https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 13:49:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-967172 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:19:44 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 967172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: Ok, started that this AM, so I'll keep at it. Thanks! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-967144 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:07:04 +0000 LuLu Mom 967144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kept a notebook of everything she ate to try and pinpoint a trigger (we still haven't compeltely figured it out but learned a few things.) We found that baby yogurt, was a huge no for us, but cheese was fine (she's not allergic to milk we had her tested) And a few mixes didn't work, now that we have moved to finger foods over purees she seems to be getting better, it's crazy. We still haven't been able to find her "true triggers" but writing everything down does help to see if you find a pattern (with apples or carrots, ect.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-966637 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 10:38:25 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 966637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: thanks! I'm going to look-up EE. We don't have vomiting, but the spitting up only started with the introduction of solids. Did they make any suggestions as to food or routine? Wondering if I can try tweaking those things until we see the Dr and start meds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-966223 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 09:00:14 +0000 LuLu Mom 966223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I missed this, we were diagnosed with AR very early, however when we introduced solids it became projectile instead of just spit up. We went through several tests, 2 Upper GIs, scope, and a flex sig. </p> <p>At 7 months it was discovered she still has a bad case of AR, at 8 months it was discovered that she has EE (eosinophilic esophagitis) which is triggered by certain food and allergies. Her vomitting was actually from EE not the AR. We have her on a couple different medicines to see if it helps. This was diagnosed by a pediatric GI. If you have any questions let me know, I'm a researching fool when it comes to FRIES, EE, and other allergy/vomiting issues/diseases. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-965815 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 07:03:56 +0000 Crisark 965815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tricycle: Mine isn't as old as yours but my Anna was just diagnosed this week with reflux and she's almost 4 months.<br /> She isn't having a hard time gaining weight, she actually gained 3lbs in a month lol but she was having random hysterical screaming fits shortly after meals sometimes, constant hiccups, a cough that wasn't illness related, arching of the back while eating her bottle, and lately an increase in spit up.<br /> She was put on Zantac (I did a thread on it) and after just two days she has shown improvement. </p> <p>I have had the same guilt that I missed all the signs because she wasn't vomiting or not gaining weight so she's been suffering for months. It's hard not to feel that way.<br /> But, you are doing all you can now and that's what matters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-965804 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 06:57:04 +0000 edelweiss 965804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tricycle: yes, she said the constant vomiting/spit-up made solids stressful. she was still traumatized when she had her second LO and didn't start him on purees until he was almost a year old! he had purees for 2 weeks then transitioned to solids. </p> <p>hope you are able to get some good information from the gastroenterologist, and that they'll be able to do something for trikester (zantac, fixing any ties, etc.) that help him feel better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-965800 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 06:55:39 +0000 immabeetoo 965800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tricycle: yikes sorry to hear that trikester! One of my nieces was diagnosed young but still suffers at age 8. They constantly told my sister it'd get better as she matured and it never did. I'm sure that's not helpful but I hope you can get some relief soon! If its any consolation we still get colored spit up from solids too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-965788 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 06:49:55 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 965788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@edelweiss: Solids are pretty miserable. Almost everything he eats gets spit back up later in the day. I've started carrying a towel in the diaper bag so I can wipe squash and prune puddles off the floor when we're out in public. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-965750 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 06:24:09 +0000 edelweiss 965750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm sorry to hear that--poor little guy! i don't have much to share, but a friend's LO's reflux lasted until about 10 or 11 months. not sure if you will have similar issues, but solids were really hard for them and looking back she said she would have chucked all the advice and waited to start on solids after the reflux symptoms had calmed down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-965727 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 05:58:29 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 965727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I'll go look for that thread! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-965726 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 05:58:08 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 965726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinpye: I'm all over it!! Thanks for the tip. I wouldn't have thought to check for that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-965318 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:41:50 +0000 erinpye 965318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine had acid reflux, vomited a lot--way past sitting up, and it was caused by a posterior tongue tie and lip tie--have you had your LO checked for tongue tie? My DD's fussiness/ colic and trouble gaining (that only started around 5 months) were all part of it, and the reflux (and all associated issues) resolved entirely once her ties were revised. I've posted at greater length on a few threads here on HelloBee if you're curious about more info. I always urge parents of kiddos with acid reflux to just get checked for ties because they're super common, and really quite easy to treat, and SO worth treating if they have them. Be careful to have someone who knows what they're looking for check though--we had 3 peds. tell us she was fine and just had reflux, and proceeded to up her dose of Zantac every time, until we found someone who specialized in diagnosing all ties, not just the super obvious front of the tongue ties, to diagnose our daughter's. Best of luck to you and your LO no matter the cause--I hope you get some answers and some helpful treatment. xoxo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-965085 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:29:07 +0000 Smurfette 965085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pumpkinspice started a thread that her LO just started with it at 3 months.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-964965 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:08:25 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 964965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: @petunia354: thanks, guys. :) a lack of replies makes me think it's really random. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-964898 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:55:51 +0000 petunia354 964898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never heard of this but I'm going to bump this for you! Can't imagine how frustrated you must be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-964895 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:55:19 +0000 chopsuey 964895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure, but bumping! :(<br /> Sorry to hear he might be suffering with reflux. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/acid-reflux-diagnosed-in-older-infant-after-6-months#post-964787 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:34:50 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 964787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So we had an 8 month check-up today and the baby hasn't gained any weight in the last 2 months. This coincides with a huge increase in spitting up. Around the time the spitting up started he also began sitting-up and we introduced solids. </p> <p>The pediatrician thinks the weight problems and spitting up are an acid reflux issue. We were referred to a pediatric gastroenterologist, but it will be a month before that appointment.</p> <p>Do babies just develop reflux later in life? I thought it was present really early and then supposed to improve with age. </p> <p>My mama thoughts are concered this means he's had reflux since birth and has suffered forever. He's always been on the fussier side, but pediatricians have never mentioned it when we described whatever issues we were dealing with. Ahhhh! </p> <p>Anyone else had an older baby diagnosed with acid reflux? </p>