Sleep Training For Babies With Reflux

Before jumping into sleep training if you suspect reflux you ll need to confirm the diagnosis.

Sleep training for babies with reflux.

The essential guide to infant reflux and the care of your crying difficult to soothe baby by bryan vartabedian md. What are the signs of reflux in babies. I m desperate and going insane i hate hearing him cry and i can t stand to think of doing it when he s old enough to call out mum and cry. So this goes without saying that i m not really interested in haters telling me i m a bad mum for thinking about cio sleep training.

Once the reflux is being treated there is no reason why your baby cannot follow a gentle sleep training plan. He has reflux which he has just started. Even though this class can not take away the pain of reflux it can hand parents tools to make progress on sleep skills and differentiate between overtiredness and true discomfort. It doesn t mean you can t improve your baby s sleep and i do encourage parents to try using a no cry or limited crying sleep training method because too much crying can aggravate the reflux.

You can sleep train even if your baby has reflux. The taking cara babies newborn class for babies birth 12 weeks can help a baby with reflux. Before you start exploring different sleep training methods get the okay from your doctor. Babies with severe gerd often experience sleep apnea the absence of breathing so always place your baby on their back for sleeping.

Crying it out sleep training for reflux babies. For severe cases of gerd i recommend getting the reflux under control prior to helping your baby learn to sleep better. If your baby is prescribed medication you should see a difference in 24 48 hours. First and foremost your baby s symptoms will need to be under control if you are to help with better sleep.

Remember the reflux will eventually resolve itself but the habits your baby develops may stick around so do your best to begin. There are several gentle ways to help them and you sleep better even while waiting for this stage to pass. However as your baby gets older and passes the 4 month sleep regression it s time to start gently weaning your baby away from any sleep associations like rocking to sleep or sleeping in the infant swing.