If you are a parent with a baby who suffers from acid reflux disease, then you know the emotional drain it can take. You always have a crying baby on your hands and no matter what you do, your baby is not content. Often in the past, babies with acid reflux disease were labeled as "colicky" and the parents were told to wait until they outgrew the problem. Now, doctors are beginning to accept the fact that babies who are crying generally have a reason for crying. Reflux babies cry because they are in pain. There are prescription medications that can help the problem.
Some parents feel extremely guilty when their baby is suffering from acid reflux disease. They feel that it is somehow their fault that their child is in pain. They may be told by well meaning friends and family that the formula is doing it, if the baby is formula fed. The breastfeeding mother might be told it is because of something she is eating. Both of these wrong pieces of advice can cause guilt and discouragement in the parents. While it may be that a change in the mother's diet or in formula might help the problem, these things are not the cause of the problem.
Safe Baby Cribs
One of the biggest difficulties of raising a baby with acid reflux is getting the baby to sleep. This is because the moment you lay your baby down to sleep, the effect of gravity on the stomach acid is lost. Acid is sent into the esophagus, which is acid reflux. This painful problem causes the baby to fuss and wake up.
One way to combat the problem is to keep gravity in the equation. You can do this by elevating the baby's mattress to a slight incline. To do this properly, aim to have the baby's head about thirty degrees higher than her feet.
One way to do this is to tilt the mattress. You can tilt the mattress using the built in lowering mechanisms, if the crib is equipped with these. Simply raise one end up to a higher level, or lower one end down a level. This is the best way to elevate the mattress if you have it.
Another way to elevate the mattress is to add a pillow or two underneath the mattress. Even when working with an acid reflux baby, you never want to put the pillow directly under the baby's head, as this can cause suffocation. Instead, life up the mattress and place the pillow beneath it.
If the crib is on wheels, you can tilt the entire crib by removing the wheels on one end. This can make the crib unstable, so use caution. Another way to increase the incline of the crib is to place two of the legs on bricks. Using bricks with holes in the middle helps keep the entire crib stable, as the legs are put inside these holes.
Elevating your baby's crib mattress is one of the most effective ways to help her with acid reflux problems. You will find a wide range of expensive products on the market aimed to help reflux babies sleep better by elevating the sleeping position. These are often a waste of money, because with a little ingenuity and some elbow grease, you can elevate the mattress yourself!
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Christmas Sales JL Childress Crib Mobile Attachment Clamp, White Feature
- Safely and easily attaches mobiles to cribs
- Large rubber pads grip the crib railing and protect your crib from scratches and damage
- Clamp opens to 2" wide
- Convenient safety button locks the clamp in position
- Caution: adult use only, not a toy, remove mobile from crib when baby begins to push up on hands and knees, do not hang mobile directly over baby or within baby's reach, clamp is not for use on round or soft rails
Christmas Sales JL Childress Crib Mobile Attachment Clamp, White Overview
Safely and Easily Attaches Mobiles to Cribs Safely attach crib mobiles with J.L. Childress easy-to-use Crib Mobile Attachment Clamp! The Crib Mobile Attachment Clamp features large rubber pads that grip the crib railing and protect your crib from scratches and damage left by knob-and-post style arms. Use the clamp as a replacement for knob-and-post styles that don't fit in all cribs. The Crib Mobile Attachment Clamp fits onto both traditional and convertible cribs, including Baby's Dream and specialty and decorative cribs. The clamp opens to 2" wide and the arm features a convenient safety button to lock the clamp in position. The quick-attach baby bed's clamp is easy to use simply push on the lever to open the clamp and slide it over the crib railing; the clamp will automatically adjust to the width of the railing. Colors: White Assembled Product Dimensions:18" Packaged Product Size: 15" H x 4.25" W x 3.25" D Product Warnings:Adult use only Not a toy Remove mobile from crib when baby begins to push up on hands and knees. Do not hang mobile directly over baby or within baby's reach.Clamp is not for use on round or soft rails.SAVE NOW on Christmas Sales Offers below!
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