Is he really going to outgrow this?

[Anonymous]

This is more of a vent I guess than a question but some of you may have seen on my other post that we had a lousy reflux night probably due to all of the junk he ate yesterday at his daycare Valentine’s party. So, I am just really starting to wonder if he is ever going to outgrow the reflux. The GI still assures us that he will but I read somewhere on the net the other day that if they don’t outgrow it by age 1 they often don’t so I am really beginning to get worried about it.

Mom2Seth2007-2-15 10:5:59

[Anonymous]

It’s a sliding scale, from what our peg GI said. The %’s aren’t right (I don’t remember them exactly), but you get the diea — 75% outgrow by 1 year, up to 85% by 18 mos, up to 95% by 24 mos, etc. etc. There are some kids who don’t outgrow it, but it’s a small %. My DD didn’t come off reflux meds until 21 mos, and will still reflux when teething (2 yr molars!) and will reflux when eating foods she can’t tolerate. But when we keep her diet “clean” and she’s not teething, she’s great.

It’s so frustrating to wait it out.

[Anonymous]

Tiffany, that’s the magic question for us as well. We no longer wonder “when” but “if” it will happen at all. I hope this isn’t depressing, and it’s just one person’s opinion so take it with a grain of salt- but at our last ped GI appointment, our GI told us that if they don’t outgrow it around age 2, then often they don’t outgrow it. He said that when they outgrow it by age 1, it’s often due to an immature LES, by age 2 is due to food intolerances due to an immature gut, and beyond age 2 is typically due to food intolerances that may be there for the long haul. I have no idea if this is true or not, or if he was just trying to make a point- his point being that he felt we needed to accept that this might be with us for many years to come.

That being said, even if the reflux is there, I don’t think that it needs to be as bad as it is, and I’m hopeful that thigns will improve, especially as her communication improves and she can talk to us a bit more about what she’s feeling.

I’m sorry that you’re still having such a hard time, and I hope and pray for us both that our little ones beat the odds, and do outgrow it beyond age 2.

Just an unrelated question- have you ever done any sleep training with Seth, and if so what method did you use and how did it work? You can pm me if you don’t want to post about it.

I’m just asking because we’ve decided that reflux or no reflux, we need to start getting some sleep in this house. I’ve already tried a few different sleep training methods without success. We’re looking into the tonsil/adenoid/sleep study issue, and then assuming all is clear I plan to go ahead and wean her from her night feeds and sleep train her at the same time. Any advice (since there are few of us who’ve experienced long-term sleep deprivation) would be appreciated. I’m actually starting to get concerned that Hailey’s not growing well (height-wise) because of her lack of sleep impacting growth hormone production. She’s turning out to be on the short side, which is unheard of in my family. My whole family is very tall, as am I and dh.

Anyhow, Hang in there. Like I said, I believe it will get better, even if it never goes away altogether. HUGS.

[Anonymous]

Our GI mentioned outgrowing reflux as Lori mentioned but he said if it is food related it is typically at age 3 when they out grow it unless it is a severe food allergy then the reflux is just decreased and only aggrevated with the certain foods.

[Anonymous]

Thank you everyone. I appreciate the insight and honesty. I am actually glad to hear it may be age 3 since that gives me some hope!

Lori, I did PM you about the sleep training. Let me know if it does not come through.

Mom2Seth2007-2-15 11:30:25

[Anonymous]

This is SO Late, but just in case someone still needs the information… Our specialist at UNC Chapel Hill Children’s Hospital said that he has changed his figures to 80% outgrow it by 2 years. He said that so many children are not outgrowing it be a year these days and that they used to say 18 months, but now it is 2 years. He said that after 2 years, the chances are small that the child will fully outgrow it. It is scary. My son is only 10 months but is showing NO signs of improvement. Good luck to all of you.

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