Usual disclaimer that yes, we have contacted the doctor and are waiting for an appointment. We are also waiting for a private paediatrician allergy specialist. Hoping the hive mind can help spot a pattern that I am missing, though.
For the past week, DD (14 months) has been sick once or twice in the evening. Previously she had a cough and would vomit when she was all phlegm-y, but the cough has pretty much gone.
- she is sick without warning, no gagging or retching
- it is generally liquidy, regardless of when she last ate
- it is copious - not just a little spit up - requiring full outfit change including sleeping bag, sleepsuit and vest, and sometimes a hair wash
- sometimes it is before milk, sometimes during, sometimes after
- sometimes when she is still in our arms (ie not lying flat), sometimes when she is in bed
- it doesn’t seem to bother her afterwards - the other day she slept through it even though the noise woke me up on the monitor.
I cannot see a pattern at all. It’s never the same time, never the same point after food/milk. It is always after her bath, so we didn’t use bubbles last night in case it was her swallowing them, but that made no difference. I know allergens can take a while to leave the body, and we are keeping a food diary in advance of our medical appointments. It is (so far) only at bedtime, not a reaction to all meals/milk.
Background - she had silent reflux as a baby. I suspected lactose intolerance/CMPA or similar. GP referred for blood test for “all main food allergens” and came back negative. In general she only vomits either with a cough, or when she had tonsillitis. She’s not historically been a “sicky” baby.
sorry, it’s long! Just hoping there is something super obvious that DH and I are missing.