Hi All,
I've been reading many of these posts regarding oversupply and diagnoses of
reflux with interest. I, like so many of you here in the U.S., are
all-too-aware of our culture's acceptance of the "diagnosis du jour" and
demand for the quick-fix to a health-related concern.
Reflux does seem to be the diagnosis du jour these days in the young
babies. I'm very happy that wasn't the case back when I was nursing my
first son (who's now 13), because we might have been lumped into the GERD
category (had I consulted w/a doctor and not LLL!).
My son threw up (and I do mean *threw up*) every feeding with the exception
of few for the first two, if not three months of his little life. He would
nurse like gangbusters, sputtering, etc. and come off the breast and then
within a minute or so (or less), throw it back up. It was this situation
that drew me to LLL for answers. He gained a pound a week for the first
few months, which was very surprising to me at the time given that it
appeared that he was throwing up all he had taken in! (a testament to how
quickly and efficiently breastmilk is assimilated) I learned to carry bath
towels everywhere and cover all surfaces before we nursed. He was
perfectly healthy, growing, thriving, etc., but I can't help but wonder if
this wouldn't be classified as a case of GERD today.
Basically, I just worked w/gravity as best as possible after feeding and
was careful *not* to burp unless it seemed truly necessary. Ultimately,
time, development, and balancing of intake/production made this scene a
non-issue after several months.
~Dianne Oliver, IBCLC
Simi Valley, CA
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