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savtan
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4 Week Old Baby Vomiting
Posted: 08-12-06 20:35pm
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When we first came home we had no problem
feeding my baby, at the first weigh in she
put on 340 gms. The next week she started
vomiting after every feed as soon as she
finished 3 - 4 times and up to 2 hrs
later. It starts of watery and ends up
thick like curdled milk. On her second
weigh in she only put 10 gm. She often
wakes up from a night sleep all wet with
wet sheets from vomiting. She is still
getting lots of wet nappies.
Ive been told that it could be diet
related. What foods should I avoid? I am
sitting her up for between 30mns to an hr
and as soon as I move her from my shoulder
she vomits.
I have asked the maternal health nurse who
doesn't seem fussed, she thinks she may be
a "happy chucker"
has anyone had similar problems? What did
you do?
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Posted: 08-12-06 20:37pm
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What is a happy chucker? (just though I
would ask just in case my little one has
that problem) are you breastfeeding?
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savtan
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Posted: 08-12-06 20:47pm
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It was the term used by our mid wife for a
baby that vomits after feeds but nothing
wrong with it. As long as baby is still
producing wet nappies, alert and gainning
weight we shouldnt worry. But we still
worry.
Yes I am breastfeeding.
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Posted: 08-12-06 21:24pm
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Sounds like reflux. My son has it,
severly.
If your baby is a happy spitter, there is
no need to do anything.
If your baby is like my son, and screams
when the acid reflux comes up and refuses
to eat, then she will need medication to
block the acid.
If you are breastfeeding I recommend you
eliminate all dairy and soy along with
eggs nuts and fish for 2-3 weeks and see
if it makes a difference. I bet it will
help. Many babies have mspi (milk/soy
protein intolerance) and that contributes
to the vomitting.
Keep her elevated as much as possible.
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Posted: 08-12-06 21:41pm
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The good thing is that she doesnt refuse
to eat or screams after vomiting.
In most cases she seams realived and
contempt after vomiting.
We cut out dairy, brocolli, califlower,
chocolate and orange juice for two days
this seamed to work for two feeds
yesterday afternoon were there was no
vomiting. But the vomiting returned later
that night and three feeds later still
vomiting.
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Posted: 08-12-06 22:00pm
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| savtan
wrote: | the good thing is that she
doesnt refuse to eat or screams after
vomiting.
In most cases she seams realived and
contempt after vomiting.
We cut out dairy, brocolli, califlower,
chocolate and orange juice for two days
this seamed to work for two feeds
yesterday afternoon were there was no
vomiting. But the vomiting returned
later that night and three feeds later
still vomiting. |
i still think you need to cut out a few
other things, the ones that I mentioned
above^ . Also, give it 2-3 weeks to see a
real improvement. Good luck.
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Posted: 08-12-06 22:17pm
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Thank you for your advise. :)
i will probably try other foods as well,
as I dont eat fish or nuts. I havent had
eggs in over a week, but thats not to say
that there wasnt any egg ingrediants any
other foods ive had.
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Posted: 08-13-06 08:37am
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A lot of times it's simply that the baby
can't tolerate something in your diet. I
saw a post that listed the most common
problems. My son did that for a little
while starting around the same age but
he's not doing it any more. But if
you're worried by all means see your
pediatrician.
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Posted: 08-13-06 12:21pm
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Does sound like acid reflux and to be
honest if you dont take care of it it can
go worse and erode babies esophagus, I
hope you look into it prescription can
really help usually they prescribe zantaz
for babies.
My daughter had that we changed her
formula and it helped, I had gerd and got
it under control with med,exercise and
diet so diet is an extremly big big
influenece.
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Posted: 08-13-06 19:27pm
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I agree with nataliachick. My friend
breastfed her baby and he started doing
that. She had to cut out all dairy and it
helped a lot. He also got diarrhea when
she ate mexican food!
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Posted: 08-13-06 22:25pm
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I agree with all of the girls above. But
I am worried about her/him waking up with
sheets that are soaked from it all. If
you are putting your baby on his/ her
back, I worry that he/she will get some of
the fluid left and choke. I really think
you need to get a second opinion.
