Reflux is not fun for baby or parents.

Sweet Pea has multiple times throughout the day (and even recently, through the night) where she just cannot get comfy because of the reflux.

It is so sad.

I’ve heard that it can be difficult to get the pedi to put baby on a reflux med so I was not surprised at all when the hospital doctor told me “it is developmental and she will outgrow it”.

Yes, reflux is outgrown in most cases, but why not medicate baby with a benign medication if it is available??

I didn’t even bother asking the hospital again about the reflux after speaking to that doctor, especially when we were able to come home after 3 days.

But I knew I was going to call the pedi and make an appointment and pray that she would hear me and agree to prescribe my poor baby a medication so that we can see if it will make a difference in Sweet Pea’s comfort level and fussiness.

I go to a holistic pediatrician (which I love), but being that they are holistic I was a little concerned that they would not be very anxious (like I am!) to get Sweet Pea on a medication!

The pedi called me last night to check on Sweet Pea and she asked in general how she is doing.

So I brought up the reflux. And I told her that I had made an appointment to come in to the office to talk about this.

I am very hopeful I will get a prescription for a medicine tomorrow because she said over the phone last night that it is very possible that because of everything Sweet Pea has gone through, she may very well benefit from being on a reflux medicine.

I was so relieved to hear her say that because I was prepared to have to put up a fight to get a reflux med for Sweet Pea.

I am so glad it sounds like my pedi is going to support me as a mother who knows something is not right with her baby and really wants to try a medication to see if it will help.

Our appointment is tomorrow afternoon.

When Sweet Pea’s reflux flares up I call it “spells”. She had a bad spell in the hospital the night before she was discharged and then she had another pretty bad spell last night from 11:30 to 2:30. Her daddy took that one. This morning when I woke up he told me about it and he said, “Now I know why you are so afraid to handle these girls on your own! I couldn’t do ANYTHING but take care of her last night from 11:30 to 2:30 until it passed.”

When a “spell” hits Sweet Pea you can not put her down and even when you are holding her she is squirming and totally restless as you are burping her, holding her upright and trying any and everything to help relieve her pain.

But then, when the spell passes, she passes out too from exhaustion of being so uncomfortable for so long.

She has to sleep basically sitting up though. Even the incline of an inclined sleep positioner for the cradle is not enough of an incline for her! We have to put blankets under the positioner to bring her to nearly a sitting up position.

Friends are letting us borrow this seat and it has become a lifesaver since it allows Sweet Pea to sleep practically sitting up.

No, reflux is no fun, but I pray the pedi does prescribe Sweet Pea a medication tomorrow (without a fight!) and that it does bring her some relief soon.

- Elaine