one month old threw up basically 3oz.. normal??

Jennifer - posted on 12/21/2009

Quoting cynthia:

Quoting Jennifer:

My son used to throw up entire feeds too. If I attempted to re-feed him immediately after he'd just throw up again. It's best if you just hold off on feeding after the baby throws up so her tummy has time to settle again. If this happens often it could be reflux. There are medications available to help. If it keeps happening, make sure you talk to your doctor.

over the counter meds or prescribed??

 

Prescribed. It's called Ranitidine (also known as zantac). My son is still on it as he was actually diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at 5 months old and reflux is quite common in babies with CF.

Amanda - posted on 12/21/2009

I'm a watcher of the Doctors and Dr. Oz. I can't remember which one said this but they said that when a baby spits up it may seem like thier whole feed but usually it really isn't. They said it just seems like much more than it is because it's more spread out.. Hope everythings alright and its just regular spitting up.

Emily - posted on 12/21/2009

Some amount of spitting up is normal. It is only reflux if the baby seems to be in pain, is crying while feeding, is losing weight, etc. If that's not happening it could just be normal spit-up behavior. Some babies will spit up several times a day and it is just normal because their digestive systems are still immature.. this goes away after a few months.

Cynthia - posted on 12/21/2009

Quoting Becky:

My son did this when he was real young too, once after breastfeeding. But it was projectile and startled the bjeesers out of me! I would call you ped if she is doing this frequently, but if it's just once in a while, it's no big deal.

i called the clinic and the nurse put me through the dr on call and she said its normal but it still worries me cuz she did it again

Cynthia - posted on 12/21/2009

Quoting Jennifer:

My son used to throw up entire feeds too. If I attempted to re-feed him immediately after he'd just throw up again. It's best if you just hold off on feeding after the baby throws up so her tummy has time to settle again. If this happens often it could be reflux. There are medications available to help. If it keeps happening, make sure you talk to your doctor.

over the counter meds or prescribed??

Becky - posted on 12/21/2009

My son did this when he was real young too, once after breastfeeding. But it was projectile and startled the bjeesers out of me! I would call you ped if she is doing this frequently, but if it's just once in a while, it's no big deal.

Jennifer - posted on 12/21/2009

My son used to throw up entire feeds too. If I attempted to re-feed him immediately after he'd just throw up again. It's best if you just hold off on feeding after the baby throws up so her tummy has time to settle again. If this happens often it could be reflux. There are medications available to help. If it keeps happening, make sure you talk to your doctor.

Cynthia - posted on 12/21/2009

shes been having high pitched cries