Spitting Up
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5 Month Old Still Spitting up Frequently...
Asked by E.Y. from Columbia
on March 11, 2008
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My 5 month old son, Jaxon, spits up constantly! We're not talking the average spit up. It's projectile happening multiple times during feedings and in-between feedin...
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- Hi E., I went through the same problem with my last child who is now 5. He was a large baby 9 lbs. 13oz. and 22 1/2 inches, my largest!! And I'm a small person 5' 2...
- I feel like I just got finished reading an autobiography of last year with my daughter. We used the Dr. Brown bottles, lactose free formula...blah, blah, blah. All I c...
- Hi E., My daughter, who's now nine, used to do that until she was at least 6 months old. My doctor told me that as long as she was gaining weight, she was keeping eno...
21 Month Old Won't Stop Spitting Drinks
Asked by K.E. from Reading
on October 9, 2006
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My 21 month old daughter spits every time she drinks. This seems to strike at random times while she has a drink- sometimes as soon as she begins to drink, sometimes ...
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- My 2 year old likes to drink, then let the liquid dribble from her mouth and/or pours the liquid out of the container/cup. One rule to try is to keep your child in a ...
- There might be a problem where the flow of the drink is too much for her to handle in her mouth, and also depending on the type of drink it could be too sour for her t...
- I really didn't have any advice to offer but wanted to let you know that you are not alone! My 22 month old son drinks and then either spits it or lets it all dribble...
Spitting 18 Month Old!!!! HELP!!! It's Driving Me INSANE!!!!
Asked by J.R. from Indianapolis
on October 30, 2006
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I have an 18 month old little boy, who LOVES to spit!!! And it's not just saliva he's spitting...He will take a big drink of whatever is in his sippy, Then get right u...
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- I would try taking his drink away from him and say "no spitting" and not giving it back to him. If you take it away every time he does it, he'll eventually learn that...
- Tell him he only gets water to drink until he stops spitting. This should fix the problem in a day or so. If you start giving him juice, etc. again after he ...
- This is pretty much age appropriate behavior for this age. he's testing the boundaries. my son, who will be 3 in january,,takes drinks and then will let them spill ...
How to Keep a 18Month Old from Spitting His Food Out
Asked by J.L. from Atlanta
on April 17, 2008
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Hello everyone, My 18 month old just started this. He's not actually spitting, but more like opening his mouth and letting the food fall out. He likes what he's eat...
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- Well, I definitely wouldn't hit the child for spitting his food out. I wouldn't hit at all. That just teaches him how to hit. Someone else mentioned what I'm about...
- Well as I am an advocate of calm discipline, I wouldn't per say discipline my child for that quite yet. I would wait a few more months until I felt they were completel...
- I think at various ages toddlers do this and sometimes I think it is a texture issue and sometimes it's to get attention or really they just aren't hungry. Anyway I wo...
Baby Drooling Excessively and Spitting Out Formula
Asked by B.B. from St. Louis
on March 14, 2009
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I am looking for help determining why my 11 month old is so ill. He went to the pediatrician Tuesday for a high fever and congestion, ear pain. He does not have an e...
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- do not give infants tynenol check it out on the med site not good . if he is teething use clove oil ( all natural and organic) i am not one to use over the counters...
- A few things popped into my head while reading this. You could be right on the swallowing, but it is probably because he might have a sore throat, not having the inab...
- I am also an RN and excessive drooling COULD mean that he has epiglotitis???? Do not attempt to look down his throat and see this for yourself because it could cause ...
Teething Causing More Spit Up
Asked by A.M. from Columbus
on February 29, 2008
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My 8 month old son is teething again- getting all 4 of his front top teeth at once! - already has his 2 bottom ones. But he has recently started spitting up more than ...
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- Hi A. - I am a mother of two children, the second of which has had significant reflux. I had not thought about it until I saw your posting, but my daughter has inc...
- my daughter is 4 mo. old and teething, her bottom 2 are coming in..she's been spitting up so much, you'd think she was vomiting...i just took her to the doc wed to get...
- I have three boys and teething never bothered the first two but the third one recently started getting his top teeth at 8 months also and he never really spit up befor...
11 Month Old Spitting Food Out
Asked by N.D. from Houston
on December 3, 2009
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My 11 month old daughter has started spitting everything out after a few chews, like it is gross or something...maybe textures?? I am running out of ideas for lunch a...
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- it's a phase! no worries, sounds like lots of fabulous variety already, no need to stress about more foods. I just love that you are making stuff yourself and that you...
- Have you tried spaghetti? Also, mac n cheese, fish sticks, roast. My son went through the same thing. Right now the only vegetable he eats is green beans, like your da...
- Hi there, I am glad that you are checking this out. I am a parent educator, an occupational therapist and mom. One thing that you can look for is whether or not the...
12 Wk Old Not Pooping and Spitting Up
Asked by K.V. from Los Angeles
on July 28, 2009
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My 12 wk old boy has not been pooping regularly for two weeks. He is breastfed and was pooping several times a day. Suddenly that stopped. He had a few days where he ...
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- Oh my gosh. You sound so worried. I'm glad you mentioned he was breastfed. I breastfed both my babies. Good for you. Plus, breastfed babies stools will not be...
- K., My son was combo fed and even w/ the formula after 9 mos. He still pooped like a BF baby. The body takes what it needs at this point it needs a lot!!! My so...
- Hi K. When my son was that age he had the same problem (he was also breastfed) and I was told by my pediatrician that he could go up to 10 days in between poops. For...
Mucous in Spit Up
Asked by S.M. from Detroit
on June 6, 2009
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I just posted a note earlier this week about reflux and using Reglan. Well now my question is my son will spit up and sometimes have a green mucous clump in it. He i...
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- S. ~ Is your doctor wanting the baby to use both the reglan and the zantac at the same time? The zantac reduces the acid in the stomach, and the reglan helps the sto...
- It probably is. When you have sinus drainage it usually sits in your throat or can go to your chest. I wouldn't worry about it at least its comming out. Unless you thi...
- Going from what you have said, I would take him to the doctor and consider barium swallow/ upper G.I. If he projectile vomits, you should consider pyloric stenosis.
4 Mo. Old Constantly Spitting up 2- 3 Times an Hour.
Asked by H.Z. from Boca Raton
on January 19, 2007
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Hi,
I have a great 4 month old son, who is only breastfed. He used to occasionally spit up. But as of yesterday after he wakes up in the morning and has his first fe...
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- My daughter had this problem while I was breastfeeding her also. It turned out that I was eating spicy foods, that were just not setting well in her stomach. I remembe...
- I would let your pediatrician know - he could have acid reflux or something else. I don't know if it's easy to tell the difference between vomit and spit-up when they...
- Hello H. Maybe it's an allergic reaction to something you're eating. My son was 3 1/2 months (bottle fed) and got dairy based formula instead of soy - needless to sa...
