Should I be worried about possetting five month old?

[Jane7]

I'm so bored of clearing up baby puke. DS has always been a sicky baby. Not huge amounts, just mouthfuls throughout the day, sometimes watery, sometimes thick and curdled. He especially brings it up when I sit him on my knee so his stomach is slightly compressed. On advice of health visitor started him on baby rice when he reached five months, but it's made no difference. He's putting on weight ok, although he's slowed a bit and slightly below his previous curve, another reason for hv recommending early weaning. should i be worried, do you think? will he possett for ever. have been telling him he won't make any friends at school if he pukes on everyone

Perhaps a tight diaphragm? Have you got a cranial chiro nearby who you can see? If that's what it is then it should be something they can ease pretty simply and gently. Here's an example of the kind of person I mean: www.barnes-chiropractic.co.uk Find someone similar locally and give them a call and ask lots of Q's. A good practitioner should be happy to speak first on the telephone and tell you whether they might be able to help.

Best wishes for successful puke cessation! No fun for you and can't be much fun for your DS either.

Both mine did this. I really really wouldn't worry about it. I always thought it was just because they'd taken a little too much on board and that's how they get rid of it. Can't really see how early weaning would make a difference to this to be honest especially as until they're 1, its the milk rather than any food they're taking which should be the largest proportion of their diet. Don't worry, your DS won't be puking at school. Seem to remember DD stopping once she was 8/9 months and taking more solids on board.

foodoncarpet - he did have osteopathy once and she mentioned a tight diaphragm, though i must admit, the session didn't make much difference. maybe i shld give it a second go.

SyndeyB - thats reassuring. everyone told me ssolids wld improve things so the fact that tthey ahven't has caused renewed worry. it's ffunny, some weeks his puking doesn't bother mme, and then suddenly i start worrying about it all over again. he's 7.2kilos (16 ppounds) and 5 months old, which sounds about normal i think.

My DD was a sicky baby and was advised to wean early, made no bloody difference, She is seven months now and seems to have grown out of it! She did it more when she was laid down though!
16 lb, My DD 7 months is only 16lb 4, he must be healthy little thing!

My son does this. The general mantra seems to be that posseting is a laundry problem, not a medical problem. It's not fun when you have to change a sleepsuit 4 times in 10 minutes though.

I am trying to train him only to vomit on people we dislike, but success has been limited.

Hi Jane7
If you can see a cranial chiro who treat babies (rather than an osteo) I reckon it could be a help. Worth a shot. I agree with other posters that some possetting is norm but if it seems to be more than just a tiny bit now and again it's worth a look to make sure all is as comfy as poss.

My daughter was sicky like this. Advice of my HV was that it usually goes away when they are weaned, but occasionally carries on up to about a year old. I was told it might be a weak valve at the top of the stomach, sorry don't know technical terms! It did pass before she was a year, perhaps 9 or 10 months? But there was a period of lumpy food based puke (yuck yuck yuck), worse than the milk version.