I also have a baby with GERD. I became so frustrated when he wouldn't eat, didn't gain weight, and cried off and on in the night. I've read the horror stories of other moms and am grateful my pediatrician and I started treating him for GERD before he became a horror story himself. I tried all the non-med routes too and it just didn't work. I have not experienced any judgement from others for my decision to use medication. I encourage parents of GERD babies to medicate their children when all else fails. The reward is a happier child, who eats, gains weight, and sleeps. Worth it.
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Jennifer, you have no idea the relief I felt after reading your story. I am currently going throught the same thing with my 8 months old daughter and is hell. Unfortunally, like you, I have not find any support from any body not even her pediatrician who told me to do all those methods that you mentioned and that she will outgrow it in about a year. I couldn't contained my tears when I heard that, am I supoused to watch my child suffer in pain and not eating with out doing nothing?, hoping that she gets better in a year?. I am decided to do whatever it takes to help her. She is already 8 months and doesn't even sit on her own. Dinner time is a constant crying no matter how hungry she is and this problem is also taken a toll on my family and myself. I would like to know how old you girls were when you started her on medications and also the medications that worked for her. I would like to present my pediatrician with some options since he is giving me none. Thanks so much for sharing your story.
Sincerely,
Lilly Lavin