Acid reflux

Hi mamas, my baby girl was born at 34 weeks. Once she came home from the nicu she developed really bad acid reflux, chest pains, vomiting. We’ve followed doctors orders and she’s now on a special formula and medication but still struggling/fussing/spitting up at times. She’s now 8 weeks and we’re doing everything we can but she can’t lay flat at all with out getting really sick still. We have to hold her or keep her upright some how at all times. How did you handle this? Will it get easier? I’m seriously struggling to get rest bc she is restless. She has a boppy pillow that keeps her head upright a bit and can sometimes go in that but I’m nervous it’s not good for her to slip in. Any advice is welcome.
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Which formula is she on?

@Mia Enfamil nutramigen

It will get easier once she can sit on her own.

100% it gets easier. We had to pace feed keep upright for 40 minutes, and he’d still projectile vomit 2/3 times every feed. He was on omeprazole for 2 months before we saw ANY change. He now has the odd spit up. He stopped one day and hasn’t since.

@Jessica babies sometimes fail alimentum and nutramigen and need an even more hydrolyzed formula. That could be worth asking about if you are concerned she is still sensitive to the milk. Also, some reflux medication does tend to take a while of consistent use to work properly and to show improvements. Reflux does absolutely improve with time. It’s just not a “one size fits all” so definitely consider discussing adjusting the treatment with Dr. you can also request a referral to a gastroenterologist if you feel like baby is in bad shape and needs more care than what her PCP is giving. And the small things like paced feeding, keeping upright, and good burping will all help a bit! Hang in there. It’ll get better

For sleeping, we rolled blankets and put them under the feet at one end of the Moses basket so the basket was tilted

Colief drops before each feed was the only thing to help us. Not even prescribed meds wrkd

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