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I am a FTM to a baby girl who turned 3 months today. I am just wondering if this would be reflux or normal behavior at this age.

So far, she sleeps great at night -- only wakes up once to feed, and then back to bed. As for naps though... another story. She can nap for hours in the swing which I hate doing because of the risk. Sometimes naps well in a contact sleep, occasionally waking and cries. Usually the contact sleeps are on my chest, stomach to stomach, and when she wakes from them, she stiffens and arches back before crying, to where it almost looks like she's doing tummy time, or like a little banana. Bouncing is the only thing that resolves this, and I can usually feel it coming on when she stiffens, so I bounce.

Crib naps are hit and miss, almost always a miss. This is where I'd prefer her to be when not contact napping. When I do manage to slip her to the crib, it's initially successful, no wakes. Roughly 15 minutes after though, she will wake up crying. I notice too that most of the time there is spit up underneath her head when she does so.

Also to note if it's important, she has torticollis that I am getting physical therapy for. She has a witching hour of about 6pm to 12am, though I notice this might be shifting with contact naps, and I am able to put her down for sleep at 9am the last couple of nights (have to sometimes pick her up again to bounce soothe.)

I brought these up to the pediatrician, and I feel like I've went through a slew of formulas already by recommendation. Was on Similac 360 starting out, gave her bad blowouts/diarrhea. Switched to Sensitive, curdled spit up, napping seemed painful and less frequent. Tried multiple gentle formulas, generic and Dr. Brown's Soothepro, still fussy (and pediatrician was concerned it might be CMPA because of her poops being dark green and soft, but I think that is normal?). On Dr. Brown's specifically, she was constipated and had to supplement apple juice. The same occurred when the pediatrician switched us to Alimentum, bad constipation. She normally on all formulas seemed to go every 3 days, but on this one it was a week (may have been the formula switch up, but I'm not sure). Worse spit up on this one and still fussy. Also was trying Kendamil probiotic drops at this point, which may have possibly caused constipation issues since it was the same deal with Dr. Brown's and their added probiotics in the formula.

Now trying out Bubs Goat. Overall less fussy and softer poops, but still those moments with napping and waking upset. Curdled spit up, but I think this may be normal too?

Note though, it has never been vomit levels of spit up.

I would just like to have her napping in a safe place at this point! Would an A.R. formula be worth trying? I'm just afraid it could cause her constipation again. Are these behaviors truly reflux related like my gut says, or just an age thing? This has started since 2 months. The diarrhea on Similac 360 was at 1 month.

I am a FTM to a baby girl who turned 3 months today. I am just wondering if this would be reflux or normal behavior at this age.

So far, she sleeps great at night -- only wakes up once to feed, and then back to bed. As for naps though... another story. She can nap for hours in the swing which I hate doing because of the risk. Sometimes naps well in a contact sleep, occasionally waking and cries. Usually the contact sleeps are on my chest, stomach to stomach, and when she wakes from them, she stiffens and arches back before crying, to where it almost looks like she's doing tummy time, or like a little banana. Bouncing is the only thing that resolves this, and I can usually feel it coming on when she stiffens, so I bounce.

Crib naps are hit and miss, almost always a miss. This is where I'd prefer her to be when not contact napping. When I do manage to slip her to the crib, it's initially successful, no wakes. Roughly 15 minutes after though, she will wake up crying. I notice too that most of the time there is spit up underneath her head when she does so.

Also to note if it's important, she has torticollis that I am getting physical therapy for. She has a witching hour of about 6pm to 12am, though I notice this might be shifting with contact naps, and I am able to put her down for sleep at 9am the last couple of nights (have to sometimes pick her up again to bounce soothe.)

I brought these up to the pediatrician, and I feel like I've went through a slew of formulas already by recommendation. Was on Similac 360 starting out, gave her bad blowouts/diarrhea. Switched to Sensitive, curdled spit up, napping seemed painful and less frequent. Tried multiple gentle formulas, generic and Dr. Brown's Soothepro, still fussy (and pediatrician was concerned it might be CMPA because of her poops being dark green and soft, but I think that is normal?). On Dr. Brown's specifically, she was constipated and had to supplement apple juice. The same occurred when the pediatrician switched us to Alimentum, bad constipation. She normally on all formulas seemed to go every 3 days, but on this one it was a week (may have been the formula switch up, but I'm not sure). Worse spit up on this one and still fussy. Also was trying Kendamil probiotic drops at this point, which may have possibly caused constipation issues since it was the same deal with Dr. Brown's and their added probiotics in the formula.

Now trying out Bubs Goat. Overall less fussy and softer poops, but still those moments with napping and waking upset. Curdled spit up, but I think this may be normal too?

Note though, it has never been vomit levels of spit up.

I would just like to have her napping in a safe place at this point! Would an A.R. formula be worth trying? I'm just afraid it could cause her constipation again. Are these behaviors truly reflux related like my gut says, or just an age thing? This has started since 2 months. The diarrhea on Similac 360 was at 1 month.