Infantreflux.org | car seat screaming mylanta

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September 3, 2006 at 5:57 pm #12884

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just wondering if this is an across the board red herring for reflux—do all babies with GERD scream in the car seats? we have to give big doses of mylanta before going anywhere to keep them calm and happy. just curious if this is reflux or our car seats. thanks!

September 3, 2006 at 7:47 pm #12890

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it’s both. the angle of some car seats, especially the infant ones, put pressure on their bellies…

September 3, 2006 at 8:58 pm #12894

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Yeah, I’ve read that here a number of times; that refluxers often have a hard time in the carseat, especially the reclined infant seats. Ellie screamed and screamed in her carseat for a long time but back then I had no idea why. Myles wasn’t as bad, but often threw up in his.

Is he in an infant only/rear facing seat? He still needs to ride rear facing and reclined, but the convertible seats might put less pressure on his tummy. I don’t think they are as srunched up in the bigger seats. I moved Myles to a convertible seat at six months (still rear facing and reclined) and he is much happier in it.

How’s he doing otherwise? 15mg is a pretty low dose of Prevacid. Do you think it’s enough for him?

September 3, 2006 at 11:05 pm #12902

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Neither Abby or Kayla (both refluxers) ever had trouble with their car seats. They have (thankfully) always been happy travelers. Of course, with both of them, they have practically lived in the vehicle as we don’t tend to stay home a lot and both sets of in-laws live out of state. The Prevacid dose is pretty low – maybe that could have something to do with it – if only they came with instruction books!!

Robin

September 4, 2006 at 10:52 am #12908

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Alex doesn’t seem to mind her car seat. Kaelyn used to scream in hers all of the time. She did much better when we switched her to a convertible car seat at 5 months.

September 4, 2006 at 8:02 pm #12924

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So interesting….i guess it depends on the seat and the severity of the reflux. THanks everyone for your help.

September 4, 2006 at 9:35 pm #12926

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Hailey also screamed non stop until she vomitted every time she went in her carseat from the first time we left the hospital, until she was 4 months old. I don’t know if it made her uncomfortable, or if she was just a very anxious baby and sitting back there facing the back of the car freaked her out. I used to want to lose it driving her around with her screaming and puking like that, and then choking on the puke! NOT FUN!!!! Hope it passes soon.

September 5, 2006 at 7:01 am #12934

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Marisa did MUCH better in her convertible seat (we have the Britax

Roundabout and she LOVES it). The infant seat definitely worsened her reflux

and caused her to cry – although that was helped when we put a folded up

washcloth under her tush and another behind her back (by the small of her

back) to help prop her up and stretch her out. But the Britax is great – she

relaxes and dozes in it all the time.

September 12, 2006 at 9:01 pm #13439

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Natalia has always enjoyed car rides. Some babies dont like them tho. Maybe try a different seat.
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