Hi all,
DD has silent reflux (as in acid reflux, not the vomity kind), which is now mostly under control with ranitidine, although the dose needs adjusting regularly as it's very weight sensitive, so I know the 'problem' is still there despite the meds.
She's now approaching 5 months and I'm thinking about what would be the best foods to start weaning her on.
I have two main concerns:
- Many typical baby type foods (i.e. fruit) are themselvse quite acidic and I don't want to increase her acid levels and bring on an attack.
- At the moment, her acid is well controlled, which must mean there is less acid in her stomach than 'normal'. Will there be some foods that are harder to digest with minimal stomach acid, and that therefore might make her uncomfortable/bloated. Will she in fact need more acid in her stomach to start digesting food as opposed to just milk.
I'm seeing the paediatrician when she will be about 24 weeks, so can ask then as well, but I'd like to start getting my head around this sooner, so I can plan ahead, think of questions to ask paed when I do see him, and more importantly would just be interested to hear other people's experiences of weaning a silent reflux babies.
Thanks in advance for any advice/experiences.
Dx