Too much milk during feedings can cause your baby to spit up or be fussy. There is no reason to worry about these common causes of spitting up. As long as your baby is healthy and gaining weight, it is simply part of the development process.
It might seem like a lot, but the amount of liquid your baby spits up might not be as much as you think. If your baby spits up more than 1 or 2 tablespoons at a time or if spitting up is associated with respiratory symptoms such as choking, coughing, or wheezing , ask your healthcare professional if there is a reason to be concerned.
If spitting up is making your baby uncomfortable, and gets more forceful with more volume than usual, it might mean it is vomit. When babies vomit more than once, it is usually caused by a virus that includes diarrhea. Although these viruses usually are not dangerous, they can cause dehydration. Because babies younger than 1 year old are at greater risk of dehydration, consult your healthcare professional immediately if you think your baby might be dehydrated.
Although it can be alarming, an occasional vomiting episode is usually not cause for concern. Frequent vomiting can indicate reflux disease, intestinal obstruction, infection, or a protein allergy. Contact your healthcare professional if your baby's usual spit-up:. You may opt-out of e-mail communications at any time by clicking on the Unsubscribe link in the e-mail.
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Thank you for Subscribing Our Housecall e-newsletter will keep you up-to-date on the latest health information. Along with spit-up, your baby may vomit occasionally after being fed. This is most common in the first month of life. They also have to learn to not gulp milk down too fast or overfeed. Post-feeding vomiting typically stops after the first month. Give your baby more frequent, smaller feeds to help stop the vomit.
But let your pediatrician know if your baby vomits often or has very forceful vomits. In some cases, it might be a sign of something other than feeding difficulty.
Your baby may have cycles of vomiting that come and go for about 24 hours. Gastroenteritis usually looks a lot worse than it is thank goodness! In babies, severe gastroenteritis can lead to dehydration. Call your pediatrician immediately if your baby has any signs of dehydration:. In some ways, babies really are like tiny adults. Just like adults of any age can have acid reflux or GERD , some babies have infant reflux. Vomiting from acid reflux happens when the muscles at the top of the stomach are too relaxed.
This triggers baby vomiting shortly after feeding. Meanwhile, you can help slow down the vomiting by:. You can also thicken milk or formula with more formula or a bit of baby cereal. Caveat: Check with your pediatrician before you try this. It might not be suitable for all babies. Babies catch colds and flus easily because they have shiny new immune systems that are still developing. Your baby may have up to seven colds in their first year alone.
Cold and flu can cause different symptoms in babies. Along with a runny nose, your baby may also have vomiting without a fever. Too much mucus in the nose congestion can lead to a nasal drip in the throat.
This can trigger bouts of forceful coughing that sometimes cause vomiting in babies and children. As in adults, colds and flu in babies are viral and go away after about a week.
In some cases, sinus congestion may turn into an infection. Your baby will need antibiotics to treat any bacterial — not viral — infection. Ear infections are another common illness in babies and children. This is because their ear tubes are horizontal rather than more vertical like in adults.
If your little one has an ear infection, they might have nausea and vomiting without a fever. Get in touch with your pediatrician if your baby's usual spit-up:. Repeated vomiting in babies between 2 weeks and 4 months of age can be a sign of a blockage at the stomach. Contact your healthcare professional if your baby vomits repeatedly.
For help choosing a formula, check out our Tummy Trouble Tool. Questions about formula feeding? See our Frequently Asked Questions. References: 1. Spangler AK, et al. Behrman RE, et al. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics.
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