Silent Reflux

Things have been rough for a few weeks now, and we are growing increasingly convinced that Nathan has struggled with silent reflux from early on. Basically, silent reflux is like regular reflux, except instead of spitting up/vomiting he swallows everything back down. Things have gone in waves for us, and there have definitely been improvements at times, but apparently, reflux can get worse with stressors such as colds or teething.

Well, I would say we've had our fair share of stressors lately. We've started him on medications and have seen a bit of improvement, but he is still waking up almost every hour at night. The improvement comes in that he hasn't spent 3 hours crying and arching at night before going down for the first time. Or (much) in the middle of the night.That's a win. I really hope we can figure this out so he's more comfortable. I hate watching him be in pain. I also wouldn't mind a few consecutive hours of sleep. Thankfully, during the day he's his happy old self.

Your baby may exhibit only some of these symptoms:

poor weight gain or rapid weight gain

gulping with a painful look on the face

sour breath, wet sounding burps

persistent or chronic cough

frequent hiccups

sudden burst of painful crying

painful wakeups from sleep or poor sleeping habits

poor feeding habits, possible feeding aversions

neck or back arching during or after feeding

excessive fussiness, crying or colic

demands to be carried constantly

red or salmon colored throat

blood in the stool or spit up

I would add to this list, hearing him reflux and swallow again. 

In other news, he's definitely starting to scoot. He's spinning in circles and it's pretty fun to watch him try to figure out the mechanics of crawling, even though it mostly means his face flat on the floor and bum in the air. He's a bit of a sponge lately and starting to mimic more and more. He also has a super cute little tooth making it's debut.