Reflux tips!!!
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I think it’s best to skip the pediatrician and go straight to a gastroenterologist. That’s what I did for my boy because he started having reflux issues at 3 months.
@Kovashya what did they say for you out of curiosity? My son is 12 months and has stopped for the most part but still has issues sometimes
@Ryann my situation is a little different since I have GERD so I can help my son at home. When I took him in the beginning, it was about having him sleep a certain way. Even when he was awake and relaxing, laying flat on back just isn’t good. So he stayed on an incline, everything changed tremendously. We also used mommy’s bliss to make sure gas was always passed because that build up can increase the reflux. He’s 9 months now and I still follow all of those, just now avoiding trigger foods and there are so many unfortunately. I don’t want it to get to the point where he’s on Pepcid everyday, but if it comes to that I will because it’s really uncomfortable. Sleeping on the stomach helps a lot as well. My baby had and still does, silent reflux so it was a bit harder to catch. The gastroenterologist was able to help in more ways a pediatrician would because unfortunately they just don’t know enough about reflux and will turn it away as colic or a “normal” baby phase.
Both my kids also had GERD. Basically it's their underdeveloped stomach sphincter not closing properly. As they get older it finishes developing and the symptoms go away. My son was good right around his first birthday. My daughter had issues until she was 2. They did lessen significantly around the 16 month mark. If he's gaining weight properly they may tell you "it's a laundry problem". I hated that sentence! Both my kids ended up plateauing with their weight so they ended up on omeprazole. It helped reduce the symptoms some, but mostly it just stopped their fussiness when they did spit up because it was no longer acidic. It sounds like you're doing all the non-medicatation interventions. So meds are the next step. We also used big towel bibs that helped to collect it before it hit the floor, and put down big blankets that were easier to wash. I promise, there will be a time when everything doesn't smell like sour milk, and you'll have trouble remembering how you even managed to deal with it! 🫂
I think asking your paediatrician would be best. There are reflux medications they can give until he is 12 months and is able to cut out the milk. It sounds like you are breastfeeding, but I wonder if you’d be interested in possibly changing him to an “allergy” formula for a while and see if that makes a difference? You can pump whilst you test the formula out if you are concerned about losing your supply in the interim (in the case you do want to change back!)