adivce please on sickness after feeding.

[reagizmo]

i have a 16wk old boy which i am bottle feeding. he has 6oz every 4hrs in the day and his last feed is 7oz which he then goes through the night till 7am. the problem i am having is that in the day after each feed he is being very sick up to or even over 2hrs after each feed. he is still putting weight on nicely but i am worried he want be getting enough. also has anyone got any advise on how i can stop or prevent him from being sick as much as he is. i know all babies are sick but this is alot more than normal and it looks like milk and then some times abit flemmy and some times like cottage cheese. i am feeding him aptamil

Could be reflux or pyloric stenosis

Has he been sicky from birth and its got progressively worse? Is it projectile vommiting?

This happened with dd1 and she had an operation to correct it. Traumatic at the time but right as rain as soon as it was done.

I believe it is quite common in first born boys.

Either way I would ring the health visitor and speak to your gp.

thank you. he is not normaly a sicky baby thats why i am worried. i will call them then thank you. he does not seem to want his next feed any earlyer either. some times it projectile then some times just runs out of his mouth. i feed him at 3.45 and now its very watery sick but it is 2hrs since his feed. thanks again

is he otherwise ok? happy? alert? gaining weight?

if so, tbh i wouldn't be overly concerned.
some babies are sicky, and that can be a fair amount of sick too!
i have no idea what the normal amounts are, but 6oz seems quite a lot, maybe you could try giving him a bit less?

Just keep an eye on him and if he is still the same after 24 hours then take him the dr. Let us know how you get on.

he has been ok but not himself the past wk really when i think about it. the rec amount for his weight is 7oz 5 times a day and he has 6oz 4times and 7 for his last feed. i'm just worried incase i am doing anything wrong or if there is anything i can do to help which i am not doing.

thank you

You sound like you are doing everything right feeding wise but I would just ring your HV in the morning and ask her advice.

Try not to worry - they have your nerves gone when they are tiny.

hi i went to the docs and they said that maybe try some baby rice or hungry baby food so its heavyer so will keep it down more. so i have put him on hungry baby food cause dont really want to start baby rice yet. i want him to have milk as long as poss his little belly cant be ready for that yet.
thank you for all your advise anyway xxxx