The essential guide to infant reflux and the care of your crying, difficult-to-soothe baby!

For generations, doctors have been diagnosing babies with colic, offering little comfort and few solutions to worried, weary parents. But recent medical advances made through cutting-edge technology now reveal that many if not most cases of colic are actually caused by acid reflux. In this revolutionary book, Bryan Vartabedian, a noted pediatric gastroenterologist and the father of two babies with acid reflux, provides hands-on, practical advice about this hidden epidemic - and how to make your own baby happy again.

- Recognize the seven signs of reflux in infancy.
- Discover the role of milk protein allergy - the other colic.
- Learn what, when, and how to feed an irritable baby and the best positions for sleep.
- Recognize the role of formula, breast milk, bottle systems, burping, and pacifiers in your baby's fussiness and irritability.
- Understand when and why your baby may need testing for reflux.
- Weigh the pros and cons of available treatment options.
- Identify when a specialist is needed and where to find one.

Complete with inspiring real-life cases of colic solved, plus tips and illustrations, this essential guide provides real answers to a problem that has been upsetting babies and parents for years. Help and hope are at hand!

Author: Bryan Vartabedian, M.D.