Hi everyone,
I have a 4.5 month old boy. He seems to spit up quite a bit almost every other feeding. I have taken him to the dr. and he said that it isn't anything wrong with his stomach. Does anyone know anything that can slow down the spitting up? I have tried sitting him up to eat, lying down, burping him after each ounce and getting a differnt kind of nipple for his bottle. So far nothing has worked to slow it down. If anyone else knows anything that has worked for them that would be great.
Thanks so much for taking the time to help.
K.
Both of my guys were hardcore spitty babies. Until they were around 9 mo, I just kept cloth bibs on, and changed them often. They are both great eaters, and chunky monkeys :-)
Our doctor told us we had a laundry problem and to just wait it out. Right around 10 months it finally stopped. Our baby was on soy formula but that didn't help or hurt. Adding rice cereal likewise made no difference. If there is nothing medically wrong, then just remember some babies just spit up a lot. We used a lot of bibs to keep from doing clothing changes. Good luck.
Has acid reflux been looked into? My nephew has that, and he switched to a special formula (Enfamil A.R. Powder Infant Formula For Spit-Up With Iron, 12.9 oz ) and has a prescription that he has to have twice a day, but it has helped tremendously!
If that has been looked for already, and ruled out, I'm afraid I'm not much help, but I hope he gets better!
Burp him longer and harder. Gently rubbing his back and lightly patting isn't going to cut it. Pat firmly. I did the same thing...my mom had to teach me that I was just being too gentle. ;o)
Hi,
My child as an infant use to projectile vomit...which is very scary for a young mom. Your baby may need a different formula. Mine needed a soy based milk. He is now 43 and a very healthy man. Check with your doc.
Blessings....
I guess it would depend on how much distress he is in from the spitting up. Is he crying, cranky, seems to be in pain? Or is he fine? Because my daughter was the same way as a baby - she spit up A LOT and it seemed like every other feeding almost half of what she had had would come back up, even with frequent burping, etc. But the thing was, she didn't care. She was not upset or bothered in the least. And she was gaining weight consistently, and that was why her doctor was not concerned. She was simply a "happy spitter" and it was more of a "laundry problem" than a medical problem. As she got older, and closer to 6 - 7 months, and eating more solids, it became less of a problem and eventually resolved on it's own. The sphincter muscle at the bottom of the esophagus that keeps food in the stomach is not very developed or mature in babies and that's why some of them just spit up so easily. So unless he seems to be in pain or distress from it, it might just take time.
Same issue... 4 month old son, exclusively breastfed. Pediatrician said it may be reflux, but with there being no issues about weight gain and baby seems happy and healthy otherwise to just wait it out.
I have him wearing 1-2 bibs at a time and always carry 3-4 more in case those get soaked thru.
It depends on how much "a lot" is. When my son was small he appeared to projectile vomit his entire bottle! I was sure he'd die of malnutrition. My pediatrician reassured me that milk coming out of a baby always appears to be way more than what it actually is! Long story short, in the end the only thing which ended up working was adding a teaspoon of rice cereal to his bottles. It thickened the milk just enough for more of it to remain in his stomach! My son is 18yrs old now and perfectly normal in height, weight and mental prowess. I only say this to reassure you that (no matter what) they DO grow out of it and are perfectly fine! Best wishes
Sorry, nothing worked for me other than my son finally outgrew it around 7 - 8 months old. I kept a large bib on him all day since the spit-up was staining his clothes. Hang in there -- "and this too shall pass" :)
Very often, parents are told to feed their new babies a bottle with 3-4 oz. When they are born, their stomachs are the size of a marble. By day 3, their stomachs are the size of a shooter marble. At day 10, it's the size of a ping pong ball. I liken the stomach to a bucket. If you have a 1 gallon bucket and you try to put 2 gallons in it, it WILL overflow.
Perhaps feed the baby a little less and see how he does. Breastfed babies rarely overeat, but bottle-fed babies tend to, especially if the parent has been told to feed their babies a certain amount. As an adult, I don't eat the same amount as my girlfriend or my husband.
Formula takes HOURS to get out of the stomach.
My daughter spit up all the time, after every meal, until she was 9 months old. She was mainly breastfed, but she spit up the same whether she'd had breast milk or formula. She was happy and kept growing, so we just waited it out. I bought 2 dozen cloth diapers to use as spit rags and did laundry often! If your baby is not in pain, and is gaining weight, he's just "a spitter".
