Our Story!

My son was only a few weeks old when we realized something was terribly wrong. He would scream/ throw up every time we laid him down on a flat surface. He started choking on his formula/breast milk and choking when spitting up. I lost count of how many times I had flipped him over in the rescue choking position. He threw up all the time not just after feedings. Often it was curdled looking. He writhed in pain and cried through feedings. No one in our house was sleeping not even him! He would only sleep in his car seat.
We rolled into the doctors office for his 6 week appointment a week early exhausted and frustrated. She diagnosed him with Acid Reflux and prescribed Pepcid and new formula. He got better immediately. He has needed adjustments of the medicine as he has gained weight and recently we added Reglan when his symptoms seemed to be getting worse again.
The medicines have really helped but we have found we have also had to alter basic things to help him manage the acid from refluxing up. For example we have a wedge that he plays on, we keep him upright as much as possible and he has an angled mattress and sleeps in an angled sleep positioner called a nap nanny!
He is so much better now but it is still something that we struggle with daily as his symptoms still persist. Hopefully, he will get better as he gets older. Until then I will share our journey here:)