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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP. [b]The other other thing we were told strictly no feeding lying down since it will lead to ear infections in reflux babies and in desperation I did just that, lucky me, she fed 2.5 oz fairly easil[/b]y. She is always staring at our food, we try to eat in front of her and make exaggerated yum sounds. I even filled her dr browns bottle with milk and started drinking for it to encourage her.

Prevacid could be giving her a tummyache. Her reduced feed coincides also with the start of Prevacid. 
I have posted on DCUM a couple of times in the past but mainly about car seats and strollers and the like. Your responses PPs have been great. [/quote]

Who told you that OP?  We were taught to feed side-lying due to swallowing difficulties in the NICU.  At 16 months, my son still lays on his left side and nurses many times a day (actually wouldn't drink any other way until he had a breakthrough this weekend with a pink nosey cup given to us by our speech therapist - you might try that, actually).  Anyway, he just now has his FIRST ear infection and it is in his right ear - he has only ever eaten laying on his left.  So... if your LO does well eating on her side, I don't see a reason not to.[/quote]

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