My baby is 1 and a half months and she has acid reflux. I already have her on medications but I was wondering if I could give her baby cereal. Some days her reflux is better than others and she is on medications. Can I get some advice
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May 1st, 2010 at 12:36 pm
That. . . or just trade her in for a new one.
May 1st, 2010 at 1:30 pm
This is something you need to talk to the DR about. If she has her acid reflux pretty much under control, if she is taking her bottles and gaining weight then there is no need for cereal to be added but if she is having weight gain problems or still having severe reflux even with meds the Dr’s will usually recommend the cereal. This is something that needs to be discussed with the pediatrician because the only way they can properly care for your baby is by knowing all the details of what she is eating and taking
May 1st, 2010 at 2:04 pm
My friend had three babies with acid reflux. She put a teaspoon of baby cereal in every 2 oz of formula for all three.
May 1st, 2010 at 2:20 pm
She’s still pretty young for solids so I would ask your doctor first. My son had this too and he was on 2 different medicines but they didn’t really help so I took him off of them. He spit up after every feeding and a few times in between. There is hope though because they do grow out of it
He’s 3 months now and hasn’t had it since about 7 months.
Good Luck & God Bless!
May 1st, 2010 at 3:10 pm
YES you can give her baby ceral make sure you mix it with formula and dont make it too thick! U can start as early as 2 weeks. . .
May 1st, 2010 at 3:40 pm
I think my mom gave my baby brother some in his milk and not to thick when he was young
May 1st, 2010 at 4:03 pm
No I wouldn’t without first speaking to her doctor. I think she’s too young for baby cereal anyway. Most people in the child health profession recommend starting solids between 4 and 6 months, preferrably closer to 6 months. Your doctor may suggest using cereal to thicken your daughters formula but I wouldn’t recommend doing anything until you have sought medical advice. Hope this helps.
May 1st, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Haveyou talked to the pediatrician about it?
I can tell you how we treat our kids for acid reflux. Our doc recommended all this to us.
1. acid reflux medications can cause vomiting and other problems, or not work at all, so don’t bother.
2. Never let your baby lay down flat on his back. Ever.
3. Let your baby sleep in his bouncer seat, or put the head end of his crib up on blocks so that he is up at an angle all the time, but make sure he doesn’t roll down the bed.
4. Put 1 TABLESPOON of gerber rice cereal in every 2oz of prepared formula. Never put more than one tablespoon. It can cause some bad vomiting and constipation. Start at a fraction of a tablespoon (like 1/3 or 1/2), then gradually increase the ratio. You might find that you can never give the full tablespoon. Some babies can’t handle it.
5. Make sure you burp your baby after every 2oz of formula they consume.
6. Make sure that when you feed your baby, they are reclining up at an angle, or are sitting upright.
If you put rice in her formula, you’ll need faster nipples. I like dr. brown’s LEVEL 3 nipples. Perfect for that consistency.
Rice helps a lot with acid reflux. a/r is a symptom of a purely liquid diet, so the rice helps keep things down. She might even sleep more too.
I started my first daughter on this regimen when she was 6 weeks old, and treated her until she was 10 months old.
My 2nd daughter is only 3 months old, and my doc ok’d giving her rice when she was only 2 WEEKS old.
You might want to double check with your pediatrician. I’d hate to tell you something that your doc wouldn’t recommend.
May 1st, 2010 at 5:21 pm
If your baby has reflux already and is to the point where she has to be on medicine, then chances are she has a vagal compression. In a newborn, this is always due to either a forceful, difficult delivery, or a baby being carried in a breech position in utero, causing the tiny bones of the upper cervical spine to push on the vagus nerve. Your child really needs to see a pediatric chiropractor to correct this problem. You can find one in your area by doing a search here: http://www. icpa4kids. org/locator/index. php