Reflux Saga - The Conclusion

I think that we've found a good solution for Mia's reflux and eating problems - at least for now. We visited Children's Therapy last week during which time they recommended thickening her milk by adding Simply Thick, a special xantham gum concoction, which is ordered online (and *may* be covered by insurance with her prognosis). By mixing her milk, it helps slow it going down her throat which ultimately allows her vocal folds to shut off the airway in time. It will also weigh things down so the milk has a harder time coming back up.

We've been giving the samples a try and so far it's working! Phew, what a relief! Mia has been consistently drinking about 4 ozs. While it's still less than what she should be consuming (5-6oz), we'll take any small gains for our little girl. We also had some success with spoon-fed foods. As posted earlier, she strongly disliked cereal and applesauce. We continued offering it each day in hopes that she would acquire a taste for them as what baby doesn't like apples? Good news, she's been eating cereal without the drama - spitting it out, trying to cough it up, or fussing.

During our therapy visit, a physical therapist stopped in to check out Mia's high muscle tone. The PT spent a few minutes with her and recommended that we get a referral from our Ped for a full PT evaluation. While I don't think that it's anything serious, we don't want her physical development sitting, crawling or walking to be affected. More to come on this.