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Reflux moms.

BlairWaldorfBlairWaldorf member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months

Did you switch to a convertible carseat sooner?

Harrison is projectiling every single time we put him in the carseat.  & the worst part is, he knows it's coming & starts whimpering a few seconds before it comes up.

We were kinda thinking that the conv. carseat wouldn't bend him over quite like the infant carrier.  Thoughts?

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  • JodiegssJodiegss
    not that this is an answer but i never even thought of that! might actually work! Do you have your convertible carseat already? What about putting it on the floor and just sitting him in it to see how he reacts?? i  may have to try that today too!
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  • BlairWaldorfBlairWaldorf member

    imageJodiegss:
    not that this is an answer but i never even thought of that! might actually work! Do you have your convertible carseat already? What about putting it on the floor and just sitting him in it to see how he reacts?? i  may have to try that today too!

    yep, we have ours already!

    I think Nate's going to install it this weekend & we'll just try it for a few days.  I'm going to miss the convenience of the infant seat, but anything to make him feel better, you know?  I can't imagine how it burns & tastes horrible to vom every time.

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  • emmared1986emmared1986
    DH has an infant seat in his car and I have a convertable in mine. Gage hardly ever voms in my car. Maybe a coincidence (sp?) but I dont have to clean out my car so much so I'll take it!
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  • livinrealitylivinreality member

    imageJodiegss:
    not that this is an answer but i never even thought of that! might actually work! Do you have your convertible carseat already? What about putting it on the floor and just sitting him in it to see how he reacts?? i  may have to try that today too!

    Definitely worth a trip to BRU to try it out... LO spits up everytime he is in the car seat so I am going to look into this...

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  • JodiegssJodiegss
    ive been experimenting with my shopping cart cover and carriers and leaving the infant seat in the car just to get ready for when i can't take it with me anymore. it hasn't been bad at all. and ds isn't light by any means so it's a little easier to not lug it around. i always say how horrible it must be. ive only had serious reflux like once and i remember it burned for a long time after!
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  • nmc29nmc29

    Switch him!

    I had a screaming monster in the infant seat and we switched to the convertible on Tuesday and he's been awesome since.  It's also nice to not have to lug 25lbs of kid and seat up a flight of stairs every night.

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  • ShahlalaShahlala
    I wish I could use my CC. I can't get it to install rear facing in the car so we can only use it forward now. So he's stuck in the infant carrier for now.
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  • Mama2MyBabiesMama2MyBabies

    Here is my advice: Make sure that you are putting your LO in at least 45min after he has eaten.If you LO eats every 3hrs, try & give them an hour before putting him in the car seat. This will help to keep the majority of the milk down. Also a convertible actually puts more pressure on the stomach, most pedi's will reccomend that you keep them in the infant car seat & this is more inclined & puts the least amount of pressure on the stomach. Unfortunately with Reflux babies you are limited on what you can do. You can try the convertable, but what I found with my DD ( & she had a very sever case of reflux: she is still on meds & continues to aspirate into her lungs every now & then.) it was best to keep her in the infant car seat untill she could no longer fit. Also that the head support is different in a convertible then in a infant. The infant keeps the head from being forced down, as to where the convertible will allow your LO head to be pushed down (letting the chin touch their chest) this can be very dangerous. If your LO were to vomit, it might not allow it to come out & be forced into the air way & causing them to stop breathing.

    Try putting a bib on your LO when in the car seat to keep most of the vomit off of their clothes & the car seat. HTH

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