Silent reflux formula HELP

Hello all,

So we’ve had an unsettled baby since he was pretty much born. I’ve gone from cow and gate, cow and gate hungry baby, kendamil, kendamil organic to now aptamil colic and constipation but I think he actually has been suffering with silent reflux all along!

We have been back and fourth with the doctor who decided trying comfort milk was best option atm but my gut tells my to try the baby gaviscon!!

He has been on aptamil comfort since Thursday, I’m going to try him on baby gaviscon today (friend has given me some to try) but I’ve heard it can make babies constipated so I don’t want to swap one problem for another? I’ve also read that the comfort milks are thicker and it’s not really advised to feed comfort milk and baby gaviscon but because he has only been on comfort milk since Thursday I don’t want to now swap to normal aptamil and confuse his belly 🥺

Any advice please?

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Before trying anything new try to lay ur baby in an inclined position (if u haven't already) . My bassinet is adjustable so I'm able to lay her head slightly higher than her feet and it's helped my daughter. Ur best and safest bet would be to talk to ur baby's doctor. Good luck mama and always trust ur instincts

Try keeping her sat upright for 30 mins at least following a feed. Also, you're right - the comfort food does make them constipated as it is. I'd listen to your GP and i wouldn't advise giving your bubba anything that's not prescribed by a GP. My LB suffers badly with constipation due to medication and trust me - its heartbreaking seeing him straining and crying xnx

hello thank you! I always keep him sat upright after, we pace feed also. He hates being on his back and is a lot of the time so unsettled! I’ve never been one to just not go by doctors advise but from experience I don’t think the doctors know as much as we would like them to regarding our babies :( xx

The gaviscon has worked for Mt babies reflux but the constipation is BAD. So bad I've come off the gaviscon as the doctors are rubbish!! Basically told me to keep my baby constipated 😡 xx

Breastmilk seems to help my baby when he’s constipated , so do you think maybe you could find a local mom to donate free bm to you so you can give your baby Gaviscon and maybe one 4oz bottle of breastmilk a day should help him atleast poop once everyday or so.

hey I do bf him in between feeds xx

My baby also had silent reflux and was prescribed gaviscon and it didn’t constipate her also the gaviscon makes the milk really thick texture so it might become thickened with the gaviscon xx

My son has bad reflux and couldn’t stomach formula not even soy, he threw up more then he digested and was actually losing weight by four months, we started baby food early and I started breastfeeding at two months and that was the best decision I ever made, it’s the only thing that he could digest.

My LO struggles with constipation and silent reflux and is on cow and gate comfort milk. The doctors have prescribed her omeprazole and she’s like a completely different baby now! ☺️

Our baby suffered silent reflux and we were prescribed omneprazole. We also use carobel thickener in the formula bottles he has (combi-fed) and both have definitely helped massively. Sadly I find he’s worse the more breast milk he’s had as it’s obviously a bit thinner.

My little girl had issues with constipation from birth so we switched from hipp to hipp comfort. It didn’t agree with her at all. Went back to the normal hipp milk for a couple of weeks and for the most part she was ok, suspected some very mild reflux but when she upped her ozs and took bigger feeds, it flared up something serious. We switched to hipp anti reflux milk and it’s thicker which has really helped her. The comfort milk was extremely watery compared to the normal and anti reflux milk. She still has a bad flare up every late afternoon/early evening so I got some gaviscon from the doctor earlier today to try to see if it’ll help her through the worst spell of it. I would definitely try an anti reflux milk before going for gaviscon though

Our pedi suggested Similac Alimentum and my baby is little better than before.

My baby has been on gaviscon for 2 weeks now and he is a totally different baby. Much more settled after feeds. Hasn’t made him constipated but we also give him gripe water which helps xx

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