How to Give Gaviscon to an Infant
Wait until your baby is 1 year old to use Gaviscon Infant.. Try other methods of soothing reflux first.. Talk to your doctor before using Gaviscon.
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Wait until your baby is 1 year old to use Gaviscon Infant.
Wait until your baby is 1 year old to use Gaviscon Infant.
Try other methods of soothing reflux first.
Try other methods of soothing reflux first.
Talk to your doctor before using Gaviscon.
Talk to your doctor before using Gaviscon.
Do not add Gaviscon to a formula with a thickener.
Do not add Gaviscon to a formula with a thickener.
Use 1 packet of Gaviscon Infant for a baby under 10 pounds (4.5 kg).
Use 1 packet of Gaviscon Infant for a baby under 10 pounds (4.5 kg).
Add 2 packets for a baby over 10 pounds (4.5 kg).
Add 2 packets for a baby over 10 pounds (4.5 kg).
Add the powder to cooled, boiled water for breastfed babies.
Add the powder to cooled, boiled water for breastfed babies.
with a spoon or syringe after you breastfeed them.
with a spoon or syringe after you breastfeed them.
Mix the powder into formula for bottle-fed babies.
Mix the powder into formula for bottle-fed babies.
Make a bigger hole in a bottle teat or choose one with a faster flow.
Make a bigger hole in a bottle teat or choose one with a faster flow.
Try an alternative formula.
Try an alternative formula.
Feed your baby more often.
Feed your baby more often.
Position your baby in a more upright position when feeding.
Position your baby in a more upright position when feeding.
Burp your baby while feeding and directly after.
Burp your baby while feeding and directly after.
Keep the baby from moving around too much after feeding.
Keep the baby from moving around too much after feeding.
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