Weight Percentile For Infants

Infant acid reflux. For new parents, the term sounds ominously medical, implying something is horribly wrong with their baby. In most cases, fortunately, acid reflux in infants is no cause for alarm. In fact, the condition is so common fifty percent of babies exhibit the most common symptom of acid reflux in infants: they spit up.

A baby with infant acid reflux, or infant gastroesophageal reflux, spits up stomach contents, sometimes with amazing frequency. After feeding is the most common time for spitting up food, although babies may also spit up while coughing, crying, or during bowel movements. (Some parents are willing to swear clean clothes—on themselves of the baby—triggers infant acid reflux, but medical evidence for the connection is, oddly enough, non existent!).

Infant Acid Reflux Symptoms

Spitting up isn't the only symptom of acid reflux in infants, but it is the most common. Other infant acid reflux symptoms include crankiness while feeding and poor feeding habits. While quite common, not every baby with infant acid reflux experiences these symptoms.