2 Weeks Old - How Much Spit up Is Too Much?

I have a 2 week old, and he just spits up a mouthful or so several times a day.. but my other two kids... totally different.. my 7 yr old would projectile at least a few times a week. I think he would eat too fast or too much. My babies are really big.. and he was gaining weight so the Dr. wasn't concerned. I have a friend who had a son who did the same thing, and he had acid reflux. I would talk to the pediatrician at your next appt.

Good luck!

Id say at this point to make your pediatrician aware of it. My son was one to drink waaayyy to fast and threw a fit if I tried to burp him in middle of the feeding....hence lots of spit up when he burped at the end. I was told as long as eating, peeing and pooping is ok and he is gaining weight a bit of spit up is ok. Always trust that mommy instinct though and check with your doc if you are unsure. They are used to us neurotic first time mommy's calling all the time! hee hee ;) Only other thing may be to burp him more often during feeding OR keep him more upright after feeding......never is a magic answer huh? Good luck and enjoy the little one!

As long as he is peeing, pooping and gaining weight it is probably nothing. Some babies will just spit up everything and you will feel as if it is the new style. However, if he is not gaining weight or peeing and pooping, you need to contact the doctor and have him checked for Pyloric Stenosis. Pyloric Stenosis is the most prevelent in first born males. My first was an exception. I had a daughter, but she was our first and she did have Pyloric Stenosis. If there is any doubt in your mind, take him in to see the doctor. You can have him weighed and let them know.

Good Luck and enjoy your precious little gift from God.

Sounds like my daughter many years ago. I tried my best to stop nursing her when she was full but she wanted no part in that and wanted more. She would nurse and be full and continue and then it all would come up. We would clean her up, me up and the floor and then she would nurse again and go to sleep. The process lasted about a week or so. I think it is part of the process to make you make more milk. After the milk came in and she had a routine (on demand) she stopped spitting up.

So if all else is normal wet and poopy diapers I would say it is just the baby's temperment. Sometimes the stomach flap in a baby is not fully developed at birth and allows some of the milk to come back up. This is something else to consider. Call your doctor and talk with him or his nurse if you still feel unsure of the situation.

Enjoy these fleeting moments as they will be gone soon.

The other S.

depends on the child. My first NEVER spit up when he burbed. My 2nd, I was completely unprepared for. a few times, he spit up as you descriped, and sometimes he still does, smiling the whole time. If he isn't in any discomfort, I don't worry about it.

Burp him during feedings and after.
Newborns... often gag when the let-down is gushing out... they cannot yet always modulate their intake and drinking coordination.
Some Moms have a strong let-down...

If this just happened once, it is probably nothing. he may have eaten too fast ot too much at the time. My son did spit up a lot. He was my first and I had no idea if it was too much or normal. By the time he was 2 monnths old he was really fussy until he spit up. He ended up having acid reflux, so it is a good idea to bring it up to your pediatrician, but unless you are really concerned about it, you can just wait until your next visit.

For many babies, spitting up is just a fact of life. The first few months of her life, my daughter spit up non-stop. For medical reasons, I could not breastfeed and there were times I swear she brought up everything she took in. Burping her half-way through and afterwards helped, but sometimes it still just happened no matter what. She never was in pain or distressed about it. She was what they call a "happy spitter" - she would spit up and then act like nothing happened. The pediatrician reassured us that it was more of a laundry problem than a medical problem - she was gaining weight and everything else was normal. If he is not especially fussy, if he is pooping and peeing okay and putting weight on, I would not worry about it. You can always check with your pediatrician to know for sure.

It's probably nothing. However, since he is a boy and the first child you should rule out Pyloric Stenosis. Was the spit up right away after eating? or a little bit after. Just let your doctor know about it, especially if it is more than one episode.

Oh my, I remember those days. My first child was like that too. With her, it would happen once a day. I was also breastfeeding. My former pediatrician was making me nurse her way too often, so she was eating too much. I was told to nurse every 1.5-2 hours, but she just wasn't hungry. The result was throwing up all over me.
You should call your doctor just to check in, but I'm sure he is fine. Good luck! I know it's hard when your first spits up all the time. My 2nd hardly spit up which was a nice relief after all the spit up from from first.

From your post, I'm thinking it's only happened once? If so, or if it's only an occasional thing, I wouldn't worry too much. Maybe menton it to your pedi at his next appt. But spit up is normal. If it's a normal everyday thing, I would call and make an appt. My ODS didn't spit up too much, especially as he got older. He occasionally spit up a lot, like what you said, but he was perfectly healthy. My YDS spit up all the time (and he wasn't happy about it, and also had other symptoms), and turns out he had acid reflux and needed medication to control it.

I would take him to your Pediatrician. I think the spurting/gushing might indicate GERD/reflux, which is fairly common and often goes away as they get older/stronger and more developed. Better to give them a call than worry:)