https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:47:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-los-diagnosed-with-reflux-late-after-6-months#post-2567115 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:27:04 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2567115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peaches1038: she was on Zantac. It was the first thing prescribed to her. She was EBF. There were a couple nights in a row where we weren't home for dinner/in a rush the next the morning and I kept forgetting to give her the medicine. When I realized that her symptoms hadn't come back, I decided to hold off for a few more days and she's been fine ever since. She does still spit up randomly sometimes (maybe twice a month) and occasionally has bad breath (maybe once every month or two) which makes me think that it's still a small struggle for her but since she is completely happy all the time, I don't really feel as though she needs meds. I just do my best to not feed her many acidic foods or over feed her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-los-diagnosed-with-reflux-late-after-6-months#post-2567112 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:21:53 +0000 peaches1038 2567112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: thank you so much for responding! Did you have to try different meds before finding one that worked? Which ones did she take if you don't mind sharing? Was she breastfed? How did you know when she didn't need meds anymore? Sorry for so many questions, I'm just so glad to have someone to share their experiences with me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-los-diagnosed-with-reflux-late-after-6-months#post-2567101 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:10:55 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2567101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO didn't get diagnosed until after we started solids (6.5 months) looking back she had always had mild symptoms but it didn't becone wildly apparent until later. She is also a seemingly very happy kid and never had trouble gaining. She was on meds for about 3 months before it finally phased out. She still has a few symptoms sometimes (14 months) but not really anything that indicates the need for daily prescription meds anymore. I know how hard it is to feel as though you're baby has been suffering for so long with no relief but it's okay. He's growing well and is happy. You're searching for the answers to his needs and you're doing an awesome job. I'm glad you're going to see a doctor that will take your concerns seriously. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyones-los-diagnosed-with-reflux-late-after-6-months#post-2566980 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:50:50 +0000 peaches1038 2566980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 7 months old and had trouble with coughing and choking while nursing, spitting up, arching his back and chronic wheezing and congestion, which significantly worsened after he was diagnosed with rsv and bronchiolitis at 3 months old. For the past several months, he has been on nebulizer breathing treatments and Zyrtec with marginal improvement. Wheezing is pretty much gone, but he still coughs and sputters while nursing, spits up, arches his back, etc. our pediatrician said that those other symptoms are due to my overactive letdown and possibly allergies/asthma. I made an appointment with a pediatric pulmonologist who thinks its reflux. We have a swallow study scheduled for tomorrow to rule out any anatomical abnormalities and then we will move forward with treatment. Im wondering if anyone else has experienced a reflux diagnosis with an older infant and am looking for any tips, med recommendations or advice. I feel terrible that he's been suffering for this long and I didn't really know. He's generally a very happy baby and has always gained weight well so our ped never really took it seriously (we've since switched practices) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reflux-baby#post-2547865 Thu, 12 May 2016 15:59:42 +0000 Mrs. Pickles 2547865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks everyone it is so hard to deal with!</p> <p>the oddest parts of this saga are that he hardly ever spits up, is very happy and didn't exhibit any issues prior</p> <p>poor sweet babies have to go through so much! hugs to you and your families for dealing with it all :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reflux-baby#post-2547834 Thu, 12 May 2016 15:27:02 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2547834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had severe reflux and was on Prevacid u til about 18 months. Definitely avoid lots of jostling after eating as well as feeding too much...our worst phase was right around a year. So much puke! Also avoid in feeding while moving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reflux-baby#post-2547808 Thu, 12 May 2016 14:59:31 +0000 Portboston 2547808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Lo was diagnosed with silent reflux when he was around 2 months. We got him on Zantac and I eliminated dairy and nuts from my diet. That seemed to help immensely. We weaned him at 7 months and he's been doing great ever since. I have added most dairy back in (no milk or cream) but haven't added back in peanuts or peanut butter as we think that was the main issue. I keep meaning to do an at home "allergy test" with peanut butter but haven't gotten around to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reflux-baby#post-2547771 Thu, 12 May 2016 14:43:23 +0000 Madison43 2547771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry - LO2 was 6 weeks early and spent 4 weeks in the NICU, in part because she would reflux and it would cause her to stop breathing and her heart rate would drop dangerously low. I get how scary it is. We ending up using an AR formula (alone and combined with breast milk) and Zantac. She outgrew the painful part just recently at 6 months but she still spits up a ton. