2 Reflux Babies in a row??
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Topic: 2 Reflux Babies in a row??
Posted By: mollycat
Subject: 2 Reflux Babies in a row??
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 10:50am
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I'm just curious from those of you with more than 1 child and who have at least 1 reflux baby: Did anyone get 2 reflux babies in a row? And if so - was the reflux just as severe? And was there a history of reflux in your family?
I think KitKat on here is another momma who is scared to have another one in case she gets another screaming monster... ------------- http://tickers.cafemom.com"> 
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 11:02am
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Cory is out 2nd and although we didnt know it...Rhiannon had reflux, but she out grew it pretty quickly.
Unfortuntley with all the reading ive done, it does say you are more than likely to have another child with reflux if your first has reflux and 95% more likely if your first is a girl....(although i could be wrong and would love to be wrong). try www.cryingoverspiltmilk.co.nz they are a great website ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 11:03am
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Megan, Caden wasnt a reflux baby, but Isabella sure is. So your second bubba wont necesarily have it. ------------- |
Posted By: SarahJane
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 11:05am
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*fingers firmly in ears* la la la la la la Edited to say: there is a reason why there will be a 3 year age gap in our family.... the first year with DS I was incredulous that anyone would/could voluntarily put themselves through that again. |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 11:05am
| My first didnt have reflux, my second had horific reflux! (lots of screaming and chucking! ) and my thrid has moderate reflux. |
Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 12:10pm
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They do say it's more likely, and I heard it was more common in boys - therefore if you first have a girl with reflux, chances are very strong that the next will have it, particularly if it's a boy.
I will quite happily join the "terrified to have another baby" group!! But I can't imagine any baby giving me as a hard a time as Jackson did. I tell myself it's only GOT to get better! |
Posted By: Bberry
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 12:16pm
| 2 out of 2 with reflux here too! |
Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 12:21pm
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Keira had quite bad reflux, it was horrible. Maddi never ever had a problem with it at all. She seemed so easy compared to Keira and I finally realised what it was like to have a normal baby. I think it would be much harder to have a reflux baby second. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 12:36pm
Premmies are more likely to have reflux so if bubs #2 gets closer to term then chances might greatly reduce. I had 2 reflux babies (5 weeks prem), 1 was wayyyyy worse than the other. Thankfully a diet change for me when BFing was all I needed. |
SarahJane wrote:Posted By: mollycat
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 4:02pm
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Hmmm...a bit of a mixed bag it appears. Ryan has pretty bad reflux - the silent kind so we just get all the screaming, lucky us - so one would hope it couldn't get worse than that... ------------- http://tickers.cafemom.com">
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Posted By: gypsynita
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 4:07pm
cian had really bad reflux and i'm thinking i might just quit dairy the minute no. 2 arrives just in case!! although i've heard (fx'd!!!) that if you've already had one difficult bubba, the next one will be super good...  ------------- Anita Mum to Cian (Aug 08), Josh (Jun 10) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 November 2009 at 7:15pm
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Maya didn't have reflux at all, the next three all had it quite severely.
The big difference was that with the gremlins, we didn't really know what we were dealing with - I felt quite overwhelmed and they weren't on the right doses of meds etc. so the first few months with them were pretty traumatic (they once screamed for 20 out of 24 hours non-stop between them ).
So when lil miss was born, and started showing reflux signs at around 3 weeks, I took a really proactive approach - took her to a paediatrician who specialises in reflux, made sure she was on the right dose of Losec for her weight and adjusted it as she grew, and experimented with adjusting my diet. I think her reflux may have been worse than the gremlins coz we weren't able to wean her off the Losec til she was nearly one, but it definitely worked coz she had no symptoms at all pretty much when she was on it. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 24 November 2009 at 8:58am
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thats interesting about reflux being herediatry as i have never had it...and i never had heartburn or anything like that while pregnant either.
Although both babies did hiccup a lot, and apparently the more they hiccup the more likely they are to have reflux ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mollycat
Date Posted: 24 November 2009 at 9:23am
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thanks for the responses ladies! ------------- http://tickers.cafemom.com">
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 24 November 2009 at 9:25am
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Chloe had horrible reflux, bringing up fountains of milk just about every feed and in between and screaming all the time. She was a terrible feeder as well and hated breastfeeding. When I got pregnant again when she was only 4 months old I had a mental breakdown! I didn't want anymore kids after dealing with Chloe!!
