Re: acid reflux/GERD
Ira, reflux babies don't cry all the time. There are good days, and then there are days when it gets really bad.
After much deliberation, we had started her on medication when she was 3 months. To be very honest, things have only gone downhill. I believed in giving her meds to make her comfortable as well, but like your hubby, Asim was also reluctant. I honestly can't say things got any better. The situation has only become worse. She's currently on her 3rd type of medication, having the last 2 fail on her. At this point, I'm actually wondering if we hadn't started her on medication, would she have been this bad? She now refuses to eat. She has stopped crying for food. She turns away from the bottle, and fights it if we try to feed her. Last couple of days she's only had 4-6 ounces in 24 hours. She's taking some solids, but at 5 months, her intake should only be milk/formula. It breaks my heart.
I don't know if medication was the answer. Perhaps you can try Zantac during her bad days, but if I could go back in time, I would try without them.