Question:
how can i help my infant from spitting up so much?
pirate_beloved
2006-03-30 09:03:29 UTC
how can i help my infant from spitting up so much?
Fourteen answers:
2006-03-30 09:12:22 UTC
All babies will spit up to some degree. Things you can try to reduce this are: 1) burp the baby after every 1/2 to 1 oz 2) make sure the baby doesn't take the feed too fast - this overwhelms the stomach which is very small to begin with and sends the formula straight back into the esophagus, 3) try and thicken the formula by adding a small amount of rice cereal, 4) Keep the baby upright for at about 30 minutes after feeds. Like I mentioned earlier all babies spit up to some degree or another. As long as he/she is gaining weight and growing well it is fine. If the baby has poor weight gain or is failing to thrive then he/she needs to be worked up for other possible etiologies (ie. pyloric stenosis). Hope this helps.
kd_jb2001
2006-03-30 09:52:22 UTC
i had two kiddos that spit up when they were born my oldest had reflux and had to be held up for 30-45 min after he ate. when he first came home from the hospital he was on less than an ounce each time we fed him. my second one however is lactose intolerant, we tried the soy based formula and found that he was alergic to soy too. I was only able to find one brand that had a milk based, lactose free formula (similac). in both cases the dr was the one that helped to decide what was needed. try giving your little one water or sugar water and see if they can keep that down, if so then tell the doctor that it is only with the formula/brestmilk that the baby spits up. if the baby spits up the water the doctor may tell you to hold the baby upright for a time after feeding... with my oldest, so he wouldn't get spoiled to being held all the time, he sat in a bouncer that vibrated(to help with traped gas) after he ate. the first few weeks he ate up to 1/2-1 ounce at a time about every hour or so because he couldnt hold more than that douwn at a time.
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2006-03-30 09:24:17 UTC
it could be a few things. In newborns it may be related to an immature sphincter between the esophagus and the stomach and to excess mucus that needs to be cleared. In older babies, spitting up occurs when milk mixed with air comes back up with a burp.

Don't feed when baby is crying ( take a brake in the action to calm down): keep baby in upright as possible while feeding and for a while afterward; if bottle feeding, be sure bottle nipples are neither too large nor too small and that the bottle is tilted so tha milk fills the nipple not air. Don't for get to BURP during and after meal.
sunshine21757
2006-03-30 09:49:11 UTC
Talk with your pediatrician. They'll give you lots of suggestions, including adding cereal, changing formulas, keeping them elevated after eating, etc, etc.



All babies spit up but none of these suggestions help the situation you may have to have your baby checked for other conditions.



My son would spit up his entire bottle pretty much after every feeding even after we did all the things the doctors told us to do. We had him back to the doctors office every couple of days and they kept telling me it was just reflux. But my insticts were telling me that it wasn't just relux. We switched doctors and he was diagnosed with pyloric stenosis (which is the sphincter that allows the food out of the stomach and into the intestines). He needed surgery to loosen the sphincter and has been healthy ever since.



FYI - Pyloric stenosis is more common in first born sons.



If you feel the spitting up is more than just normal - keep after the doctors until they listen. Switch doctors if you have to. With your baby you can never be too careful.
2006-03-30 09:08:17 UTC
it may be reflux but you don't want to try treating reflux without consulting a doctor first. usually it's treated with tiny amounts of rice cereal or a soy based formula. Be sure he burps alot, to get bubbles out, some spitting up is normal. My daughter had reflux and it was everything in her stomach after every feeding for abour 5 monthes.
2006-03-30 09:07:28 UTC
sitting up is a good idea but changing formula is not necessay until you talk to your docs. All infants have gastric reflux but with different intensity. Some will resolve in 3 months and some will not and need medication. See you doctor.
jebrbe1
2006-03-30 09:21:07 UTC
feed him/her upright. or check with the doctor to see if he has GERD...gastroesophogeal reflux disease that causes spitting up and ask about Zantac. be sure to burp for about 30 minutes after feeding. alos check your nipple of the bottle. maybe the hole is too big and he is getting too much air.
jewell2578
2006-03-30 09:13:40 UTC
Definitly get the baby into the doctors to make sure its not reflux. But it could be something as simple as needing to be on soy formula.
ChristinaG
2006-03-30 09:05:11 UTC
Keep him upright after his feeding for about 20 minutes. Also, if you are formula feeding, you may want to try a soy based formula.
amyjo58501
2006-03-30 10:19:07 UTC
Maybe your child is eating too fast. My 2nd child did the same thing. Becareful about movements after eating. ALSO, I learned that if I bought bottles with smaller holes in the nipples, it slowed him down a bit.
Shorty 2 Short :)
2006-03-30 09:06:40 UTC
is it spit up or is it SPIT UP? youre baby may have a reflux problem tell youre babys doctor at the next visit.
crazy girl
2006-03-30 09:30:05 UTC
it could be caused by the milk. if you don't breast feed, try switching formulas. Also, always burp the baby right after he/she eats. That gets the air out and lets the milk settle.
luckyme
2006-03-30 09:13:11 UTC
Try changing formula She or He might be lactose intolerant.
nobody100
2006-03-30 09:04:40 UTC
go to a doctor with him.. it's a medical problem.. even if is about his mentality.. or his body !

see you soon!


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