Spitting Up
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Spitting Up
Asked by S.R. from San Francisco
on September 14, 2010
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Hey Mamas,
My three-week old has recently started spitting up. Sometimes he won't spit anything up and just this morning he spit up quite a bit. This is pretty new,...
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- My daughter is 7 months and she still spitts up, I think its a normal thing and I heard with them teething it gets worse.
- If he seems happy, is gaining weight, and it isn't projectile, then I think he is fine, but there is nothing wrong with calling the doc if you are concerned. By pro...
- You only need to be concerned when he does projectile, coughs or chokes before or during the spitting up, or if he cries when it happens (then it's probably reflux. my...
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
Asked by R.S. from Kansas City
on January 31, 2008
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How do you teach your kid to spit when brushing their teeth?? My son is a little over two and he loves to get his teeth brushed. I am trying to get him to do it hims...
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- I think kids tend to learn best by watching what we do. I have found that when I brush my teeth my daughter wants to be right there trying it too. Show by example an...
- Hi, He probably is too young to spit well enough to use adult toothpaste. Our pediatric dentist said the amount of floride in regular toothpaste is way too much to let...
- They have several children's toothpaste that taste kind of like bubblegum and are blue or pink in color. My kids can't STAND "grown-up" toothpaste and I have one son w...
Spitting Up
Asked by T.S. from Houston
on June 6, 2009
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My 5 week old twins are exclusively breastfed and are thriving greatly. The problem is that the boy has a problem with spitting up after eating. It doesn't matter ho...
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- I have twins as well. Both breast fed. Both of my twins had colic. Twin A threw up ALL the time. Twin B, she spit up very rarely. My Dr. said that as long as she i...
- It sounds like reflux. Take him in to the pediatrician right away. There are meds that can help him. And - if it's just how he is going to be you'll know that too. ...
- There's no harm in spitting up. My daughter used to LOVE to nurse and would over eat a lot--which caused her to projectile vomit milk--which was great fun lol! No--the...
Spitting
Asked by M.B. from Spokane
on January 31, 2008
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My 4 year old son has just started a habit that is driving us crazy. For the past 3 weeks or so he has started spitting. He isn't spitting in the tobacco chewing way...
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- Oh, he will quit that soon. i told my sons that it wipe their whole face everytime they did that and after a few wipings it was for the most part over!
- Re: the spitting. You could try my tack: when the spitting happens and the following ick that coates his face, get a COLD damp washcloth and mop that little mouth. T...
- Well, ask him. Sit down with him, when you are able to have one on one, and ask him in a quiet, easy going manner. "Why do you make that noise? What are you doing? Are...
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...
Spitting Up
Asked by A.D. from Sacramento
on August 18, 2008
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My daughter is a little over 7 weeks. I am breastfeeding on average every two hours. She started spitting up around 4 weeks, it is usually pretty consistent. The st...
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- Hi A., My son was the spit-up king (had reflux). He did not show any signs of pain early on, just spat up all the time. You should call your pediatrician, not because...
- Hi A., Here's what worked for me - you may or may not want to try it but my second child (with whom I did this) spit up a lot less than my first (whom I fed every 2 h...
- All of my boys have been spit-up babies and tho it makes for a bit messier situations, it's not a biggie, really (as long as she's not in pain from something like acid...
Spitting Up
Asked by E.R. from Beaumont
on September 30, 2007
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My 10-wk-old is spitting up at least 3 times after each feeding and he is totally breastfed. I didn't have this problem with any of my other 4 children! They hardly ...
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- Hello, My 3rd child was also a spitter upper. Everyone knew that when you picked him up you should have a burp rag. (Including church) My pediatrician said the same ...
- Burping burping burping! Do it in between sides or even pull him off half way through each side. And don't give up if they don't burp right away just keep on patting. ...
- That's totally normal. Like your doctor said, if he's not gaining weight and it's projectile, then you should worry. My 4 month old did that. Actually, he still kindof...
Awful Spit Up
Asked by M.K. from San Francisco
on August 3, 2012
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I have a 15 week old who is always spitting up. She is a happy spitter and gaining weight so my ped is not doing anything about it. She is only formula fed (but spit...
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- Please see a pediatric gastroenterologist. If you have a local childrens hospital they'll have an entire department.
- I currently have a 4 month old who is the same way. My 5 year old did it too, when he was a baby. He grew out of it. I never had him see a pediatric gastroenterolog...
- My daughter spit up easily for her first 7-8 months. In those days, babies were supposed to eat no more often than every 4 hours. My daughter took smaller meals more o...
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...
