Baby vomiting large amounts hours after feed?

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Baby is 6 months old and has always suffered with severe reflux. He sometimes vomits large amounts 2 or 3 hours after his last feed. It's honestly like a waterfall. I was under the impression that baby's stomachs emptied within an hour or 2. His consultant mentioned the possibility of some kind of blockage (pyloric stenosis). He doesn't even drink much when this happens. We're waiting for a referral to investigate. Things are really, really difficult and it's taking its toll all because of this reflux and have been for ages, but I won't go into that.

I'd just really appreciate some insight as to whether vomiting milk so long after a feed is normal? Did your babies do it? Thank you.

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I was just going to suggest pyloric stenosis as I watched a tiktok on it just yesterday. I think it can really reduce the amount of milk they're getting due to the vomiting so I'm surprised they're just letting you get on with it! What's the timescale for the tests?

You and me both. Referral went in 3 weeks ago. We've been back and forth to the hospital about this since he was 3 weeks old. It's all coming to a head now. He's barely drinking, very few wet nappies. I've decided I'm going to take him to A&E this morning and I won't leave until they give him an ultrasound. Enough is enough.

Hoping he's had an ultrasound by now? Was just going to say my baby had this but at 5 weeks old. It's horrible to go through at the time but at least once they have the surgery it's over for 99% of babies.

One of mine also had CMPA and the vomiting was actually quite similar. Has that been ruled out?

They've booked it in for Friday... Apparently that's the absolute earliest possible. I despair, I really do.

I was dairy free when BF, now he's on an amino acid formula, so it can't be allergy related. We've also tried gaviscon, omeprazole and lansoprazole. I'm at the end of my tether 🙁

This happened with DD and eventually she was found to have a partial duodenal atresia (small blockage). That sounds scary, but in fact it was fairly simple surgery, as is the surgery for pyloric stenosis. She recovered quickly and is now a very healthy 27 year old!

Far worse than the condition or surgery was the time it took for anyone to take it seriously. I saw so many doctors, health visitors at the GP surgery and A and E. I was told it was normal milk spitting, a chest infection (because the vomit was making her cough!) etc. Of course, it can't be diagnosed by symptoms alone. There has to be an internal test of some kind. My daughter eventually and after me pushing had a barium x ray and it was clear immediately what the problem was. The radiographer asked me what took us so long to realise. argh!

My heart goes out to you. It's very stressful for you and your baby and I guess it is affecting sleep too. Good luck!

PS: of course it might be something completely different for your baby. Whatever it is, do persist

My daughter used to be sick and silent reflux continuously. When she was having physical reflux she was sick 5-6 times every feed over 2h.
When she switched to silent reflux she continued. She could and still does wake us silent refluxing 3 or 4h after a feed
She is on domperidone as well as omperazole and gaviscon to reduce her reflux as this speeds up the emptying of the stomach with modest improvement. We are awaiting an appointment with a different paediatrician as she's 3 with no improvements

They've booked it in for Friday... Apparently that's the absolute earliest possible. I despair, I really do.

I was dairy free when BF, now he's on an amino acid formula, so it can't be allergy related. We've also tried gaviscon, omeprazole and lansoprazole. I'm at the end of my tether 🙁

I know how frustrating it is when you feel like nothing is being done. We had to push and push for them to take us seriously too. Sounds like you're doing everything you can.

I know rarely surgery is needed for severe reflux. Whilst I was on the ward there was a baby opposite me having surgery for a blockage in the oesophagus, not sure if older babies can get that too.

Good luck and I hope you get some answers soon. Luckily he will be blissfully unaware of this horrible time in his life! My two projectile vomiters are happy and healthy now.

Sorry I missed this when first reading.
The amino acid formulas are notorious for triggering reflux. You might need to look into alternative thickers. Carob, magic mix and thick'n'easy are the ones I see most often. I don't have much experience as we stuck with gaviscon after my daughter had a reaction to carob in carobel

Babies can have other allergies too. My daughter is allergic to coconut alongside other allergies and that massively reduced the formula that we had available. At the time it was only alfamino that we could have but new products could have come on the market.

Ask about the domperidone that I mentioned in my first post it was an absolute game changer for us and stopped my baby being unsettled after crying and screaming her way through her first 8 months