Hi
Are there any tips for possible reflux during breast feeidng
we dont know for sure if its reflux though doc gave zantac tos ee if symptoms improve.he cries soemtimes at feedings.refuses breats.this happens about once a day soemtimes and smetimes not that often
as i am breasst feeding,cant add ceral to milk or change formula.
what todo?
seekings econd opinionf rom thsi forum
tahnsk!

I am going to turn your post into a new thread so people can respond directly to you about your question.

Thought this would do better in the BFeeding forum!! :)

As for breastfeeding, try and keep him as upright during feedings as possible, that always helped Owen. After the feedings just do the other things, like keeping him upright for at least 1/2 hour after the feeding, elevate the bed.
Does he have any other signs of reflux? I hope you can figure things out.
I would definitly try the Zantac to see if there is an improvement. Just give it about 2 weeks to work though.

Hello,

Our GI told us too keep breastfeeding, that it is the best thing you can do for reflux. Most times if refluxers have a hard time with breastmilk it will be worse with the formulas. There are exceptions to that rule but... more so it isn't the case. My tips would be to give smaller more frequent meals, if he seems to be refusing the feeds at certain times of the day take note of that and maybe feed sooner or wait until later, don't let your refluxer get overly hungry because wolfing down a meal can make them miserable. Keep them upright while feeding and for 30 min afterwards. During night feeds, try not to do it while laying down (that was the hardest for me!). When they begin taking solids don't over feed by nursing and giving solids for the same meal, (we learned that the hard way) Anyhow, that is just some.

We have a section in the feeding forum for nursing mothers too so if you want to meet and talk with more nursing moms you can check out that section.

Hope that helps some.

:doh: forgot to add, you might want to try cutting out certain food groups in case he reacts to them. Like dairy, nuts, chocolate, caffeine, tomatoes. There is a whole list of things on the askdrsears.com website. Hope that helps.

Oh, looks like your thread made it here, was it here when I posted? Hmm, I'm sleep deprived...:doh:

I breastfed my son for 7 months but had to stop because I lost my milk (he stopped wanting to eat!). Anyway, while I breastfed I had to take many foods out of my diet.....tomatoes, citrus fruits, caffeine (ugh), garlic, onions, peppers, all milk products, all soy products, peanuts and peanut butter, and carbonated beverages. There still may have been things that bothered him because he started refusing to breastfeed. He is on Neocate now, and is doing well the last few days he has been on it.

My biggest suggestion would be to pump in place of feedings he does not want.....Long story made short: I figured he was getting what he needed because I never expected him to not want to nurse. By the time I knew he wasn't taking in much, because my supply went way down, it was too late to get back my milk. A lot of foods irritate refluxers, even in breastmilk so I would check out the askdrsears.com website to get some info on how to figure out which foods may be bothering your little one. The not wanting to nurse sometimes, but wanting to at other times may be a sign that something you are eating is bothering him.

Take Care!

Carla, just wanted to tell you I love the new siggy pic of Gavin. He is such a little charmer.

Thought this would do better in the BFeeding forum!! :)

:doh: Sorry. Thanks for moving it, Michele.

My advice would be to keep as upright as possible. I will tell you though that I stopped breastfeeding at 9 months because I thought he would get more with a bottle because of the way he fussed, but he didn't he just refused to take the bottle as well. Breast feeding is the best thing you can do for him if you are able at this time. Well done and good luck.

Same as most everyone else--I am still nursing my 15 month old and still hold her upright after feedings. She's now old enough to sort of "sit" more upright while nursing, too.

We were also told that nursing is great for GERDlings and that they are often frequent feeders or "grazers" because the breastmilk is soothing to sore little tummies and esophagi (is that the correct plural for esophagas?).

Early on, Bethy would often nurse, then puke up everything she ate, then go right back to nursing. I was told that this was okay. I mean, it was okay for her to go back to the breast after puking, as it meant she was hungry and wanted to try eating again.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL, Mary! OK, I am going remmber that one forever. I never thought of what the plural would be... HeHe, for some reason the word Esophagi is cracking me up!

Here's a site that I think has fantastic info.
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/reflux.html

Be sure to click on the links within the links as well

Take care

I just wanted to say that my son did the same exact thing w/the breast before we got his reflux under control. He was screaming and refusing certain nursing sessions but not everytime or all the time. Poor little guy was so hungry, he wanted it so badly and once he got suckling he'd just scream and cry :(
I do think the ladies have given you some good advice though, hang in there...as someone mentioned, breastmilk is really the easiest on their tummies if you can stick it out.