Rice Sock

[Anonymous]

I just remembered the other day that a lactation consultant I was working with when I had my daughter suggested using a rice sock on her chest when her reflux flared up. I can’t recall it really making a huge difference, but she loved the warmth on her belly and her chest. Has anyone tried this and found it to be useful?

A rice sock is just a clean old sock filled with rice and heated in the microwave… works great for sore muscles too!

[Anonymous]

I’ve never tryed it, but i would try about anything. I would love to know if it has worked for anyone.

[Anonymous]

Before Alana was on pepti-jnr and it seemed like she was having stomach cramps, we put one on her stomach and it seemed to settle her a little. I talked to the chiropractor about it and she said it was a good idea. If the muscles are tight and causing reflux, then the heat might relax them enough to reduce the reflux. IT sounds like it is definately worth a try.

[Anonymous]

We used the rice sock on Taylor when she was younger having a lot of stomach cramping and gas it seemed to really help with the cramping. I would put it on her during her sleep so she would be able to sleep long periods. As I see it, there would be no harm done if you tried it for the reflux.

[Anonymous]

When Aidan was a newborn, we used a rice bag almost every night because it was the only way she would sleep. We would heat it up, lay her on her belly on it, and rub her back. Put her to sleep very quickly. Our rice bag was the insides of a very soft teddy bear though. I would suggest this to everyone to try. It also had smells, like lavendar and cinnamon to help calm her.

ETA: This never made a difference in her reflux. Just helped calm her when her reflux was at it’s worst.

amandabarugh2006-12-6 1:31:53

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