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Silent reflux?

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Does anyone's baby have silent reflux? I think that my son has been dealing with silent reflux and it's now causing his refusal to eat. I think that he possibly has irritated his throat and now is in pain while eating.

 My daughter had relfux but was a spitter, so she got all of the acid out and zantac worked fine for her. The pediatrician has put Max on zantac, but since it's just a neutralizer, I'm thinking that it's not helping since the acid is still damaging his throat causing him pain when eating. He's dropped from eating 30 oz a day to 16-20oz and even that is a fight. 

 

If your baby has silent reflux, what meds are they taking?  Did you see a pediatric GI?

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Re: Silent reflux?

  • littlemomlittlelittlemomlittle
    My DD has it. At around 6 weeks old she would start crying about a half hour or so after feedings and then again about a half hour to hour before she woke up. She would also arch her back all the time which apparently is a dead giveaway for reflux. I took her to her regular pedi and told him her symptoms and he concluded that was what she had. (Babies with reflux cry all the time and not just the same stretch every day like Colicky babies). He said you could try adding cereal to her bottle (she is EBF) but that didn't seem to help her. We ended up putting her on Zantac, worked well. We are actually starting to drop her dosage now because she is doing so well. (she is 15 weeks now). Good luck! 
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  • littlemomlittlelittlemomlittle
    One more thing ... my DD only eats about 20-23 oz a day, which might be from the reflux but she is little for 3 months and she hasn't ever eaten very much. (Only about 3 oz every feeding). I would definitely mention it to the doctor if there is a drop in how much he is eating.
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  • cardiganmomcardiganmom member

    My LO has mild reflux and I'm going back and forth on whether or not I want to put her on meds. My dr suggested keeping her bottles small. He said babies with reflux tend to eat less and more frequently . My LO eats a 4 oz bottle every 2-3 hours, totaling between 25-30 oz a day; she's 12 weeks old. Have you tried making the bottles smaller?

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