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Any thoughts on why my toddler keeps throwing up at bedtime?

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SaysSheWithThe80sPerm · 17/04/2024 14:42

Some info - DS is 15 months old. He wasn't a sicky baby at all while being breast fed. He's not a big eater of solid food. He's a terrible sleeper.

So DS will drink milk (cows milk) during the day and during the night with no problems at all. I know he shouldn't need milk during the night at this age, and we are working on it, but at the moment it is what it is. Plus I think he is probably genuinely hungry.
Unfortunately he is still in the habit of feeding to sleep, and it is when he has this bedtime bottle that the problem occurs. At least half the time he will drink it then vomit it back up everywhere. He is then happy as Larry and full of energy. The food from the day will also come up with the milk. I don't understand why it is only this time of day that he is sick.
We make sure that he eats his last meal way before bed. He drinks the milk sat up in my arms. If it was an intolerance wouldn't he throw up at other times as well? I have mentioned it to the doctor when he was there for another reason but they weren't concerned. I haven't tried the health visitor yet.

Any thoughts or similar experiences? The constant washing of sicky bedding and scrubbing of carpets is getting tiresome!

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ontheflighttosingapore · 21/04/2024 13:21

It's too much having milk then straight down to sleep. Try watering it down or give the milk earlier so it can be digested before laying down

beanii · 21/04/2024 17:10

Kazzybingbong · 21/04/2024 13:13

Oh you make it sound so so easy 🤣 my daughter had bottles until about 3.5. She would not give them up aged 1. And as for sucking thumbs, that’s terrible advice. A dummy would be better. Again, my daughter is a huge dummy fan and she would NEVER suck her thumb.

Most definitely NOT easy - I had 3 under 4,no help and very bad PND 🤷‍♀️🤣

2 of mine sucked their thumb, the other didn't - dummies drop out in the night and they can't find them - they know where a thumb is - they're 19,17 & 16 now with no bad effects from thumb sucking - teeth all perfect, no speech problems like dummies can cause - they can't play with a thumb in their mouth 🤣.

I made a conscious decision to get them off bottles just after they were one - better for them.

beanii · 21/04/2024 17:12

SaysSheWithThe80sPerm · 21/04/2024 04:13

Thank you all for your thoughts and experiences. We're currently on a good run of 5 nights without being sick. At the moment i'm inclined to think that it is a feeding issue (too much/too fast/ lying down too soon) rather than an intolerance to dairy, so I'll work on that first to see if there's any improvements.

I don't mind him still having some milk overnight if it's what he needs. I am going to switch to a cup from a bottle however.

I hadn't thought about constipation. His poos are very different all the time so I'll take more notice of how they are on the days he is sick.

I noticed you said he sucks for ages and very little milk has gone - try a dummy, it's definitely a comfort thing not hunger.

At 15 months he shouldn't need food in the night (that's what milk is).

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staybyyou · 16/05/2024 10:44

Did you sort it op?

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