BUT Ollie has been a dream baby. He only spilt occasionally, like normal babies do, and was contented and happy. He was so easy, I really loved it! And we didn't have any feeding issues with him. And he is a boy, and was born a few weeks earlier than Chloe was. I think every baby is different, it may be more likely to get another reflux baby if it's hereditary, but thank goodness we had a good scenario. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 24 November 2009 at 9:28am
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Oh, my reflux in my pregnancies was really bad too... worse with Ollie, I was on ranitidine for the whole pregnancy. But he still wasn't refluxy at all.
I think you just have to take your chances if you want another one. All in all, you only have to get through the reflux for 6 months or so (although getting Chloe on solids involved mass amounts of vomiting as well, thank goodness Ollie seems to be having no trouble!) ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: KitKat
Date Posted: 25 November 2009 at 3:06pm
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Im terrified of it.... and esp if I had refluxy twins!!!! Maya- wow I feel for ya.
(listening to L screaming now- 6mths old) L was 2 weeks overdue and had to be pulled out- deff not a premmie. Did meds actually help anyone???? did it actually 'clear up' the reflux??? ------------- 
http://www.littlegreenfruit.blogspot.com - Little Green Fruit |
Posted By: gypsynita
Date Posted: 25 November 2009 at 3:49pm
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me going off dairy and giving cian infant gaviscon at every feed definately helped - but didn't clear it up. His reflux cleared itself up pretty much bang on 6 months. ------------- Anita Mum to Cian (Aug 08), Josh (Jun 10) http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mollycat
Date Posted: 25 November 2009 at 4:08pm
Yep - no dairy here. Made the mistake of having some the other day and it was NOT a pleasant evening. Gaviscon at every feed cause stupid doctor won't give us anything stronger until Ryan is 15 weeks old  and that seems to only be because we have relatives coming to visit from the States.
Soooo....they don't have to listen to a screaming baby in pain, but it's fine for me to??
Rant over. Reflux Sucks!! ------------- http://tickers.cafemom.com">
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 25 November 2009 at 5:04pm
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Yep its hereditary, my DH gets reflux. ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 November 2009 at 5:21pm
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Yep, meds worked 100% for lil miss, she was completely asymptomatic while on Losec. She was on the highest dose for her weight tho, and we had monthly appointments with the paediatrician to check her progress.
And I agree about it being hereditary. When diagnosing lil miss, the paed asked me if I had reflux during preg (yes) and if she hiccuped a lot in utero (yes). ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: gypsynita
Date Posted: 25 November 2009 at 6:17pm
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wow - i didn't know the hiccup thing was an indicator! i'll have to keep an eye out this time round... ------------- Anita Mum to Cian (Aug 08), Josh (Jun 10) http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: KitKat
Date Posted: 26 November 2009 at 9:07am
L is getting worse not better 
Meds have never 'sorted' it for us. Even the paed seems to just say- 'well hang in there'
I have asked about changing meds but they all want to let him grow out of it and say- look at how happy and healthy he is... Im like- yeah well look at ME!!!!! do I look Happy and Healthy????? grrr -------------
http://www.littlegreenfruit.blogspot.com - Little Green Fruit |
Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 26 November 2009 at 6:37pm
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Bailey had it bad, enough to be hospitalised a couple of times
Aidan had it bad too, was diagnosed in hospital am thinking bubs will have it too :/ oh joy! |
Posted By: babyg
Date Posted: 27 November 2009 at 11:03pm
My sis has three kiddies very close together in age. First had moderate reflux, second had chronic reflux and third was a dream baby. So maybe three is the magic number Tastic - you might be in luck this time around
Oh and there are no other cases in our family history. ------------- Ev, Mum to: Carys Ruby - 4 October 2007 Spencer James - 2 July 2010 |
Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 28 November 2009 at 9:53pm
Thanks Babyg - here's hoping little lady is my dream baby  (and if its not too much to ask that she sleeps through from a early age and not over 3years like the boys!)
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