Spit up How much is to much? And how do I tell the difference between spit up and throw up? My baby…
Spit up
How much is to much? And how do I tell the difference between spit up and throw up? My baby is breast fed and he's been spitting up a lot lately. Like already 5 times this morning and it's a lot. He gets it all over him and all over me. He kept acting hungry so I would feed him but he would spit it all up every time. I'm thinking he might have some kind of acid reflux because sometimes he will whine a little before it comes up like it hurts but other times he acts fine while he does it so I'm confused.
deleted-user·
My 5 weeker spits up almost after every feed. He's EBF too. The lactation consultant I see weekly and our pedi say it's normal and usually looks like much more spit up than it is. I always burp right after feeds but move him very gently to not upset his tummy. He does have a rattle sound in his throat sometimes which is a sign of reflux, according to the pedi, but he doesn't have other signs to indicate that he needs to be treated for reflux because he's a happy spitter.
We just always have burp cloths around and a change of clothes for both of us in the diaper bag.
kori·
@bensmomma he does seem like he's trying to clear his throat sometimes and he does sound congested to me too. I'll have to ask about it. Maybe I should make him an appt.
kori·
@bensmomma I started cutting out dairy as of yesterday so I'll see how it goes and then I'll make him an apt. The last few days it has been a lot more than normal and he seems to be upset when he does it. He'll get fussy and then spit up. And he does the clearing his throat thing a lot I noticed since I've started paying more attention. I also had a bunch of dairy in the foods I ate the last few days so maybe that could have something to do with it. I'll see if it gets better. Thank you ?
kori·
@bensmomma we went to the dr today. They think it could be reflux. She told me to cut out all dairy, caffeine and greasy foods and to make sure I sit him up right for 15-30 each time he eats and when he's eating and my let down comes to take him off the boob for a minute. He goes back in 4 weeks for his 2 month apt so she said we'll see how he is then and if he's not any better we'll start medicine. Cutting out all those things sucks tho I basically can't eat anything I usually eat lol.
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My daughter is going the same. Except more and.m her pediatrician said nothing to worry about as long as they're still eating. Some babies go through a spitting up stage around 5 weeks and can last awhile. Only worry if your baby stops eating and isn't peeing enough or pooping.