reflux

[Squeakz]

hey is there any other mummys whose LO's suffer reflux disease???josh has it reallybad andhas rescribed gaviscon but going to docs later as yesterday he LITERALLY spent allday screaming with it.......

any advice??

 

[misscrazycooki]

my sisters baby had it and had to have gav in her baby milk it was affecting her weight and she wasn't putting any on etc... As soon as my sister changed her milk and put gaviscon in it she stop screaming all the time and was quiet content x ( hipp orgnanic milk she changed too) x

 

[Squeakz]

might hve to try that! its terribly bad so much so he cant sleep....and when he eventually does he wakes up every 15minutes in pain before passing back out. yesterday he had his 9am feed and spent 3hrs crying to his next feed then went to sleep for 3hours as we were out and then no word of a lie from 3.30 - 9.30pm screamed .... nd you can see the discomfort/pain on his face

xx

 

[misscrazycooki]

Arr bless I hope he gets better soon x

You seen your midwife/Health worker about changing his milk yet? My sister was like you can't just change it you have to discuss it... I'm like yay what have I got to look forward too x x

 

[Squeakz]

called my HV this morning and she is coming around in about 10 minutes or so, so ill let you know!! Thanks for your help!
x

 

[mdsremos]

Charlie had reflux and we tried Gaviscon but found it gave him really bad stomach cramps.
We searched the internet and came across a formula milk called SMA Staydown which is thicker and stays in their tummy longer so it doesnt come back up as much and it really helped. We bought our first tin then spoke with the HV who confirmed it was available on prescription and we used to get 6 tins at a time til Charlie grew out of reflux at 12 months old.

http://www.smanutrition.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=621

You can buy it in Boots or if not on their shelf they can order a tin like we arranged. Its a pain to make up but well worth the effort to help your little one!