Infantreflux.org | when does reflux start?

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April 19, 2009 at 11:40 pm #62184

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I am curious when the earliest that silent reflux can start in a baby. My daughter screamed all night long (the same symptoms as now, light sleeper) the first full night in the hospital. she was born at 3am so the next night is when she screamed all night. Can they have the silent reflux that early? We were so overwhelmed that night. It was like that for a few nights and things had gotten a little better for a couple nights and then it started picking up from there. Just curious if they can have silent reflux right out of birth.

April 20, 2009 at 8:01 am #62187

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yes. my baby had it from birth. refluxed so severely he held his breath to protect his lungs and he turned blue- it’s called apnea- he went home on a monitor. this was BEFORE he’d eaten anything!

April 20, 2009 at 10:47 am #62191

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Oh goodness! That would really scare me if they turn blue. She did used to hold her breath for maybe 5 seconds but never to that degree. Is everything good now? Was it silent reflux and what meds are being taken?

April 20, 2009 at 3:18 pm #62197

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My son had silent reflux as early as within 6-12 hrs after birth. His nights (& days really) in the hospital were SO hard & frustrating b/c we didn’t know what was wrong, why he wasn’t sleeping, why he wanted to nurse constantly (not that this is unheard of-lol) etc… and the nurses just kept saying he was choking on extra mucous b/c he was a c-section baby (which, btw my 1st ds was also a c-section baby & had NO mucous). We didn’t figure out the true cause until he was 2 wks old & in the ER b/c he wasn’t breathing. UGH!

Good for you for being proactive – I should have trusted my initial instinct!

HTH

April 20, 2009 at 6:27 pm #62200

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my son is a happy & healthy 5.5 yr old!

I have not left this site since he was a baby so that I can help others.

we went through a LOT and it’s because of this site that he got the help he needed. I researched all I could, learned about PROPER PPI dosing and PROPERly made compounds (got bufferbabies), got into babywearing, and just kept researching…

here is my story, called Groupie Intro- it’s loong, but FULL of info that WILL help you! https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=853
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