Parent Resources

By Dr. Jennifer Harris Your baby has finally been prescribed medication for reflux. You hoped this would be the turning point. But days—or perhaps weeks—later, your baby is still crying, arching, refusing feeds or waking uncomfortable. Maybe the medication seemed to help initially but gradually stopped working. Or perhaps you're seeing absolutely no difference at all. Parents often reach this point feeling incredibly discouraged. “If reflux is the problem, why isn't the reflu

By: Dr.Jennifer Harris “Famotidine worked amazingly at first. Now we're back where we started.” This is something I hear frequently from parents of babies being treated for reflux. Perhaps your baby started famotidine (Pepcid) and within days seemed noticeably more comfortable. Feeds improved. The arching decreased. They seemed happier after eating. You finally felt as though you'd found something that helped. Then, several weeks later, the symptoms started creeping back. Nat