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ > wrote:

>

> jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ >

>

> Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

>

> @gro ups.com

>

> Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 11:12 PM

>

>  

>

> Hi-

>

> This sounds TERRIBLE! I have two suggestions off the top of my head:

chiropractic and/or acupuncture (I think on kids this small, they usually do

acupressure instead of acupuncture) . I also looked it up on webmd, and there

were some interesting resurces, albeit in the paid advert section at the top.

One of them was for something called 'colic calm'- the very first homeopathic

colic/heartburn/ reflux remedy for babies.  At any rate, it might be worth

looking into, as they had a money-back guarantee and advertised that their

product is free of sugar, animal products, all kinds of other stuff commonly

found in gripe waters. I think it was www.coliccalm. com .

>

> Hope someone else has some good first-hand remedies for you!

>

> j.

>

> ____________ _________ _________ __

>

> Denise Turner <deniseamay>

>

> @gro ups.com

>

> Tue, November 3, 2009 2:12:24 PM

>

> Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

>

>  

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My sister has a 5 week old who was diagnosed with acid reflux. 

>

> The doctor said there is no RX for it and didn't give much advice on

>

> how to deal with it other than " he'll outgrow it " .  It's really

>

> bad....he cries almost all day and night from it.

>

> Anyone have or

>

> had a newborn or infant with acid reflux?  Any advice?  She tried Gripe

>

> Water and Mylicon and neither worked well.  She breastfeeds but also

>

> supplements with formula - trying to get her to go 100% breastfeeding!

>

> Any advice is GREATLY APPRECIATED as she is desperate! 

>

> Thanks so much!

>

> Denise

>

>

[Guest guest]

My son had this when he was born. It is very important that you prop up the head

of his mattress. By putting it on an incline it will help prevent the acid from

coming back up into his throat and burning him. You can do this by putting

something under the mattress. Since you are putting it under the mattress you

can pretty much use anything that will give it a boost. But only put it under

the head of the mattress. This way when he goes to bed his head is propped up

and it will do wonders for keeping the acid out of his throat. You don't want to

prop it up a lot, but probably about 6 inches will work well. Trust me, she is

going through hell with him like that. This helps a lot! Another thing is during

the day do not lay him down flat to nap or play. My son spent months on end

during the day sitting up in a bouncy seat. This always prevented him from

laying flat and having the acid burn him.

 

Jacqueline

[Guest guest]

Really great tips, Jacqueline!  Thank you so much.  I  agree that it will be

important to keep him upright as much possible. 

Thanks again!!

Denise

 

--- On Fri, 11/6/09, grindlinefan <jb wrote:

 

grindlinefan <jb

Re: Anyone experience newborn acid reflux? Need advice!

 

Friday, November 6, 2009, 8:46 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My son had this when he was born. It is very important that you prop up

the head of his mattress. By putting it on an incline it will help prevent the

acid from coming back up into his throat and burning him. You can do this by

putting something under the mattress. Since you are putting it under the

mattress you can pretty much use anything that will give it a boost. But only

put it under the head of the mattress. This way when he goes to bed his head is

propped up and it will do wonders for keeping the acid out of his throat. You

don't want to prop it up a lot, but probably about 6 inches will work well.

Trust me, she is going through hell with him like that. This helps a lot!

Another thing is during the day do not lay him down flat to nap or play. My son

spent months on end during the day sitting up in a bouncy seat. This always

prevented him from laying flat and having the acid burn him.

 

 

 

Jacqueline