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6 week old huge vomit

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beanergi · 28/02/2022 03:17

Hi
I just fed my 6 week old and about 2 minutes after she vomited a huge amount. It was one bout of sick but there was an unbelievable amount that projectiled out. I did notice during the feed that she was dribbling her milk a lot (bottle fed) so i wonder if she could be ill??

I'm so worried

Is it normal for babies to sick so much?! She has projectile vomited twice before but never this much

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beanergi · 28/02/2022 03:19

Also I'll add that she sounds quite coldly and when she's breathing in it sounds like she has phlegm in her throat

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pompomseverywhere · 28/02/2022 03:28

Don't panic. My baby was sick like this numerous times a day every day. Could be wind or mucous if they've got a cold.

Just keep an eye out for temperature, weight gain, listlessness, not feeding.

Speak to HV or GP tomorrow if worried

TulipsGarden · 28/02/2022 03:56

It was normal for mine when he had a cold, as he had reflux. It's s total pain and very scary, but it stopped eventually.

As she's so little I would get her checked out by the GP tomorrow, but just wanted to reassure you that it was normal for us for a specific reason.

Moon12345 · 01/03/2022 22:50

My little boy did this too! I was so shocked the first time it happened - I couldn’t believe the amount. I recall ringing the HV straight away and stating it was about 4 pints worth! Hilarious to look back on now as it was nowhere near that volume, but it seemed so much to me. And so out of the blue - I think he only ever did it randomly about 4 times. I would call your HV for reassurance but honestly, sounds totally normal to me.

KeepYaHeadUp · 07/03/2022 19:50

My (now) 4 month old went through a stage (also around 6 week) of doing really alarming vomits. As someone with emetophobia whose first child did polite little possets as a baby it terrified me. It started when he had a cold and happened every 2-3 days for a few weeks and he just grew out of it. Either it was related to the cold or his digestive system just sorted itself out.

I remember thinking it was a huge amount but my friend told me they'd see a video where someone demonstrated how a relatively small amount of milk could look like pints and pints when thrown up.

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