Customer Reviews

AR Pillow - Acid Reflux Pillow Wedge for Babies and Infants - Safely Elevate to a 30 Degree Angle - The Researched, Proven & Best Positioner to Relieve Colic and Acid Reflux

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We ordered the AR Pillow for our infant granddaughter whose reflux was giving her a lot of discomfort and interfering with her sleep as well as that of her parents and older brother. It hurt to see our precious granddaughter in so much distress. The pillow, in addition to anti-reflux medication has helped considerably. One problem, however, has been that the noise caused by opening the velcro fasteners has startled her, initiating crying, air swallowing and reflux. Old-fashioned ties might improve the design. In addition, for the cost of materials put into this product, I believe the cost is quite high. Someone handy with a sewing machine, cotton fabric and a piece of foam rubber with a 30 degree wedge, could make their own.
Flamen Ball, Jr., M.D. F.A.A.P.
Nacogdoches, Texas

I bought this for my 3 months old son. He wakes up crying every hour and he diagnosed with acid reflux. We were very excited to have this because we needed to keep his head elevated. However, we could not use it even one night.
He moves suddenly in his sleep and straps were not strong enough to keep him. Also pillow is narrow. My son once moved and his head dropped from pillow (this is a high pillow), but his belly was still strapped. It was a scary position. We immediately decided not to use it.
If it was wide enough to cover crib side to side, I would want to use it. My son is still suffering and we have not found anything that works, yet.
It is overpriced for material and quality. It looks and feels very cheap.

I bought this for my newborn who was recently diagnosed with acid reflux. It seems to work very well with helping spitting up/vomiting. I have peace od mind knowing that he will not choke if he does spit up during the night. I think it would be better if the pillow did come in different sizes...my son is small and the strap that goes across his belly is up to his arm pits.

My 2 month old son has been diagnosed with acid reflux and I was looking for an alternative to placing him in his swing so he could stretch out his legs. He has been taking infant Zantac which is working quite well and I thought this would nicely compliment the medication. I received the product today and placed my son in it as directed and he was inconsolable. Once I put him back in the swing he stopped crying. I was very disappointed to learn that this product can not be returned on account of health reasons (which I understand). However, I wish this information had been more prominently displayed along with the 20% restocking fee. I would not recommend this pillow as the portion where the infants' head is to be placed is very, very, very firm and it felt uncomfortable to the touch which is probably why he would not stop crying. I have learned my lesson to check the return policy prior to purchasing an item.

It's really helpful for my daughter. As she suffered after meals, we have to hold her over an hour. But we now hold her for half an hour, and then use this pillow. She thankfully can rest and sleep well for long time. We satisfied this product and appreciate the inventor. And thank you for fast delivery, even though I am in East Asia, I can get this order faster than I expected. I strongly recommend this product to acid reflux children.

My son was born with a protein allergy and severe acid reflux. Sleep as an infant, was always an issue. When my daughter was born with the same issues, I was determined to find a better solution. She is three months old today and slept 7 hours straight last night! She was experiencing painful spitting up, coughing, and I needed to hold her through most of the night. The only place that helped was the car seat but I was uncomfortable with keeping her in that all night. She also has hip dysplasia and is in a harness. The pillow does not get in the way of her harness. Having said all this, there are some things to improve on. The velcro straps are extremely loud to take her out in--sometimes startling her. The strap also is large for her and does go under her armpits. I just fold it over and twist the straps to avoid it being to close to her head. I also agree with the other reader---if you can sew--you could probably make this yourself but for me it was worth the peace of mind and some sleep.

I really wanted to be excited about this product. My son has acid reflux and we ordered the pillow to prop him up at night so he wouldn't have to sleep in a swing with makes his neck and back get all crooked. I agree with the reviews that said it looks cheaply made. That wouldn't have been an issue if it had worked, but unfortunately it didn't. He was more comfortable than in the swing. The problem was that when he wiggled around as he was waking up he would end up diagonal across the pillow with his head hanging off. After it happed twice the first week we owned it, my husband and I decided that it wasn't worth the risk. it may work better for smaller babies but my son was big enough that even in the harness he could get his head over the edge (he is 6 months, 20 lbs). he is now back in the swing until we find a medication to allow him to sleep flat in a bed.

I read the other reviews concerning baby being able to get themselves scooted off the edge of the pillow. I was concerned, so I planned to order the rigging and affix it to another, wider wedge. So I went to Youtube to try to figure out how it worked and if I could rig it, and what do you know? I figured out what the problem is. You have to use the green gingham pillow case thing under the arms but OVER the straps so the little one can't squirm out! This is the video I found most useful: [...]
Now I'd agree that the green gingham cases suck. God help you if you need to wash it. In fact, fortunately I had already ordered the two cases and extra sling so I had one that was still right. I now keep a waterproof pad under him against the wedge so I don't have to do more than spot clean the gingham case. But over all, this pillow has made it possible for my super-refluxy son to nap in his own crib and maybe sleep thru the night there! We also use it to play downstairs. My son can't be flat except after sleeping thru the night...