Archive for the ‘Reflux’ Category
What is infant reflux?
Infant Reflux (the medical term is Gastro−oesophageal reflux or ‘GOR’)
Infant Reflux is the word used to describe what happens when the stomach contents and painful acid comes back up into the oesophagus or even into the mouth, this is due to an immature muscle connecting the stomach and the oesophagus which is known as the [...]
What is silent reflux?
Silent reflux in infants is exactly the same as infant reflux minus the spitting up. When an infant refluxes silently the stomach contents travel up the throat but the infant is able to swallow it back down again before it actually comes out. This means the stomach acid burns on the trip up the throat [...]
Management tips for infant reflux
Below are some tricks I have used and what other parents have recommended.
Keep your baby upright for at least 30 minutes after a feed.
Keep baby’s body straight with their head higher than their stomach try using an elevated feeding pillow
Burp baby frequently during and after the feeds as long as this doesn’t upset the baby.
If [...]
My Story
Unfortunately I had two boys with “Silent Reflux”, all my friends said to me “You already had one child with silent reflux surely it couldn’t happen again”, “it would be easier this time as I knew what to do, ‘well weren’t we all mistaken’.
I was only able to breastfeed both boys for approximately 2 weeks [...]