Babies with reflux are already at greater risk for fussy nursing behavior, nursing strikes or premature weaning if baby associates reflux discomfort with breastfeeding safety issues: never add cereal to a bottle without medical supervision if your baby has a weak suck or uncoordinated sucking skills. Gerd baby feeding. Hold the baby upright for 30 minutes after a feeding thicken bottle feedings with cereal (do not do this without your doctor's approval) feed your baby smaller amounts of food more often.
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Helping your baby with reflux while there aren't really any remedies, you can help your baby's reflux by feeding little and often (smaller feeds stop their tummy getting too full) and burping them frequently during feeds try to keep your baby upright, for at least an hour, after feeding, this should help keep the milk down. You can raise the whole of the top of the crib but do not use pillows etc. to raise the head of the baby. ensure that breastfeeding has been optimised to ensure the baby has access to all the milk and that your breasts are well drained after a breastfeed (woolridge 1988). caring for a baby with reflux is difficult, exhausting and confusing.. Reflux occurs in healthy infants multiple times a day. as long as your baby is healthy, content and growing well, reflux is not a cause for concern. rarely, infant reflux can be a sign of a medical problem, such as an allergy, a blockage in the digestive system or gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd)..
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