I am going to be new to breastfeeding, and
I knew drugs/ alcohol would affect the
baby when breastfeeding, but I never
thought of food, so thanks for that useful
information ladies.
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Posted: 08-14-06 05:17am
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Thank you for all the information.
We have cut out of our diet a few foods
and it seems to be working. The main
foods we have cut are chocalates, cheese,
dairy, cauliflower, brocalli, cabbage and
orange juice last thursday and friday.
This made a change. Saturday afternoon
she had three feeds without vomiting. I
did though have cauliflower soup saturday
night. Two feeds later she was again
vomiting. Dont want to put her through
that so im not going to experiment for
awhile. I think the soup has now gone
through my system cause she has once again
improved since late sunday and hasnt
vomited. Will indroduce one type of food
in about a week that we have cut out but
certainly not cauliflower.
The main thing is that she has put on
weight since the diet change. She went
from putting on just 10grams the week
before to putting on 240grams in the last
4-5days.
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Posted: 08-14-06 05:25am
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| savtan
wrote: | thank you for all the
information.
We have cut out of our diet a few foods
and it seems to be working. The main
foods we have cut are chocalates, cheese,
dairy, cauliflower, brocalli, cabbage and
orange juice last thursday and friday.
This made a change. Saturday afternoon
she had three feeds without vomiting. I
did though have cauliflower soup saturday
night. Two feeds later she was again
vomiting. Dont want to put her through
that so im not going to experiment for
awhile. I think the soup has now gone
through my system cause she has once again
improved since late sunday and hasnt
vomited. Will indroduce one type of food
in about a week that we have cut out but
certainly not cauliflower.
The main thing is that she has put on
weight since the diet change. She went
from putting on just 10grams the week
before to putting on 240grams in the last
4-5days. |
im sorry but a week? What is the point of
that? If you want your child not to vomit
then I suggest waiting 6 months before you
even try to reintroduce any culprits.
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Posted: 08-16-06 04:16am
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By introducing one item at a time we will
be able to pin point what the actual food
is that is causing this. Thus eliminating
it all together from our diets for long
while.
It has been great so far. Her weight has
been increasing by the day.
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Posted: 08-16-06 08:34am
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Did they check to see if she's lactose
intolerant? My coworker's brother and
his wife were having the same problem.
They found out that the baby is lactose
intolerant and had to put her on special
formula. Just something I thought i'd
throw in there in case they haven't
checked that out yet.
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Posted: 08-16-06 11:17am
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It is extremely rare for an infant to be
lactose intolerant. It is almost always
the case of mspi.
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Posted: 08-16-06 11:52am
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| savtan
wrote: | by introducing one item at a
time we will be able to pin point what the
actual food is that is causing this.
Thus eliminating it all together from our
diets for long while.
It has been great so far. Her weight has
been increasing by the
day. |
i think thats a great
idea!
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Posted: 08-17-06 08:36am
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| nataliachick7
wrote: | | it is extremely rare for an
infant to be lactose intolerant. It is
almost always the case of
mspi. |
yea, just thought i'd put the suggestion
out there. Wouldn't hurt to check. It
happened to my friend, even though it's
rare.
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Posted: 08-18-06 07:35am
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| chrissy721
wrote: | | nataliachick7
wrote: | | it is extremely rare for an
infant to be lactose intolerant. It is
almost always the case of
mspi. |
yea, just thought i'd put the suggestion
out there. Wouldn't hurt to check.
It happened to my friend, even though it's
rare. |
it's rare among some races but more common
among others. I guess since i'm other I
see it from a different perspective. Me,
my brother, my sister, 2 of my aunts, 3 of
my uncles and 2 of my nieces and nephews
have it. Hmmm, maybe in this case it's
more a hereditary thing? Can lactose
intolerance be hereditary, does anyone
know?
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Posted: 07-30-07 03:44am
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Sounds like silent reflux.
My daughter had reflux when she was only a
couple of months old, but she had severe
pain with it and would scream during and
after a feed.
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