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reflux-baby#post-2547767 Thu, 12 May 2016 14:41:22 +0000 Kimberlybee 2547767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4 month old spits up so much! It started recently. I wonder if it's a sign she has reflux. She also likes to stick her fingers in her mouth, not just the thumb but a few fingers at a time so not sure if it's causing the spit up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reflux-baby#post-2547759 Thu, 12 May 2016 14:35:50 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2547759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry - I know how hard it is. My daughter had it - she was diagnosed at about 6 weeks and then she finally grew out of it around 8 months old. Prevacid worked wonders for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reflux-baby#post-2547751 Thu, 12 May 2016 14:31:44 +0000 arosebyany 2547751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry your going through this. My LO 5mo was diagnosed at 4weeks with reflux the Zantac did nothing for us, and after a week was switched to Nexium. The 6 days it took for the Nexium to kick in was the worst 6 days of my life! He screamed for 12 hours every day. After that though he still spits up there's just no acid in it to burn his throat. We're going to attemp to wean him at 6 months, and if it's still bothering him the ped says well go two more months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reflux-baby#post-2547701 Thu, 12 May 2016 14:04:29 +0000 edelweiss 2547701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>so glad he's doing better, but it must have been so scary to go through all that trauma and testing. i don't have similar experience, but a child of a friend got really bad reflux around 5 years old--the specialist they saw said that sometimes reflux can flare up during a growth spurt because the digestive system is changing. so hopefully this is just a phase for your LO (whatever the reason). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/reflux-baby#post-2547341 Thu, 12 May 2016 10:53:56 +0000 Mrs. Pickles 2547341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>so our little man has been diagnosed at 10 months with severe reflux, previously no problems.<br /> he began to have episodes where he appeared to be choking/ not breathing/turning blue<br /> after 8 million tests he's on zantac, zyrtec, sensitive and no spitup formula which has helped dramatically<br /> I can honestly say this has been the worst few weeks of my life and I've never been so scared.<br /> has anyone had any similar experiences? did your kiddo grow out of it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2472109 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 04:18:27 +0000 sometimesshesings 2472109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 was a big mess of spit up until 8 or 9 months. He still spit up occasionally until around his first birthday. He was a happy spitter, so he wasn't on meds; we just had a ton of laundry! Sounds like this is a common pattern.</p> <p>I did notice some improvement when he started crawling, maybe because his core was stronger? I hope this happens for your LO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2472084 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 23:43:18 +0000 HLK208 2472084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charlotte: ugh, I'm sorry :( I was so worried for awhile. I knew she had to be uncomfortable. And it was so frustrating when I would head out the door and spit up would cover both of our outfits from shoulder to shoes. The furniture stains were awful too!! It would get all over her crib, her nursery rug, the baby gates, and there were always big spit up puddles all over the floor. I wish I could've made it better for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2472082 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 23:36:45 +0000 HLK208 2472082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My youngest spat up A LOT and it didn't slow down until 11-12 months. Her ped wasn't worried but I think her weight reflected how much she spat up (she wasn't even on the charts at 12 months for weight and by 15 months she was finally in the 3rd percentile). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2472053 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 22:39:08 +0000 charlotte 2472053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Oatmeal: thank you! It really is awful. So sad for her and me and our furniture and everything + I feel like it's holding her back from maximizing tummy time and practicing sitting. If I didn't hold her or give her some bouncer time her whole bottle would end on the playmat. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2472049 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 22:22:30 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2472049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charlotte: our spitting up got better shortly after raising the dose of reflux meds and eliminating all dairy- so I'm not much help! But I hope it improves soon- the constant spit up is nervewracking and awful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2471929 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:53:08 +0000 SweetiePie 2471929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charlotte: can't hurt to try! It might take a few feedings for LO to get used to it but don't get worried if she sputters a bit. Every time we switched it took a few feedings but he ended up being way happier! Also, feedings go a lot faster - bonus for you :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2471918 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:46:08 +0000 charlotte 2471918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: yep our ped did but that's an interesting point. These are slow and "natural" so maybe she is sucking too hard and an easier flow would work better. Will try! