Have you seen the book, Eat This, Not That? by David Zinczenko? The book shows the nutritional values of common, name brand foods at home and in restaurants with substitutions to save calories, fat and other hidden ingredients. My teens with acid reflux are hooked on these books and we have been surprised and sickened by the calories and fat... Read more
Annette Cottrell is just like you and me-she never intended to be a Reflux Mom until the day her son was born. On her website, www.pollywogbaby.com Annette tells her story: “When my first son was born, his reflux brought my life to a complete standstill. I was so miserable trying to console and comfort him and so overwhelmed with barf and... Read more
The pain and discomfort of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) often leads to feeding issues in infants and children. Poor weight gain may be an early sign of feeding difficulty. There may be resistance to drinking from a bottle with fussing and arching or a delay in learning new feeding skills such as eating from a spoon. A child may... Read more
The AcidRefluxConnection has supported a rich discussion of all aspects of sleep feeding an infant with Gastroesophageal Reflux or GER. Sleep Feeding refers to feeding a drowsy or sleeping infant. It appears to be a feeding style for a few babies with reflux who may be turning off the pain of eating while awake by sleeping through a feeding. While... Read more
Our beloved pediatric gastroenterologist, John Latimer, MD passed away last week. It is such a great loss and our family is deeply saddened. He guided our family through the worst of the reflux years and we will never forget him.
I clearly remember our first meeting when my daughter Rebecca was three years old. We had already been... Read more
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