gagging while laying down=reflux?

Mrs.Saxy · May 2011

DS2 is doing something DS1 never did. He's gagging and choking while lying down. It scares me, but I wonder if it's reflux or something else.

kristinasmall · May 2011

Could very possibly be reflux. All 3 of my kids have done that and had to be on medication for reflux. Incline the mattress of their crib, and I even prop my baby up on a pillow when changing her diaper. I would mention it to your ped as well.

ohjessicuh · May 2011

I am having the same issue with LO. It happens awhile after breastfeeding. She never spits up what she is gagging on either. I haven't found a solution yet. Hopefully someone has some answers because it is very scary.

JustMeInFlorida · May 2011

ohjessicuh:
I am having the same issue with LO. It happens awhile after breastfeeding. She never spits up what she is gagging on either. I haven't found a solution yet. Hopefully someone has some answers because it is very scary.

N doesn't throw up either because he has silent reflux, also N didn't have every symptom but he did have quite a few...follow the link: HTH

https://www.pollywogbaby.com/refluxandcolic/silent-reflux-infant.html

Sorry it's not a clicky, I downloaded the new Firefox and it's been acting up...grrrr

ohjessicuh · May 2011

JustMeInFlorida:
ohjessicuh:

I am having the same issue with LO. It happens awhile after breastfeeding. She never spits up what she is gagging on either. I haven't found a solution yet. Hopefully someone has some answers because it is very scary.

N doesn't throw up either because he has silent reflux, also N didn't have every symptom but he did have quite a few...follow the link: HTH

https://www.pollywogbaby.com/refluxandcolic/silent-reflux-infant.html

Sorry it's not a clicky, I downloaded the new Firefox and it's been acting up...grrrr

Thank you!

Mrs.Saxy · May 2011

thank you for the link. I might be making a dr appointment soon. DS has quite a few of those symptoms.

JustMeInFlorida · May 2011

Your very welcome. You should maybe print out the info on the page to give your doctor ( believe it or not silent reflux gets passed over by doctors all the time ) and make a list of all your LO's symptoms ( we have baby brain ), it will help your ped.more knowing all of your LO issues.

nattn · May 2011

DD was doing the same thing and also spitting up quite a bit after eating. Her pedi put her on Zantac which helped, but getting her a Rock N' Play to sleep in helped even more. I tried inclining her bassinet mattress but I couldn't incline it enough to really help that much. The first night she slept in her RNP, it added 2-3 hours to her normal sleeping time. I can't say enough about how much it has helped!

JaysonandKristin · May 2011

Until the age of about 9 mos to a year, all infants will have a natural reflux because the sphincter at the top of their stomachs are too immature to keep all of its contents in the stomach. It happens in all babies to some degree. Your first LO clearly didn't have as much weakness in the sphincter, or you were able to keep them upright more, there are many factors that could be at play as to why #1 didn't but #2 does.

So, due to gravity, yes, there will be some natural refluxing. This doesn't mean that it's something you need to medicate your child for.

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