Heather,
>Well, Andrea, the baby, as I said, may need help....but I think you would
>be hard-pressed to find a paed in the UK who would treat a 6 week old baby
>*apparently thriving breastfed baby*  for reflux
{snip}
>I have not heard of drug
>treatment being offered unless of course the baby is not thriving. And this
>baby was.

Only can only confirm this from personal experience. My first and third
babies had reflux. My first baby had it severely, as well as screaming
colic for the first 18 weeks of life. I lived in the doctors office with
my first, but to no avail. His only "advice" was that...guess what?...My
baby was allergic to my breastmilk. Ho hum. I ignored the advice and
changed doctors. Emma grew out of it before I got any treatment. We
survived, but she was difficult for the first 2 years really.

Subsequently, I've met literally dozens of mothers in my local area with
similar problems. Many are advised to stop breastfeeding, and put the
baby onto soy formula, and most take that advice. I have yet to meet a
baby who has been cured as a result, however :-^
--
Anna H.
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