Best formula for reflux in newborn?

[wookie3]

Please help! My 3 week old has bad reflux and hardly drinking anything as she sicks it up. She has bad wind, arches her back and cries after a feed but not for a long time just for a few seconds.

What milk can I use to help her? She is using Aptamil 1 and never had a problem until the last few days. She was drinking 3 full ounces and now hardly manages 1 without stopping and starting.

I have looked online and there is a few to choose from?

 

[AP]

I believe Cow and Gate have one. We used SMA Staydown with great results

 

[wookie3]

Thanks Atomic, is that the one that needs making differently to "normal" milk?

 

[AP]

It does, but its much easier than it sounds. We used to boil the water, let it cool in a bowl of water until it was cooler and then pop in the fridge, use each bottle when required.

I was always worried about the whole "its not what the guidelines say" think but i guess its about weighing up the pros and cons and using SMA worked when nothing else would.

 

[JMB1992]

Maybe you should try adding gaviscon to the milk? x

 

[devon_91x]

Cow and Gate and Aptimil both do a 'anti-reflux' milk. I use the C&G one and my LO has never been sick since. The only issue is that you can't buy it in supermarkets, only Boots so i have to stock up whenever i am near a Boots. But honestly it really works. I have been usuing it for about 2 months now. I tried giving my LO 'normal' C&G milk the other week to see how she would react and she spent the evening throwing up, which does go to show the 'anti-reflux' milk does work. You can make it up exactly the same as stage 1 formula except you have to leave the boiled water to cool for 45 minutes rather than 30 minutes, and you have to roll the bottles as well as shaking.

 

[holidaysan]

I used SMA staydown with DS 1. It's a bit awkward to make as you can't shake it. It did help though.
With DS 2 I've used aptamil anti reflux and its amazing. He stopped being sick after the first feed. I'd say it was easier than normal milk as I add it to room temp water. I just fill bottles up and leave them in the side then add powder when he wants a feed. Like another lady has said, they only sell it at boots but I order mine online off boots.com

I've tried gaviscon also and found it rubbish. Didn't help at all.

 

[holidaysan]

Cow and Gate and Aptimil both do a 'anti-reflux' milk. I use the C&G one and my LO has never been sick since. The only issue is that you can't buy it in supermarkets, only Boots so i have to stock up whenever i am near a Boots. But honestly it really works. I have been usuing it for about 2 months now. I tried giving my LO 'normal' C&G milk the other week to see how she would react and she spent the evening throwing up, which does go to show the 'anti-reflux' milk does work. You can make it up exactly the same as stage 1 formula except you have to leave the boiled water to cool for 45 minutes rather than 30 minutes, and you have to roll the bottles as well as shaking.

I thought the cow&gate and aptamil one were the same? The cow and gate one sounds more like the sma staydown

 

[Nessicle]

You can buy carobel over the counter which is basically all that the anti reflux formulas contain - carob bean gum.

SMA stay down thickens in the tummy rather than the bottle but the aptamil and cow and gate ones are the same

My DS is 6 week old and is on aptamil and he throws up constantly even after just an ounce with it I think it's quite light?

He has been given infant gaviscon but it doesn't really help that much tbh