Our Story

Within three days of bringing our daughter Lucy home, I was already very worried about her sickiness.  I remember calling the hospital midwives at 3 in the morning crying because she was being sick so often and so much.  They kept reassuring me that all babies posset (bring milk back up) and it was nothing to worry about but I just knew that something was wrong.  At her 6 week check, she hadn’t gained a single ounce.  

The symptoms of Infant Reflux vary but in our case, the main symptom was vomiting - any milk she drank just came gushing effortlessly out of her mouth – often up to ten times after each feed (and often during feeding).  Those early days are a haze of sicky muslins; non-stop feeding and constant anguish.  She was kept permanently propped up when awake and immediately cried or was sick if laid flat.

She was put on an anti-reflux agent which helped a little but the problem remained. I tried various formula milks but this only increased the symptoms – we discovered later that she was also dairy and soy intolerant.

I started spending hours trawling the internet looking for answers. I discovered that there were many positioning products available in the US that weren’t available here. We tested them all! They not only drastically reduced my daughter’s reflux but made life easier in general and gave me much-needed peace of mind because I knew she was safe– up until then she had been sleeping propped up on pillows.

I then realised that I could make these products and other fantastic British soothing products available in the UK to help other parents in the same situation and so   Soothe Your Baby was born!