How do I put my reflux baby to sleep?

[LuchaGarcia]

Title says it all really- I'm very concerned 8 week old DD isn't sleeping anywhere near as much as she should due to discomfort. The only way I can currently get her to sleep (broken sleep) so I can sleep too is by co sleeping with her on my boob- not ideal, I know. She used to be able to sleep for 3 hrs at a time in her moses basket before her silent reflux really ramped up this week. We've been prescribed omeprazole but have been told it'll take a few weeks to work.

Any advice from anyone who's been through similar would be much appreciated.

Try elevating her head slightly by putting a folded blanket under her mattress. It will act as a pillow without being one.

Are you concerned about cosleeping? I reckon it's a good thing to consider at that age. You will know exactly how to make sure she's just at the right angle for zero indigestion that way.

although we are told its absolutely not the right thing to, do my friends son who had reflux would only sleep on his front

Forgot to add, I have already tried elevating the head of her mattress- no success sadly.

What's causing her reflux? It's a symptom not a cause. Honestly the only way our reflux baby would sleep was in a sling.

I’ve got a very refluxy 11 week old and I try and keep him upright after feeds for about 45 mins before putting him back down. Not sure this will work after the four month sleep regression and I’m very tired 😖
Weirdly, if I feed him side lying he will sleep on his side for an hour without refluxing but will start choking after that if I try and put him on his back without winding.

I'm going through the exact same thing at the moment with my 7 week old. He's been diagnosed with reflux so given gaviscon and then lactulose to combat the constipation it then causes. This didn't seem to be helping at all so I put him an antireflux formula (although I understand you're breastfeeding)

He naps for 15 minutes during the day, 2-3 at night with hours of screaming inbetween.

Today I took him to an osteopath who was amazing, so calming and reassuring. She felt his belly and could feel how backed up and constipated he was. She explained that his screams were really colicky and painful, rather than just hungry or irritable screams. She massaged his tummy and tried to work on his belly to help give him some relief.

Since then, he managed a 3 hour nap in the afternoon and has been farting like a trooper. He was quite unsettled before bedtime but we worked through it and he's just had 6 whole hours of uninterrupted sleep!

One thing that today has made me realise is that my boy can feel how anxious and stressed I am. I always try to rock and shush him to sleep, trying to rock through the screams, but for 2 out of 3 naps today I've just let him lie in my arms, put on his teddy that makes a breathing sound, and just pat his belly in time. He fell asleep like this twice by himself peacefully. I honestly felt the change in my approach made a massive difference as clearly the rocking was starting him out even more.

It's so hard though. I hour you manage to get some sleep and get through the tough times

So late to comment, but Dentinox was a lifesaver. It tastes disgusting for sure. But it does the trick.

I was going to suggest co sleeping to be honest.

My 12 week old has silent reflux and it’s always assumed she doesn’t sleep when I speak to drs, but we’ve always co slept and she sleeps through, I have to wake her to get more milk to her during the night (I co slept with my other two as well, I’m just quite lazy).

I understand that not everyone wants to do it. But sleep is sleep.

Naps are on my/Dh shoulder or in a sling.