One Mom's Story: Courtney and Baby Molly

Sodium Bicarbonate--two words that sound like they belong in a chemistry lab. Otherwise known as baking soda, sodium bicarbonate is an alkali (antacid) which alters the naturally occurring pH of baby's stomach acid and may work to counteract some discomfort caused by acid reflux in cases of acidic stomach. For this reason, antacid tablets contain the ingredient, but as Medline Plus, a service of the National Library of Medicine says, it's not recommended for children under 6. Medline also warns about taking sodium bicarbonate with large amounts of milk or milk products. To do so, may cause antacids to lead to unwanted side effects and/ or worsening of condition.* Courtney learned this the hard way. Her daughter, Molly, was born with reflux and a bit of colic and as a result, was an unhappy baby. Courtney says life was stressful. She describes it like this, "On top of the constant spitting up there was crying all afternoon and evening from painful gas. And when I say she spit up, I'm talking at least five times every meal. Full spit ups-- not just a little bit here and there. The doctor put her on antacid meds and they seemed to help a good bit with the spit up, but she still was spitting up more than most babies and had the gas. I had tried gas drops and I cut a lot of things from my diet--dairy, nuts and some fruits. I was told by many people to try gripe water, so I started using Little Tummies and Baby's Bliss. At first, it was great. She even started sleeping through the night, but then, she started acting like she was in  a lot of pain again."

Courtney turned to the internet to see what was going on. She says, "I started looking up gripe water on the internet and I came across your [Colic Calm] website. I had no idea that the brands I was using before had stuff in it that could be hurting her. Because so many people told me to try gripe water, I trusted that they were all safe. I read on your site about the things like baking soda that were in the other gripe water brands and the complete lack of FDA regulations." Courtney purchased Colic Calm that same day, and by the next, Molly was resting peacefully again. When asked how often she administered the solution, Courtney replied, "At first I was just giving it to her when she would start crying from the symptoms and I would give it to her at bedtime. I am now giving her half doses before feedings and a full dose before bed. If she starts crying from gas pain I will give her a half dose then. But I have found that I'm having to give the additional half dose less." The mother of two finishes her interview by saying, "Before we never could really see Molly's personality and now she gets the peace to smile and play with us. She is also sleeping through the night again and getting good naps during the day. It is so hard to watch your baby curl up in pain and cry or make herself as stiff as a board and scream. Now that we are on Colic Calm there is VERY little of that and for that I am very thankful." *For more on sodium bicarbonate, please refer to the Colic Calm website by clicking here. Are you a Colic Calm user and would like to share your story? Just let us know by leaving a comment below and we’ll be in touch! As a thank you, Colic Calm will send you one bottle when your story goes live.