Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Childbirth

Share experiences and get support around labour, birth and recovery.

Flip

Original poster

Milk from the nose

17 replies

JoyfulJoyful · 19/04/2013 04:30

Hello, I'm here both petrified and guilt ridden. My 9 week old baby woke for his feed and whilst still very sleepy I shoved my boob into his mouth only for him to cough and I realised milk coming out from his nose. I immediately put him upright and he seems fine although I'm scared I may have done some damage. Should I take him to see GP in the morning?

He's sleeping now and breathing fine.

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

monsterchild · 19/04/2013 04:32

No he'll be fine. Milk won't hurt anything up there!

elvislives2012 · 19/04/2013 04:33

My DD had this too. When she was feeding it would drip out if her nose sometimes. If you're worried then take her to the GP in the morning but don't feel guilty- boob shoving is normal!

Original poster

JoyfulJoyful · 19/04/2013 04:34

Thank you Monsterchild. I feel so guilty for not being fully awake. I feel like such a bad mom.

OP posts:

Original poster

JoyfulJoyful · 19/04/2013 04:36

Thanks elvislives. I feel more guilt than worry. He seems fine and is now fast asleep.

OP posts:

duchesse · 19/04/2013 04:40

Oh they do that all the time! It's better it comes out through the nose than go down the other way...

You are not a bad mum! There is a thread in classics of hideous things people have done to their children by accident that will make you laugh and laugh. I'll see if I can find it.

Original poster

JoyfulJoyful · 19/04/2013 04:46

Thanks duchesse. Your post is most reassuring.

OP posts:

duchesse · 19/04/2013 04:49

Funny thread here if you're having trouble getting back to sleep.

Original poster

JoyfulJoyful · 19/04/2013 04:51

Thanks so much duchesse, really appreciate it.

OP posts:

CailinDana · 20/04/2013 08:06

My poor dd (8 weeks) was very stuffed up with a cold till the same thing happened to her. Cleared her out a treat! I think it's a pretty normal thing

blackteaplease · 20/04/2013 08:08

They are connected so its fine. Ds did this at every feed until he was about 6 weeks old when he grew out of it.

isambardo · 20/04/2013 09:00

My son did this too in the first couple months, quite glad to hear this happens to others as well! Seemed to clear him out quite well when he had a cold :)

Radiator1234 · 20/04/2013 10:39

Completely normal we had it most days at first and still now sometimes she is 6 weeks

WouldBeHarrietVane · 21/04/2013 20:19

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

lurcherlover · 21/04/2013 20:24

Joyful, if it makes you feel better when my baby was two months old I posted on here asking if I needed to take him to hospital after my (big) dog trod on his chest . You're a long way away from "worst mother of the world" award

duchesse · 21/04/2013 21:54

Am I the only one wondering what the MN consensus was on baby trodden on by dog (a lurcher?) FWIW, I reckon that unless the dog had been about to leap up, the chances are that most of its weight would have been on the other three paws and it wouldn't have had time to put press down much with paw on chest. Hope baby was OK!

duchesse · 21/04/2013 21:56

And lurcher, I see your 2 mo accidentally trodden on by dog and raise you one 4mo bounced on by (just) 2 year old brother. Red marks and everything.

lurcherlover · 21/04/2013 22:34

Heh heh. The MN consensus was that as he didn't cry (or even wake up) it was unlikely that said dog had broken all his ribs, as I was panicking...he's two now and doesn't seem to have suffered any ill effects!

Flip