My DS is seven weeks old. He brings up milk several times each day, sometimes it's straight after a feed and looks like normal watery milk, sometimes it's sort of curdled like it's been partially digested. He's breastfed only and feeds every hour or two during the day, almost constantly for a few hours in the evening and every two to three hours at night. He often wants to feed again right after vomiting as I assume he feels hungry again.
I talked to the GP at our six week check and he said they'd consider prescribing infant Gaviscon if we felt the bringing up milk was becoming a problem. However he did say they advise only using it if really necessary due to the salt content and possible side effects.
DS is gaining weight well, has lots of wet nappies and, although he seems a little upset each time he's sick, overall he doesn't seem too distressed by it, other than about once a day when he seems like he almost chokes on the milk then gasps for breath. He doesn't arch his back or cry when lying down which I know are signs that they're in pain from reflux.
I feel reluctant to give the Gaviscon if he isn't distressed by the vomiting as it feels like it would almost be more for my benefit (ie less cleaning up!) than his. However, I'm worried that the vomiting might actually be causing DS pain, in which case I'd feel awful about not giving him medicine that might help. Is it possible for the vomiting to be causing him discomfort but this not be obvious to me, or if he seems generally happy is it safe for me to assume it doesn't bother him and just wait for him to grow out of it naturally?
Thanks for any advice!