How much sicking up is normal?

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Hello, I've got a three week old baby. She's breastfed and is quite often sick after feeds. The volume she brings up varies - from about 10 to 100 ml I would guess, but that's a very rough guess! She's gaining weight as expected and doesn't seem distressed by the vomiting (or is it posseting?)

My older baby was often windy and upset after feeds, but he was very rarely sick, so this is new to me. Is it normal or is it reflux? The fact that she's not distressed makes me think it can't be reflux - but I don't want to ignore something that could be an issue for her.

Thank you in advance for your help.

My ds was a happy chucker. He brought up so much milk but was never distressed and no problems with his weight. Way more milk than your estimate I'd wager. I had to have a towel on hand for an hour after every feed. All stopped overnight around 6 months.

How does she sleep?

DS1 was what is known as a "happy puker". He had severe reflux until he was 5 years old but the actual being sick never seemed to bother him. The acid reflux meant he was a really bad sleeper and hated being in the pram or on his back.

He cried about sleeping but wasnt screaming in discomfort when being sick. He did feed a LOT though to sooth his throat, meaning he had no weight gain issues.

He fed about 3 times as much as DS2 and obviously puked most of it up

I had a happy upchucker and I was drenched easily up to three times a day, sometimes more. We never ended the day in the clothes we started out in. He gained weight normally and no one ever seemed concerned!

She's actually sleeping really well at the moment and is a contented little thing (my ds was a terrible sleeper, so this feels really strange, I can't believe it will last!)

A towel sounds like a good idea!
We're both going through a lot of outfits and the sofa where I sit to feed is looking a bit of a sorry state (to be fair - it's already 90% ruined by the toddler, so not the end of the world)

I had a similar happy chucker

A lot of it was to do with a shallow latch due to my rather violent letdowns I think

Some degree of puke is 'normal' as the sphincter at the top of the stomach is not very strong, and unless latch is perfect, wind can be the issue bringing it up.
It becomes a problem if it is causing discomfort or stopping weight gain

I had a similar ‘happy chucker’. My GP said it was more of a laundry than a medical issue and he grew out of it about 9 months or so (the coloured sick after weaning was particularly lovely I must say). It got me down a bit and we had lots and lots of muslins and bibs. DS2 barely throws up and has never worn a bib, so siblings can be different!

To this day (and my son is only 18mo but he is now only sick if he is ill) if he vomits, it is invariably all over me

Happy chucker here too- I think I even posted about it in the early days. We got through it with lots of towels and not being prissy about milk covered everything. And then one day he just stopped doing it. Around four or five months I think.

Echoing pp, its only a problem when it's causing them distress / pain / losing or not gaining weight.