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Hi GERDmom,   It's always difficult when our children are ill. Especially when they are too small to tell us where it hurts!!   There is a good overview about Infact Acid Reflux here. In this article, it states that "Your child's doctor or nurse will discuss GER with you and suggest treatment if needed. The potential complications of the medications will be explained. Most infants don't need medications and will outgrow reflux by 1 or 2 years of age." It's good that the prevacid and bethanechol are working for your daughter. It is interesting to note that bethanechol is usually prescribed for urinary issues but is also prescribed for acid reflux. There are some things you can do for her that do not involve medicines. You might like to read some of the information available here. Tracy Davenport is a resident expert here and has written many articles about baby and childhood GERD, having learned from experience with her own child. You can read all of Tracy's shareposts here. There is a very good series of articles here about baby rights when they have GERD and section one in particular about giving babies medicine for GERD.    Tracy also has a good list of lifestyle and diet changes you can do to help your daughter be more comfortable. You can read the entire article here, but here is a sampling of the list. -Eat your big meal at lunch instead of at dinnertime. -Eat at least two to three hours before lying down. Eliminate late-night snacking. -Avoid foods that are known to lead to heartburn. -Sleep with your head and shoulder on an incline. -Make sure your bed clothes are loose-fitting. -Sleep on your left side. Studies have shown that this position aids digestion and helps with the removal of stomach acid. -Sleeping on the right side has been shown to worsen heartburn   Dr Todd Eisner has written at length about taking medicines for GERD and the expected curing or healing time for the condition. In one share post here, Dr Eisner tells a user that it is difficult to know how long it will take and that sometimes lifestyle changes will help.   I hope this gives you some information you can use when discussing your daughter with her doctor. Please stay in touch and let us know how you and she are doing!Vicki M        
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