Infant GERD symptoms: It's true that all babies spit up but when the reflux is continues over time and starts to cause pain and affects quality of life, that's when baby reflux turns into a condition called GERD - Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease.
Moderate Infant GERD Symptoms
Rubbing nose or hitting nose and face
Continual hiccups
Crying during or directly after eating
Crying when laying flat
Difficulty sleeping unless inclined
Excessive gas
Excessive nursing or comfort feedings
Consistent fussiness, irritability and restlessness
Sneezing regularly without presence of colds
Spitting up
Spitting up through the nose
Recurring or consistent rash
Recurring or abundant hiccups
Wet burping
Wheezing or Whistling Sounds while Breathing
Abundant salivation
Acidic spit up with vomit smelling odor or sour odor
Grunting: Hint: If your baby doesn't poop right
after the noise the most common reason is because of gas and the gas is
due to acid reflux or gas build up to the esophagus.
Gulping and/or swallowing hard
Inability to sleep
Irritable after eating
Sleep apnea (snoring)
Shaking head back and forth and up and down.
Twisting of body - especially after feeding
Unusually fussy and irritable and restless
Constant crying
Diarrhea and/or Constipation
Chronic coughing
Clawing during feeding
Congestion and/or loud breathing
Serious to Severe Infant GERD Symptoms:
This list of severe GERD symptoms are not intended to scare you but they are possibilities. Just like this mom - Read Cecilia's story! This mama is the reason we started this company.
The Infant Acid Reflux Solutions team has had the pleasure of working with families with suffering baby's for many years and have seen the impact infant GERD has on the family. The emotional, financial, social and mental impact of having a child with infant acid reflux can cause such enormous stress on a family and although it's rarely talked about we know reflux can drastically change a family dynamic. Some have sworn off having more children because of it.
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