I was there with my daughter and it is not fun. She cried all the time and was a very unhaapy baby. My MIL said she was colicky. I tried eliminating dairy from my diet. Harder than it seemed, dairy products were in so many things I didn't realize.
Finally one night I would feed her, she would throw it all up, I would cleaan it up and clean me up and she would be hungry again and it would start all over again. It was a miserable night. Her doctor said to try soy formula and that was it. Different baby, happy baby. She kept food down, her tummy wasn't hurting any more. Later she grew into being able to drink milk and loves it.
It does sound like she is allergic to something and I would work on figuring out what it is. Spit up is normal, vomiting is not. Talk to the doctor about allergies, or put yourself on an elimination diet and see if that helps.
Have you consulted your pediatrician? It sounds as if your daughter might be suffering from reflux. Try feeding her smaller amounts more often, burp her several times over the shoulder while feeding, allow her to sit at about a 30 degree angle for about 20 - 30 minutes after her feedings (try avoiding compressing the stomach). Also, you can try propping up her crib mattress at a 30 degree angle while she sleeps.
There is a formula called enfamil (i believe) AR. It is a bit thicker than regular formula.. Sounds like reflux, which is pretty common in new babies! Both my girls were preemies and both suffered from reflux-- my first sounded more like yours!
After feeds try to keep her elevated about 30 degrees so she isn't lying flat.. Best would be if you hold her against you sitting up... You can try also to cut her feeding amount a little bit and feed her more often.. I know, its a drag, but it can be helpful!
My son was the same way. Try sitting her up for like 20 to 30 minutes after eating. That always helped my son keep it down better. He still would spit up some, but not nearly as much. Try sitting her up in a boppy, bumbo, swing, bouncy seat, your lap, whatever you can find that will keep her up. It may even give you 30 minutes of time to do stuff! Good luck!
Try cutting out the lactose based foods you eat or try a lactose free formula. Both of my kids are lacose intolerant, hubby is too. It's a quick somewhat easy way to see if the vomiting stops. It was hard for me to cut the lactose, I love dairy, but once I did, a lot of my second son's colic-like symptoms disappeared. I was only able to nurse him for 6 1/2 months, but once I switched to formula, I did lactose free as well. It's easy to find, almost every grocery store I've seen carries it. My 3 y.o. actually drinks Soy milk as well. Oh, and the lactose free milk is sweet, so kids tend to really like it!! Best of luck to you! And maybe double check with your doctor. I'm not saying cut dairy all together, but try lactose free based products.
My daughter is the same way and she's 4 months. Some days are worse than others. It doesn't bother her, she just spits up and then is fine. Doctor said they call these babies "Happy Spitters" meaning that they spit up, not in pain or discomfort and still gaining weight...so it's fine and common. My niece did it for 9 months. I wouldn't worry unless you feel your baby is not gaining weight or is uncomfortable.
My oldest son Tom was breast fed and was a "spitter". In fact he even spitup after he learned to crawl. Unless it is the whole feeding or continuouly projectile, I think it is normal in some children (my other two did not spit up. Ask the doctor on the phone to make sure. It never hurts to call the doctor.
Harriet
My little bop had bad acid reflux / colic at that age. All the dr's told me to wait it out. Nicole Stone at Remember to Breathe Center (it's in Point Loma) helped our baby almost over night. She gave us some drops to help the digestion and she showed us very valuable infant massage techniques to ease our baby's pain / stop the spitting up.
She may have acid reflux or something else, and you should take her in to the doctor. It is not good to sit on this kind of problem. Consult the doctor.
Well, firstly take her to the pediatrician and get serious with him or her, do not go away from that appointment with any lingering questions. then get some really solid advice of what type of formula to give her. You may have to go through several. Projectile vomiting may be a symptom you would like to talk with the doctor about.
Sounds just like my son, reflux baby. Burp her in an upright position and then sit her up for about 30 minutes after she eats, in a chair or bouncee. I also switched to a large towel instead of a burp cloth and always carried a change of shirt & bra for me in the diaper bag in case mine got soaked as he got older. Talk to the pediatrition about it, depends on the severity but our son grew out of it and now only has a problem when he eats tomatoes (he's 9).
Hi Leah,
My now 10 month old was a frequent spitter-upper. Sometimes they, too, were projectile and came thru her nose. I tried Enfamil A.R. (the thicker version of Enfamil). I'm not sure if that's the one you tried. It didn't stop it completely but it helped. I think it's just a matter of time, unfortunately. The spitting up slowed around 5 months and stopped completely after 7 months. Good luck!
Nedy W.
My 3 month old son spits up a lot too. My pediatrician said that as long as he is gaining weight it is nothing to worry about. Their digestive systems are just immature and with time it improves. Make sure you talk to your pediatrician though and make sure it isn't GERD. I don't know anything bout formula beyond what they put on the packaging. Be careful of Soy because my nephew is allergic to it.I'm not saying don't try it but watch carefully because allergy is a possibility as with any new food you introduce. I got a formula that was supposed to be easier on my son's stomach but he doesn't seem to like it as much as the regular stuff. He still spits it up too. Good luck...
I haven't seen the other responses yet, but this could be an issue with your child's Pyloric Valve. Our friends son constatnly spit up and had projectile vomit. He had to have a small prodedure done to fix his Pyloric Valve. God Luck!
I would recommend asking your doctor about reflux and then eliminating dairy from your diet. My son is intolerant to both dairy and soy proteins and he has reflux. Once I eliminated dairy and soy (including dairy and soy hidden in other foods), he completely quit spitting up. We treated him for reflux for a while also but it didn't do much good until we figured out which foods were fueling the reflux. If you want more info on food intolerances, let me know. But I would definitely try to identify if you've got a food intolerance going before you introduce formula. If you've got a dairy or soy intolerance going and you introduce formula, all that puking is going to get much worse. There are hypoallergenic formulas but they are really expensive. Dairy intolerances are probably the most common but there are other foods (like soy) that commonly cause problems. Good luck!
hello Leah, It sounds as though your daughter might have Reflux. I would ask your Dr. about it. My son had reflux until he was almost 2 and he also had surgery at 5 weeks old for something called Pyloric Stenosis, it would cause him to projectile vomit and not gain weight. If you baby is not gaining weight then I would take her to the Dr. right way but if she is gaining way then she probably has acid reflux and you can set her up for 30 minutes after she eats. My son slept in his boucy seat a lot when he was little, that way his reflux would not bother him. well, I hope this helps. Good Luck! God Bless you!
I had the same problems with my second child. I lowered or cut out my dairy intake while I was breastfeeding. It helped, but once I started doing formula at around 4 months, it got better. I use Enfamil A.R. Lipil and it has reduced the spit up in half or more. At least now, he has somewhat dry burps. Good Luck
My first baby spit up a lot, too. It worried me and my husband a lot, but my mom had 7 babies and she told us that some babies spit up more than others. I would check with your doctor just to be sure, but our baby was fine, he just spit up a lot (about 3 times after each feeding). He was growing consistently and never had trouble with it when he was sleeping, it was just very messy after feedings. We put towels down on the couch and on the floor where we fed him each time. At 5 weeks, we would burp him pretty frequently throughout the feeding, then keep him upright for 20-30 minutes afterward. That helped a little, but he still spit up a lot. We had lots of 100% cotton "pre-fold" diapers around - those worked great for burp cloths.
Fortunately, our baby #2 didn't spit up at all. So we got one of each. Maybe your first baby was your non-spitter-uper? :)