my son is already under investigation for this.
Sorry if this doesn't make sense...
My very basic question is - what does projectile vomiting look like??? I have found a few videos on youtube that claim to be of projectile vomiting (and are exactly what my son does) but the Drs who are investigating have said that it needs to be the type of vomiting where it would go from one end of the room to another (like the exorcist)...
Basic history
He was 12 days overdue. Emcs due to lack of progression, poor position and meconium. He is an ebf baby. My letdown is quite fast. He eats for about 20 minutes every 2 hours or so. Alternate breasts. Very gassy (burped regularly) and a bit fussy during a feed.
He is 25 days old (today) at about 18 days old he started vomiting (what I would call projectile but I wasn't sure... I have posted on here previously with regard to this...) because I asked on here and because he is ebf I was very very concerned and got him seen by the on call Dr who subsequently sent him to the children's day unit at my local hospital.(this was when he was 21 days old-Friday) They palpated his tummy, got us to get a urine sample (fun) took blood from his heel to check its alkalinity... All was fine at that time.(we have open access until the 14th and we are aware that he could potentially go on to develop ps later...) He actually vomited after a feed at the hospital (the Drs/nurses didn't see the vomiting "style" just how much he had vomited) they sent him home with a clean bill of health and basically said that he may have early P.S, he may just be a very greedy baby and posseting (sp??) (didn't think that it was possible to over feed a bf baby but the drs said that it is) or that he is wanting comfort and advised us to give him a dummy - but he will NOT take it!!
he was 10lb 1 @birth, 10lb 6 at 10days and 11lb 7 at 21 days. He has shown no signs of weight loss, has wet and dirty nappies. Is happy in himself, alert and has a good colour.
Soooo does anyone have a diagram or a video of CLINICAL projectile vomiting because I don't want to drive myself crazy looking at what lay people would call projectile vomiting. (I know when I have been sick previously I would of called what I was doing pv just to be dramatic when it wasn't) Also he has just been sick - feed at 5am vomited about 15/20 mins later. I am going to attempt to video for the next time if I can just so I can show the Drs. The vomiting It is not after every feed (atm)
Please believe me when I say I am very very concerned for my sons health and the thought of him being so little and having a major operation terrifies me but I would rather it be sorted when he's tiny before it develop into anything scary...
PLEASE HELP US!!!