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2471914 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:42:48 +0000 charlotte 2471914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh dear. First of all, I forgot I made this thread and just came back to it. I spent the whole day cleaning spit ups and doing laundry :silly: (honestly!)</p> <p>Second, sounds like 8 months is the EARLIEST we could see major improvement. Hard to hear but glad to know what reality is and that the cute bandana bibs I ordered are worth it ....... Yikes. </p> <p>Thank you for the feedback and hugs to all.... never had any clue with my son that baby life could be like this (we assumed we made awesome feeding, sleep, etc choices and were parenting pros but baby two has shown me that we were just lucky!!!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2471367 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:02:34 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 2471367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another Zantac and Alimentum graduate here. I think it started improving around 9 months, much better at 10, and was entirely gone by 11. Good times!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2471364 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:01:39 +0000 petitenoisette 2471364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really remember for sure but I know by 6 months when she started daycare it wasn't really an issue anymore. I think between 4-6 months so definitely not as bad as some others on here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2471340 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:48:52 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2471340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was a happy spitter until she was almost a year old. I think we might have taken the bibs off a little after she turned 10 months, and it completely went away by 11-12 months. She was on Zantac, Prevacid and Elecare until she was 4 months old. We decided to wean her off all of it and see how she does, and honestly, being without meds and special formula didn't seem to make a difference, she spit up regardless and didn't seem very bothered by it after 4 months or so. Maybe talk to your doc to see if you can try going without the drugs? I agree with @sweetiepie about the slow flow nipples - those were actually worse for my LO so we stuck with regular ones. It did stop eventually, though it felt like it never would. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2471302 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:34:53 +0000 Boogs 2471302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Finally got better around 1. It was so miserable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2471151 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:55:39 +0000 SweetiePie 2471151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a MAJOR spitter. Also Zantac and Alimentum. I want to say it slowed down around 6 months, but was still significantly more than most babies. I would say it wasn't totally gone until 9/10 months.<br /> Also, did your ped tell you to do slow flow nipples? Mine told me NOT to do slower than he could handle because then he might be sucking harder and taking in more air - which meant more burping/spitting. Slow flow was my initial thought as well, but once she told me that we went with the appropriate speed for his age. I can't say if it helped though because we didn't do slow flow for too long. (Not a lot to compare it to).<br /> It is so annoying while in it - laundry all the time! Rug and couch covered in spit up! I always had to carry spare clothes for myself, changed my outfit no less than 3 times a day. But now at 17 months I can barely remember it. It really does become a distant memory. xoxo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2471097 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 11:30:31 +0000 Smurfette 2471097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: oh wow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2471014 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:51:31 +0000 LAZB 2471014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 9 months it got WAY better. Before that we changed clothes a few times a day, and all of a sudden a switch flipped, and it was vastly improved. She'll still spit up some at 12 months, but hardly anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2470906 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:04:14 +0000 SeptMomma12 2470906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter was AWFUL. At one point, we were averaging 12 bibs and 2-3 outfit changes at day care. It was just constant. I'd say it improved drastically around 7-8 months and now at 9 months it's about once or twice a day. I really didn't think it would ever get better but it did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-baby-spit-up-a-lotwhen-did-it-end#post-2470871 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:48:32 +0000 Rocker2014 2470871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO, who had reflux, still spit regularly until about 7-8 months. We weaned off Zantac around 9 mos, and she was pretty much done with spitting up around then, and completely done by 1 year. </p>