Is this all nurseries?

[Erfox94]

Hi all, my 8 month old has been going to nursery for 3 months now 2 days a week. But since he has started his food journey, we have had to collect him every week due to him “being sick”. When we collect him he is fine and has no issues. He sometimes brings up a little food with us at home but I imagined this is because he is now crawling everywhere and moving a lot more. We are paying a lot of money for nursery but it seams a waste of money if we have to collect him every time.. are all nurseries this strict with babies bring up a little food/being sick?

Any advice/information would be appreciated.

thank you

Is "food journey' modern lingo for weaning?

If so, I would wonder why he's bringing up food so much? I've weaned dozens of babies and even when crawling they aren't doing that, especially on a semi regular basis.

Or is food journey to do with allergies? In which case you need to se your GP for advice.

Hi I am a childminder and if a child is sick while I am caring for them they are sent home BUT I do also use my own judgement, for example a child just starting to wean if they were sick because they had gagged on lumps I would not send home. Same as if it was an obvious reflux 'sick'.
I would suggest booking an appointment with the dr to see if there are any allergies present just in case they are allergic to something making them ill.
However if there is even the slightest chance the child has been sick due to illness they would be immediately sent home so that other children in the setting didn't catch it or (worse) me and therefore have to close inconveniencing multiple families who use my setting.

It’s unusual that he’s being sick so much. In my experience, that’s not a normal part of warning.

My son is 2.5 and has been sent home from nursery once, but he’s also only ever been sick twice in his life.

I have never heard of babies bringing up food as being a normal part of starting solids. Pushing food out of their mouths right when they eat, yes. Occasional gagging while eating that might trigger something, yes. But not after the fact.

if it were me, I would be booking a doctors appointment.

So your child is sick on a regular basis since you started solids?

That's not normal I think you need to talk to the GP about potential allergies.

And yes it is standard protocol for nurseries to send children home if they have thrown up. Mine have allergies and vomiting is one of their reactions and they still send him home as they are not sure if it's an allergy or a stomach bug.

My daughter did this, and like you its an eye wateringly expensive nursery. I went to my gp and explained that dd has a tendency to chuck up food since she was born-true, this is not because she's ill. she just does it. So the GP wrote me a letter, and i presented to the nursery. Lone behold never again was dd picked up for that reason.

Did the GP not investigate this?

This is a very common sign of allergies and from birth could imply that it's an allergy to milk for example. I'm curious does your child still do it now?

I would visit the GP. It could be reflux or intolerance. Have the written down what baby ate? So that you have a record to go on?

@Caffeineneedednow I told my GP that my nursery was using any excuse to send my daughter back. it was true my daughter was doing this since young and was happy as larry after throwing up. EVRY time. The GP wrote as such, that this is a happen since birth , and some other things. she didnt investigate further as she trusted that it was very normal to me and especially if she was so chirpy after. The throwing up has declined now and only really happens v rarely.

the sick I am experiencing is more like “spit up” it’s not vomit as such.

I thought babies throwing up a little is normal?

No, I don’t think so.

And I don’t think nursery would be sending them home if they considered it “spit up”.

Throwing up is a lot more than spit up. Have you clarified with nursery what they mean?

Small babies spitting up milk is relatively normal, an eight month old bringing up solid food is not normal (unless it's as pp said after gagging or just being spat out).

Normally posseting stops by 12 weeks. Most babies do not regularly vomit food.

This could be as others has said reflux or allergies, the gp may ask you to start to make a food diary and see if you can build a bigger picture if it's after certain foods etc.
The staff in the nursery should also be using their professional judgement. Some children are more prone to gagging, bringing food back up than others.