how frequently should i feed baby??

Smaller, more frequent feedings seemed best for my refluxers, but baby’s will eat when and how much they want, so it’s really up to your little one. I wouldn’t let them cry because they were still hungry to keep their feedings small…the crying will increase reflux as well. The important thing is to not over feed. Some babies are comfort eaters and will eat whether hungry or not, and that kind of over eating will aggravate reflux.

Is he on any meds?

Oh, and welcome. Glad you found us.

Here’s Laura’s intro link. Lots of valuable information here. It’s long so you may want to bookmark so you can read when you have time.

https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=853&am p;PN=1&TPN=1

You’re welcome.

How old is your baby? In my experience as a nanny and mom to three, MOST babies will stop eating when they are full and will be comforted in other ways if they are not hungry. For instance, they’ll take a nuk, or be happy to be held or carried. If they are comfort eaters they will want to be nursed or bottle fed whenever they are uncomfortable, tired, or unhappy. You’ll start to get the picture if your’s is a comfort eater. None of mine were, but I took care of babies who were. They tended to have more gas, and spit up more, but none of them had reflux, so that’s a whole different situation. It’s trickier to figure these things out with a refluxer, but with time you get to know your own baby.

Well, I have to go feed my little guy. Good luck.

Christine

My first non-refluxer was a comfort feeder, always wanted to be fed and ate all the time. Hailey started out comfort feeding, but then turned into the opposite (feeding aversion). I think for the most part, like Christine said, smaller feedings work best, but follow your baby’s lead. I’m all for feeding on demand. Good luck.