Spitting Up: Infant, Enfamil
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Spit Up
Asked by C.B. from Tyler
on November 26, 2010
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I am a new mom. My son is 5 1/2 weeks old and was about 3 weeks early. When he was born I pumped and fed him breastmilk. We had latching issues. I did not get much...
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- If you are feeding on demand, you may want to try feeding him on a schedule - usually about every 3 hours works for his age. That gives his tummy time to move his last...
- Along with what you are already doing try: -Feeding him smaller amounts more often. That way his little tummy isn't getting more than he can handle at one shot. ...
- I agree with all the advice from Dori W. Look at the size of your baby's fist. That is about how big his little stomach is. Feed a smaller amount, more frequently. ...
Spit Up
Asked by C.Z. from Los Angeles
on July 28, 2010
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Hi!
So my baby is 6 months old and is now getting formula from a bottle after being breastfed with a bottle of breastmilk here and there. She didn't really have much ...
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- I know! Isn't corn syrup horrible!! My son was on Similac Advanced and did fine for awhile. But then he had chronic diarrhea and so we switched to Similac lactose free...
- oof! Most babies take 3-4 ounces from the breast the whole time they breastfeed - even at 1, 2, even three years they don't take more because breastmilk changes and t...
- I think some spit up is perfectly normal. If they are not crying when they spit up and don't have weight issues I wouldn't worry about it. Both of my girls spit up for...
Spit Up
Asked by R.D. from Tampa
on May 15, 2008
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My son is already on soy formula yet he constantly spits up. He will usually spit up some after he finishes feeding and then again about an hour or two later. Any sugg...
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- Could be reflux. My 3 month old daughter has it, and is on medication. Her Dr. said the meds don't stop the spitting up, just the irritabiity , neutralizes the acid. B...
- R., I know have gotten many responses to your request but I just wanted to comment that my son had and still has at 2 and1/2 acid reflux. He waas constantly spitting ...
- Ask your doctor about Gripe Water. It worked for us. You can get it at the health food store or Walgreens. Also, maybe switch formula. We use Similac Sensitive and it...
Spit Up
Asked by K.P. from Chicago
on December 23, 2009
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Any advice about excessive baby spit-up? My 3 month old spits up a lot after eating. We burp her and keep her upright after feeding but still spits up way too much- s...
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- I had the same thing...it does get better. My doctor explained it as an imature...flap from the stomach and the esophagus. My son was much better by 4-1/2 months. Al...
- Hi K.- My son excessively spit up for the first year of his life. Like your daughter, he was gaining weight and a happy baby. From what I've read, it's more a laundr...
- My Pediatrician told us that all babies have a small amout of acid reflux which can cause excessive spitting up. He said they don't consider it a problem unless: baby...
Spitting Up
Asked by K.W. from Indianapolis
on February 20, 2008
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My baby is 3 weeks old and spits up frequently... sometimes she will go a bottle or two with out any spitting up, some she will spit up just a little, and then others ...
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- Both ladies who answered before me gave wonderful advice. I had planned on touching basis with both suggestions. For starters, to lower the chances of your infant spit...
- My daughter is only 4 months and she also spit up a lot then when she was about a month we had to take her to the doctor because she would not sleep unless we wer hold...
- I have a 6 week old and she has been spitting up since she was 2 weeks and the Dr. prescribed a acid reflux medicine to help... It has helped a little. I can't sleep...
Spitting Up
Asked by A.K. from New York
on November 12, 2006
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Hi...My daughter is now just about 4 months old and even though it hasn't gone on for very long I'm a little worried and today is Sunday so I can't call the pediatrici...
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- Hi Jeanmarie... You may want to ask the dr. about switching your baby over to Similac Alimentum. It's a hypoallergenic formula ... it's for food allergies and colic ...
- the same exact thing happened to my son, he was on regular enfimil, then went to soy for a few months and was still spitting up then we switched to alimentum and that ...
- Hi Jeanmarie, My Name is R., I have a son that is 2 1/2 y/o. When he was only 1 month old we were having the same problem, where he was spitting up after every fee...
Enfamil A.R.?
Asked by M.Q. from Dallas
on August 11, 2010
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My daughter is almost 4 months and is on Nutrimigin formula now but her spitting up is a little worse as she gets older. We go to the chiropracter, which we love, but ...
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- I LOVED the A.R. for my son, actually Gentlease made the spitting up MUCH worse since it's such a thin texture. Once we switched to A.R. he was like a new baby and the...
- My daugther was the same, diagnosed with Reflux early on. Her old doc switched her to Enfamil A.R. and she just got really constipated. It was bad for her. I would...
- you can get a small can of ar and try it. i tried it, and it made my son WORSE. we threw our can away, lol. we finally went to good start soy because enfamil was horri...
Enfamil or Similac
Asked by T.H. from Columbus
on December 29, 2008
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Hi ladies,
I am wondering if any of you have had the experience of using both of these brands and can help me make a decision on which to go with. I used Similac Isol...
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- It is sad that you have to tell why your are not breastfeedigng and still people comment. It is your business and it is ok not to. Anyway off my high horse, we as...
- I used Enfamil (though, not Prosobee) with my 1st. I thought it was pretty good. Mixed well. With my 2nd, we supplemented with both. Enfamil did mix better, I thou...
- I used both. I never had any real problems with either of them. They do have a different consistency though, and I'm not sure why! I would go to the store and look at ...
Throw up or Spit Up?
Asked by V.K. from Nashville
on April 7, 2008
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I have a three month old who just started throwing up (spitting up) after he eats. I am wondering if this is a virus or if maybe it is reflux. How can you tell the d...
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- throw up is usually projectile. Spit up is a like a leaky faucet.
- My daughter (who is now 10) was diagnosed with reflux when she was about 4 months old. What that meant was she had not developed the valve that closes after material e...
- You need to get with your baby doc. He may be allergic to the formula or is colicy. The doc can change the form. Also your baby needs to poo. I will pray for you t...
Chunky Spit Up
Asked by N.H. from Minneapolis
on April 27, 2009
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My 2 month old has reflux and is on medication for it (dosage was just upped). However, he still has chunky spit up a few days per week. When he has this, he is pret...
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- I know breastfeeding is best and I tried that route too but we had so many issues with my daughter and colic/reflux we think she's allergic to milk protein or somethin...
- Chunks are partially digested breastmilk, so he's spitting/throwing up after his stomach has began digesting the breastmilk. Are you switching breasts while nursing...
- My 10 month old has had reflux since birth and really, spit up a few days per week is not bad at all! My son, on the medication, was still projectile once or twice a d...
