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safetypin · 22/04/2009 21:04

My 7m babe has begun to arch her back when feeding and is very unsettled for ages once this has occurred. It can be in middle of the night or usually last thing during evening feed. She then generally brings up wind and eventually settles / exhausted falls asleep whilst feeding (BF).I have had trouble like this with her before but it settled with onset of her sitting and think it was reflux. Do babies also do this when they just want to go to sleep?
She has never learned to fall asleep independently because of the 'reflux' as yet and am trying to sort this at the mo. Have some ranitidine- should I start it???

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BlueBumedFly · 23/04/2009 20:17

My DD used to arch away from her feed, usually at night and she was diagnosed with reflux but she was also projectile vomiting. Does your DD get upset when this happens? Does she bring up any milk?

You can also get silent refulx, I think that is when no vomiting occurs but they are in considerable pain from the burning of the reflux and they have the discomfort too.

We used Ranitidine for 9 months when I was able to wean her off and she was OK after that.

BlueBumedFly · 23/04/2009 20:18

BTW my DD was 6 months when it started and about 14 months when it seemed to be solved. She can get it back after a tummy upset or very heavy cold so i give probiotics to try and help her gut and immune system.

safetypin · 26/04/2009 20:44

thanks- actually been trying the ranitidine since I wrote this and she seems more settled. I do think its silent reflux after looking into it. Think we have been struggling on a bit...going to keep it up now and once a day dose seems enough. Thanks! Just hate to be giving her anything she doesnt need but seems to do the trick.

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safetypin · 26/04/2009 21:49

Also....DD is still feeding at night at least once at 7m which is fine, but am convinced she only wakes because of wind. She usually does a good botty burp and then takes a good feed (BF feeding to sleep...)
At this age is there anything that might help eg infacol?? Wonder if the feeding to sleep at night is causing trapped wind?? I guess some babies are more windy. Does anybody believe in food that we eat affects babies in this way?

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