Reflux Question

Both of my little ones had reflux really bad so I feel for you and how hard you life is! I used a whole group of things to make it better, and I hope some of this helps you.
1. I used the playtex dropins with latex slow flow nipples, they still use the same one now that they are older.
2. Give Mylanta as needed for gas and acid burn. This works great instantaneously.
3. Use Zantac and if its not enough then switch to Prevacid, but talk to doctor first.
4. Sleep in infant car seat or simliar angle because it helps keep the acid down instead of in the throat. We actually used the Graco Sweetpeace Soother because it moved as well and that helped a lot!
5. Feed smaller amounts more often. I think at 3 months we were about 2 to 2.5 oz every 1.5 hours instead of every 3.
6. If you are dealing with colic then look into a milk Protein allergy, its not lactose its the protein so you should use soy or Alimentum type formula. Soy tends to cause constipation, so you may need to mix or do all alimentum.
7. Hyland's Colic pills...These are a life saver and all parents should be given them in my opinion!

I hope this helps, but to answer your original question, I would keep with the slow nipple because when you give more faster the stomach can get overwhelmed and then vomiting can occur. I didn't use the Dr. Browns because of all the little pieces. I also saw that they don't ever stop dripping so the baby can't stop to take a breath. Is that a problem for her? Good luck mama! this can be so hard but it usually goes away by 9-12 months.

Don't switch!
There is no need to switch - that whole thing is mostly about marketing, not what a baby needs.

And while I didn't try it, my intuition is that faster flow would make it worse because he'd get more in his tummy faster, and then it will be more likely to all come back up.

My son who is 6 now had reflux as a baby. I bf him for about 5 weeks before switching to formula (not by choice,it was out of my control). I think I had him on the bottle flow with 2 holes in it. It's been a long time so it's hard to remember what we used. Really I think the only thing that helped him was the zantac and gripe water. I'm sorry your baby is dealing with reflux. It's just awful :( I remember my son would just scream and scream all day long and then when he would burp, everything would come right back up (and fly across the room). When he was about 5 months old I would put a little bit of baby cereal in his bottle and that helped a little also.

My son had reflux at that age, and I would not switch nipples. One of the things that we were watchful of was how fast he was eating. This was pointed out to us by the doctor. We didn't want him trying to eat too fast. Also, we had to mix his formula with a thickener, so we did have to try a couple of different nipple sizes to see which was the right one for him. He would cough and gag when we gave him a nipple with too much flow. I would just stick with the nipple you are currently using. It's working now, right?

Keep in mind that there really is not NEED to change nipples. Breast fed babies drink from the same size nipple and same flow level the entire time they are breast fed. Older babies will usually do fine with a faster flow, but they will also do just fine with the "slow flow" nipples.

My oldest was breast fed with the occasional bottle for 8 months and then bottle fed until he was 1. The only size nipple he ever had was "slow flow."

Made no difference for us. Zantac did though ... Maybe your little one needs Prevacid instead.

WOW! Did the Ped. tell you to give her Zantac??? That's pretty hard core for a 3month old baby! PLEASE if the Dr. did not prescribe this medication, take her in & have her evaluated before giving it to her again, any/all meds even OTC should be OK'ed by your Ped. Dr..

I would switch the formula you are using, once again after the Dr. checking her out.

Best!

Small numerous feedings instead of a few faster ones. Sit her up all the time, don't lay her down flat even during the night. Put her in a bouncy seat in her bed and she can sit up while strapped in. This is a good position for her to keep more in her tummy.