Ask Dr Sears
Not only does GER hurt babies, it hurts parents,
who may be erroneously led to believe that their
baby cries a lot because they just have a "fussy
baby" or something is wrong with their parenting,
which is not true. Undiagnosed and untreated reflux
often results in the "hurting family."
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical
Center
Gastroesophageal reflux is a condition in which
stomach contents leak backward from the stomach
into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to
the stomach) after eating. This article discusses
reflux in infants.
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Medscape.com
As many as 60-70% of infants experience emesis
during at least one feeding per 24-hour period
by age 3-4 months.
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Reflux.org
Pediatric Acid Reflux 101
What is Reflux? Acid Reflux, also known as Gastroesophageal
Reflux (GER) is a medical term that literally
means stomach-esophagus-backwash. Very simply
it means your child’s food comes back up
and brings some stomach acid with it in the form
of a wet burp or a little spit up.
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About.com
Acid Reflux Basics
Many newborns and infants have reflux,
spitting up after almost every feeding. Fortunately,
many don't require any treatment if they are simply
making a mess, are gaining weight, sleep well,
and aren't fussy. Several acid reflux treatments
are available for those babies who need it though.
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PAGER
PAGER is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that
provides information and support to parents, patients
and doctors about Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER).
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Infantrefluxdisease.com
It is estimated that at least fifty percent of
all newborns (up to 85% of premature babies) are
born with some degree of infant reflux and that
number is rising. While it's true that most of
these babies outgrow their condition within the
first few months of life and many do not require
medical intervention for their reflux, there are
a percentage who do not outgrow it and are really
bothered by their infant reflux. There are also
many who suffer dreadful complications and do
not respond to even the most aggressive treatment.
InfantRefluxDisease.com is your complete guide
for living with, treating and managing, a baby
or child living with infant reflux and/or pediatric
GERD.
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Meet the people who invented the Tucker
Sling
It is said that necessity is the mother of invention,
but, for one Kenner mom in the early 1990s, the
motivation that led to the creation of a device
that would ultimately bring comfort to thousands
of infants was not so much necessity, as it was
love.
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