How have you dealt with this(without medication)? Every so often my 4 month old experiences acid reflux.?
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 at
9:59 am
This really scares the s**t out of me. He used to spit up through his nose and mouth a lot up until he was about 2 to 3 months old; then it stopped. But occaisionally it still happens now. And it seems as if he’s choking….the milk is coming up. Then it goes away. This has happened 2x this past week.
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my 4 month old daughter did the same exact thing! she is now on similac sensitive with a little bit of baby cereal and it hasnt happened since!!
Firstly you may wish to change the milk he is drinking. Some milk formulas make the spitting up worse than others. Ask you doctor. One way to help minimize throwing up is to keep the head slightly elevated when he is lying down. Don’t bounce him after he eats. Don’t play with him. Let the milk settle. I know quite a bit about milk formulas and I recommend Similac as one of the better formulas. If the formula is too thick when you prepare it per instructions, dilute it slightly but not too much because you want to retain the nutrition.
Be very careful. My son did this when he was little and turned blue in his sleep. I would seek out a naturopath or homeopath for some naturl remedies and treatments. Acid reflux without choking can still cause damage to the esophagus. And it’s just plain uncomfortable for the baby. It should be treated.
Believe me, I know how scary that is and I really feel for you. My son once choked so bad that I was a nanosecond from dialing 911. Shortly after that episode, I mentioned it to his doctor. She told me simply that babies don’t choke. Well, that did nothing but upset me–I know what I saw. He would choke on spit up every so often.
The next time we had a doctor’s appointment, I pressed the issue that he in fact does choke sometimes. Then she explained to me that babies really don’t choke. They’re born with a reflex that closes off the windpipe when liquid comes close to it. They will appear to be choking because the windpipe is closed off, but they aren’t in fact choking. I appreciated the explaination, but it doesn’t make it any easier to deal with.
A few things you can do to try to prevent it is to burp him thoroughly and use gas drops. It seems to me that gas bubbles in the stomach trigger the reflux. Keep him upright for 30 minutes (at least) after eating. Feed him more often, but less milk–like half as much, twice as often. That prevents his stomach from getting too full and refluxing. Incline the head of his crib 30 degrees. I kept my son upright or inclined nearly all the time. You could ask your doctor about adding a bit of cereal to his bottles–or switching formulas to one that’s made for reflux (if your using formula).
Oh, I really do feel bad for you. I’ve been through that and it is so very scary.