My 18 day old son has been vomiting at least once daily (sometimes twice) since the beginning of the week. The throw-up is formula-colored with curds in it. It is NOT regular spit-up, as there is a lot of force and distance in this vomiting. The doctor said she doesn't believe it's pyloric stenosis, as he's not vomiting with every feeding, and recommended a formula change (from Nutramegin to Gentlease). Two days later, he's still vomiting. We also tried burping him more regularly and switching to Dr Brown's Natural Flow bottles, with no change. Could he possibly have reflux, an allergy we're not aware of, or could he actually have pyloric stenosis? I know that a doctor would be better able to answer my concerns (and we're going back to the pediatrician today), but I was wondering if any other parents might have some ideas of the cause, and any possible solutions.
Update:Just another quick note, as of the previous doctor's visit 2 days ago, he was still "thriving" and puting on weight (he regained his birth weight plus another half pound since we left the hospital). So depsite everything, he's still getting the nutrition he needs.
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Def sounds like reflux, my son is 3mos...has been on Zantac for a month, he use to vomit and spit up a lot!! Now the spit is minimal and no vomting!!
My son did the same thing. Had his whole life until he was 10 months old. We put him on prevacid and then switched him to lactose free formula. Eventually we got done with the prevacid and don't need it any more, he is still on lactose free formula and milk, he is almost one now, and we don't have the problem. Its a big deal when they spit up so much, and it was always curdled milk that came up. I would try lactose free formula, then maybe talk to the doctor about acid reflux!
keep the pyloric stenosis in mind still, my son had this and he didnt throw up at every feed when it first started, it got worse and worse over a couple of weeks and lots of pushing by me to get the doctors to believe it wasnt wind and scan him and operate, by this point he was very dehydrated. it may not be the case with your child but i'm just saying don't rule it out, and if you feel he's poorly keep pushing, you know your child best!!
my son was like that too I started giving him the enfamil A+ thickened formula and it worked great! no more problems. I mean he still spit up but not nearly as much as before...and no more vomiting. Sometimes babies throw up because they are having to much movment or excitement after feedings or because they are eating too much at a time and so they spit up the extras. I find that Enfamil A+ Thickened formula is the best one to give, although it is a bit pricey.
my baby did this too. She didn't vomit after every feeding, but most of them. When I went to the dr. they said that she was ok and not to worry or change anything (breast feeding) because she was still thriving. (They think if was the fast flow of my milk) If your son is not gaining weight because of the vomiting, then they will consider it a problem. But as of right now, sounds like the only major problem you have is a laundry problem! LOL! Anyways, Good Luck!
My son was doing the same thing on Gentlease and I swiched him to Enfamil soy formula and Playtex Drop-In bottles and it stopped. Now I am battling constipation, but at least he's able to keep his formula down. Good Luck!
Does he cry alot? My son had acid reflex. He spit up with almost every feeding. I pushed for the dr to run tests because he screamed like he was in pain after he ate. He put him on medicine for about 9 mo. and he grew out of it.
it rather is talked approximately as Pyloric stenosis and it rather is a particularly trouble-free problem it rather is fastened with surgical operation. My buddy's son grew to become into had it, grew to become into clinically determined and had surgical operation at 2 weeks previous, and is now a healthy 12 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous.
It sounds like reflux to me, my daughter has it and since she wasn't loosing weight her doctor wouldn't look into it. But she does in fact have it. The doctor offered me medicine for her, but i'm not really into giving my 4 month old medicine, so I just do the best I can, I sit her upright to eat, she eats formula with added rice, I keep her upright for 30 min after eating, not fully upright because that will make them throw up more, just don't lay them down.I do still have to deal with her throwing up a lot , but it doesn't affect her in a negative way, since she eats formula with rice it is thicker, so it doesn't hurt her when it comes back up, and she isn't losing weight, so if she stays healthy I won't put her on medicine. You can get him medicines and stuff that i'm sure will help. Good luck.
Instead of feeding the infant every single time with milk, give him warm water. First boil,cool and then slightly warm the water and feed him. He should drink at least one ounce.
First we give him milk, baby sleeps for 2 hours then wakes up, give him this water and burp him , he may sleep on half an hour and wake up , then give him milk. Again he might sleep for 2 or 3 hours. I give my infant warm water atleast twice a day. This helps a lot with his vomitting.
You can also try giving gripe water from Indian Stores.