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Newborn throwing up alot

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Amyjay19 · 19/12/2022 14:56

My son has just turned 4 weeks old and has been vomiting after feeds for around 2 weeks now and it's progressively getting worse.. he bringing up quite a lot of milk every time he's sick (not like spit up its alot worse) and it has been projectile quite afew times to the point where he's choking on it because it's coming out of his nose. It's harder at night time as he seems to struggle on fluid/sick when I lie him down even if I've tried winding him kept him upright for feeds and then for 30 minute after it still seems to happen.. yesterday he threw up 6 times within 10 minutes again not like abit of spit up it was quite alot each time the last time was just watery milk as if he had emptied his stomach. He is EBF so I feed on demand he continued to throw up after his feeds yesterday I rang 111 for advice they told me to take him to a&e which I'd rather not put him at risk of catching anything as its flu/rsv season I've spoke to my health visitor and midwife's multiple times I even had to take him in the week before as he was sucking his stomach under his ribs after projectile vomiting afew times and every one just keeps telling me "it's normal it's probably just abit of reflux" especially as he is still gaining weight no one seems to share my concerns.. Has anyone experienced anything similar as I don't feel like it's just reflux due to the amount that's coming up and how often

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DuchessofSandwich · 20/12/2022 22:18

DD has CMPA and while breastfeeding I cut out all dairy, including cheese, chocolate, anything with milk powder in. I checked all the food labels and it worked. I did the same for egg althpugh she doesn't get as sick from that.
She's now 2 and even 1 drop of milk will have her vomiting badly. Not exagerrating, they gave her literally one drop in the hospital (to see if she's growing out of it) and she was sick for two days.

Backy · 20/12/2022 22:30

I just accidentally lost a long post…. To recap:

everything you’ve said sounds just like my DC who had pyloric stenosis, including the symptoms, the comments from medical
professionals as well as the reasons why it might not be pyloric stenosis. We had two days in hospital after a&e admitted us- not knowing why but knowing something wasn’t right. Eventually P.s. was confirmed and it was sorted.

however, there’s a few different armchair diagnoses on this thread (mine included) and realistically : you’ve been advised by 111 to go to a&e and that’s where you should go. I know you’re worried about him catching something there but realistically he’s a tiny baby who is vomiting a lot and IME those cases tend to be isolated fairly quickly.

good luck. I know how stressful this is, especially when you’ve had no sleep and are still so post natal xx

Amyjay19 · 20/12/2022 22:40

@Gem123J Thankyou! I hope you baby is ok now and not still suffering.
I agree most people just think we must not be winding them or something but even when he's been winded for 20 minutes it will still happen!

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Amyjay19 · 20/12/2022 22:52

@Backy I know i should have taken him in and I'm still debating it if it continues to get worse. The things being brought up are things I've discussed with the health visitor and I was sure it could be pyloric stenosis but with him not being projectile only afew times she won't refer me to the doctors for that.. I've done some research on the cmpa too since it's been mentioned and think that could be possibly causing him to be sick but I obviously just want to know what's wrong with him and not have to trial and error things myself!
It's hard not sleeping especially being a single mum and doing everything alone whilst recovering from a c section but I'm just trying to do the best for my baby as long as I know he's okay then I'll be okay❤️

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Backy · 21/12/2022 20:06

That does sound really hard @Amyjay19 how have things been today?

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