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Can weaning earlier help a sicky baby

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AnMum · 17/04/2011 19:05

My ds (18 weeks) has always been a sicky baby. He does not have reflux, is a very happy chap, not bothered at all by being sick and weighs 18lb so no problems with weight gain. He has 5 7oz bottles a day and sleeps 6.30 to 6.30 so again, no problems with sleep. However, he can get through 5 or 6 outfits a day, about 10 bibs and dh and I never have sick-free clothes. It varies from small amounts, to larger, it can be clear, milky or thick. Excuse the pun, but we are sick of sick!

So....would weaning him before 6 months have any chance of reducing this sickness??? Has anyone with this problem weaned early and seen an improvement?

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Flisspaps · 17/04/2011 19:09

Daft as it sounds, have you tried offering less milk, or teats with smaller holes - it might be he's just guzzling too much and then bringing up whatever he didn't need?

AnMum · 17/04/2011 19:12

If we give him any less, he gets very very cross! I don't think that its that he's getting too much, as he can be sick two or three hours after he's fed. I don't really want to give him less than he seems to want...

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Ducktor · 18/04/2011 18:19

We also have a very sicky baby (not reflux - a happy puker!), our HV advised early weaning as it might help so we started at around 19 weeks and went very slowly from there. Once on solids I didn't notice any difference in the frequency or amount of sick just that it smelt far worse :-( We didn't see an improvement until about 6.5 months and then I'm not sure if that was down to the stomach finally being stronger or that I had stopped the Gaviscon and changed to folllow on milk around that time.

MayDayChild · 18/04/2011 18:27

No you just get different colour and far more foul smelling sick!
My DD Didnt stop till she walked but it did get marginally better

If he is a hungry boy tho, feel free to start earlier than the recommended 6 months (prepares herself from a flogging from mumsnet martyrs)

queenrollo · 18/04/2011 18:38

My HV advised me to wean DS at 5 months for exactly this problem, and no it didn't help at all.
He eventually grew out of it at about 14 months....

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