If your baby has reflux how do you elevate their bassinet/ pack n play?

njkaren

My baby has bad reflux. The nurses told me before he was discharged to elevate one end of the mattress in his bassinet, pack n play, and crib to help with the reflux. I tried to do this by rolling up a towel but it does not seem like he is comfortable. The one end is raised but then there is a sudden drop for the rest of his body. I have a sleep wedge that I have registered for that I have been using but it does not seem inclined enough and his reflux still bothers him with it. Does anybody have any suggestions/ tips that they did to elevate their bassinet and/or pack n play? I thought about putting blocks under one end but there are wheels so I am afraid it will roll off.

daNrr

we raised it by putting a piece of wood on the floor.  I think it was a 2x4??  I've also heard a phone book works but we don't have those anymore. 

Oh, just read you have wheels.  Can you take them off?  Or if it's just on the pnp then put it at the other end.

april062604

we put phone books under her mattress. in the morning she was always at the bottom of the crib with her head down and her feet elevated...so it wasn't too effective.

SBMBride406

I use a sleep positioner in the pack and play, or I have him nap in his bouncy seat (boppy craddle).

He sleeps in an Amby Bed, which is like a hammock and naturally elevates him. He sleeps beautifully in it...I highly recommend it! www.ambybaby.com 

 

Mrs. Destructo

I've heard of little slings that you can put in their beds that are like hammocks that keep their heads elevated. I think they're called Tucker Slings?

TriciaJoy

There is something called a tucker sling. We don't have one yet.. but I was just told today that our insurance might pay for one.


In his crib, I actually have a box of diapers under one end of his mattress.

His PNP- I actually bit a very large floor pillow under one side. It's not great, but it's something.

Truth be told, a lot of times I end up having him sleep on his boppy..

MrsKatieH

I have to be honest here most nights he sleeps in his Boppy newborn lounger. We feel safe doing this because he is hooked up to his apnea monitor so we are pretty sure if something goes wrond the alarm will go off. On the nights he doesn't sleep in that we have a wedge we got from BRU that goes under his sheet, it works pretty well.

lstaylor73

We took a water noodle from the dollar store and cut it to fit the width (or in our case the length since they sleep in the same crib) and put it under the mattress.  For the PNP we put a piece of thin ply wood and wrapped foam around it and put another water noodle cut in half long ways to elevate that.  Then we put a padded crib sheet on the plywood with a PNP sheet and voila!  Works well for us anyway.

baby_garcia

We bought an incline wedge from BRU. It doesn't seem very inclined, but it works. Also, we make sure to hold her upright for like 20-30 minutes after she eats to make sure she won't spit-up.