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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