- Overview of different non-medical prevention, management and treatment options for the symptoms.
- Outline of symptoms and discussion of differential diagnosis based on holistic view of feeding and symptom history.
- Examination of some of the questions to ask, around existing symptoms, family history, feeding history, parental choices, and other forms of assessment.
Caring for a baby with reflux is difficult, exhausting and confusing. It may be isolating as the mother may be concerned about the baby posseting when outside the family home. Does she have enough changes of clothes for herself and the baby? What will other people say? What if the regurgitated milk goes onto someone or something else? The mother may feel a loss in confidence as well as exhaustion. Being told that her baby’s symptoms are normal may be somewhat reassuring, but may also leave her feelings helpless and belittled. Listening to the parents’ concerns, and believing them, before seeking to find a solution, is a vital first step.