Sleep baby on an incline.
Best way for baby with silent reflux to sleep.
The good news is that you can drastically change your nights by changing the way you sleep.
Schedule time between sleeping and eating because acid reflux occurs after meals don t put your infant to bed immediately after a feeding.
5 key tips for helping your baby with reflux sleep better.
But you can t make baby sleep.
You can use a sleeping wedge which is just the right shape to prop up your baby s head.
Put baby to sleep on his or her back.
Small but frequent feedings.
What may be the best sleeping position for some could actually aggravate gerd symptoms.
So with at least 3 babies who had reflux like symptoms i learned a few things.
So really the best and safest sleep position for your baby is also one of the worst positions for her acid reflux.
You don t have to sit with baby.
Back sleeping is the worst for those with acid reflux at night.
The safest way is to prop the crib mattress up at a 30 degree angle.
If you re bottle feeding take a look at the nipple.
This was one of the small changes that made a big difference to my baby s sleep.
Take time to burp your baby.
Most babies should be placed on their backs to sleep even if they have reflux.
One of the ways to help your baby sleep better is keep your baby upright for 30 minutes after a feed according to dr.
There have been many infant deaths linked to unsupervised sleep time in car seats so i would avoid that route.
Try raising your baby s head slightly so the acid doesn t rise back up.
Truthfully all my babies slept well because it was something i focused on.
Instead burp them and wait 30 minutes before lying your.
The best you can do is to make super baby is well fed help minimize their pain or discomfort and create the right conditions for sleep.
Frequent burps during and after feeding can keep air from building up in your baby s stomach.
Or you can try using rolled up towels or blankets under the top of the mattress to do this.
What s more laying your baby flat on her back to sleep which is the safest way for babies to sleep in order to reduce the risk of sids tends to make the symptoms of reflux and gerd even worse.
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