5 month old being sick

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My 5 month old Ds has never been a sicky baby but recently is being sick many times a day. It's not a lot of sick and it does not bother him. He is very active, will not stay on his back and is trying to crawl. He has 5 bottles a day and is not yet weaned.

Could it be that he is just full of milk and being active makes it come out? (iykwim), does it show he should be weaned? or could it be something more serious?

May be an overfull stomach (my DS4 is frequently sick if he sits leans forward after food/BF).

MAYBE he's ready for some food, he's not quite 6 months yet but is he showing signs of hunger? ie watching you eat while trying to grab some, drinking a large bottle and being obviously full, but not satisfied? You should be the best judge of that, you know him best.

Also, he may have developed an intolerance to lactose/cows milk. My DS4 (now 7months) developed this at about 4 months after a D&V bug, and it's not that unusual (usually gets better after a few months). If your DS has lots of Dirty nappies as well as the sicking-up, try a reduced lactose formula (I used one called Aptamil Comfort), the symptoms disappear in a few hours if lactose is the problem.

Talk to your GP or HV if you are concerned, but if he's active and growing, probably nothing too serious.

Thank you so much for your advice, you've given me a lot to think about.

He is a very big baby - very long, and for the first few months fed every 2 hours. I tried him on hungry baby milk but I didn't like that it made him slightly constipated so took him off straight away. We put him on to larger amounts earlier and since then he has been great. Was really expecting to have to start weaning as soon as we could but he really is showing hardly any signs. He watches us eat but isn't actually interested in the food. It's like how he is interested in my mum putting rollers in! The milk is satisfying him also.

He has more dirty nappies than he did but only goes once a day - would you still say to possibly try Aptamil comfort?

I have no HV! She said there was no need to come after her 2nd visit.

Dd is a very content, happy baby, sleeps 8pm -7am ish. So I'm not too worried. Just want to know it's nothing to worry about I guess!

*Ds

Hi, my DD (also 5 months) has also started being sick a lot more. She is teething really bad and is continously chewing her hands/fists/toys and I am convinced that this is contributing to her sickness as sometimes her hands go right to the back of her mouth and then she is sick straight away. She is also very busy and guzzles her milk really quickly so she can carry on playing (it's hard to believe I once posted about her continously being on the boob!!!). Just wanted to reassure you that your DS is not alone!

Hi, Probably if DS only has 1 dirty nappy a day, it's not Lactose that's the issue - as this tends to make them go a lot (8 or 10 times a day), so maybe no point in the Aptimel Comfort (though it's supposed to be good for colic/constipation, so may want to try it if you feel there's a problem???). My DS recommends it for both problems, or even just for a generally unsettled baby. Some formulas suit some babies better than others (DS is a GP).

Hungry milk has more protein, so may make the baby a bit constipated, but it depends on the baby - some just "go" less often then average anyway. 1 dirty nappy per day seems like a dream baby!!! He sleeps amazingly well too!

He will probably start trying to get your food in the next few weeks (or give you pleading looks!)

If you have not HV, your GP surgery should have one working with the practice, so the receptionist should be able to book you an appointment (or sometimes they have drop-in clinics for new mums), or see your GP. They are generally happy to see young kids.

Bah! Just wrote a long reply and then my internet reception went!!!

Basically i will speak to my GP tomorrow (as going to the surgery for his jabs anyway) and look at getting some Aptimel.

He is also teething Kellie!! Thought that might not be helping. Poor sods.

Also, Old, when you mentioned your Ds recommended Aptimel i thought you must have a very gifted child!!! Then i realised he was a GP!!

Thank you both

Whoops, meant my DH is GP. DS not quite gifted enough to ask for a particular brand of milk!!!