Coping with reflux

When Daddy T called me on Tuesday he had already been to three different pharmacies. None of them had what he was looking for.

He started talking about using a home delivery service, which would ensure we would get the medicine sent to us the same evening. But I didn’t really understand the rush.

Baby Girl had seemed unhappy at times in the last few days, but we had still been advised to wait and see one more day before potentially starting her on her reflux medication. She had been crying during feeds, and we had been told it could be a case of a bit of reflux coupled with the milk flowing too quickly for her. In addition to getting the prescription, we were advised to burp her more often and keep her in a more upright position during and after feeds.

The problem was that Daddy T had only had four hours of sleep the night before. He wasn’t exactly eager to hold off and monitor the situation. It was a top priority for him to get Baby Girl’s medicine straight away, as he was not taking any risks with more sleepless nights.

But since the pharmacies around his office were all out of the reflux medicine, I guess he’s not alone. There must be a lot of dads like him in The City – sleep-deprived and terribly eager to fix the problem.

Tags: Baby health, Breastfeeding, Burping, Reflux, Sleep