This back-flow is called posseting if the vomits are only small spills. Most infants with remain healthy and thrive with symptoms settling down between 6 and 10 months of age when the infant starts to become more upright. Vomiting due to reflux may occur at any time but especially after a feed. A baby may refuse to feed despite hunger because of the pain of the inflamed gullet or he may want to feed constantly as the milk may temporarily sooth the burning. Baby may be irritable just at certain times, especially when lying down for a while, or he could be irritable all day.
Some babies have reflux without vomiting.
Reflux is diagnosed clinically. When feeding try to sit baby up or feed with baby prone on your body with your back reclining at a 30 degree angle. Keep him upright while winding and for 30 minutes after a feed. The 30 degree prone position is best for relief of reflux and irritability. If the baby does not like lying on his tummy try sitting him upright in a Fraser chair, a stroller or car seat to an angle of at least 60 degrees.