HELP! I am so tired of this.....My baby is still spitting up constantly (9-10) times a day. What is wrong?

Question

My daughter is now 8 months old and has since birth always spit up, she switched formula 3 times and is on nutramigen still and has been on liquid zantac for months now. Her pediatrician keeps saying when she started sitting up it would ease but she sits up good now and is on baby food and cereal/formula mix too and spits up still. (food and formula) She is gaining weight fine but every time after she eats or drinks anything she spits up a portion and always has wet soaking shirts to change and does not sleep well at night either. I have her crib matress elevated a bit on one end so she sleeps tilted up , when she doesnt wiggle to the middle which is always, but that does not help. What could possibly be wrong with her. Has anyone had this happen to their baby before? I am so tired of this and my daughter probably is even more tired of it.

LOL, The answer with the dressing the baby in a rain coat was soooooooo funny!!! I have had that same thought and actually dressed my baby in her photo outfit right in the studio so she wouldnt spit up on it.... All the answers i've read so far are real good and sounds like something she will still outgrow, I hope its quick though.....

Answer 1

Ok...my son did the EXACT same thing!!! It was really tough because everywhere we went he was spitting up...I kept many clothing changes with me as well as lots of burp pads & tons of bibs & baby wipes to clean up. He gained weight just fine. As a matter of fact was always on top of the growth charts. Anyway as he got older I noticed he would gag if he ran alot or got too hot so I always made sure we had a sippy cup with us no matter where we went. If he cried longer than 30 seconds he would start gagging & that would most often lead to him throwing up. Finally when he was about 7 yrs old the doctor & I were discussing things (again) & he asked if he had also spit up alot as a baby.....it was like a lightbulb finally went off... the doctor diagnosed him then with acid reflux so you could very possibly be going through the same thing. The medicine really helps!!! He's 11 now & doing fine. I feel for you, I know exactly what you're experiencing. I wish you the best of luck & hope this helps. I also found you some websites that you may be interested in. God bless.

Answer 2

Been there, done that! Twice actually. My first had reflux and spit up all the time too. We did all the same stuff you did with the mattress tilting, formula switching etc. She didn't have medication, but we watched her like a hawk because she tended to choke to the point of turning blue when she refluxed. How scary is that? She grew out of it around 6 months. But we kept her crib right next to our bed until she was a year old anyway. My son (now 13 months) had it really bad and had Zantac for about 6 months. He had to be at a 45 degree angle for an hour after he ate, we had to burp the bejeebers out of him and he still ruined many an outfit. We also had him sleep on his side with a wedge pillow and that seemed to help. He ended up on soy formula because none of the other "gentle" formulas worked. That helped tremendously. If you're not on soy, I'd try it. Also, neither child could ever eat rice cereal, they chucked it up right away. We always gave them oatmeal. Good luck. I know it seems like it will never end, but she'll get better bit by bit.

Answer 3

I went through this as well several years ago. She is lactose intolerant. Means she is alergic to milk. Most formulas have the lactose in it (fat content) and the baby cannot tolerate this. When My baby was 8 or 9 months old I decided to switch her to evaporated milk in a can and dilute it down half water and half milk, and put some Kayro syrup in it. It took about one week for her to feel great and get the other formulas out of her system. Also somtimes some new Moms over feed the baby and that makes their stomach over extemd and makes them vomit up a little of the food and formual. Try one of these ideas. Do not give her as much per meal and give her plain water in between meals. You can put a little sugar in it for taste. It won't hurt her.
Water is very good for baby's. If this problem persists you need to see a nutritionist to help with the digestion of your baby.. A pediatrician is not always the answer. It also could be that the sphincter muscle's in the baby's stomach might not be working the way it should. There is a sphincter in the top and the bottom of a stomach and they might not be working the way they should. I am a perimedic and have been in the medical profession for 27 years and have studied a lot of this. Your best bet is to try the first things first . Cut back on the amount of food first. Give her the warm sugar water, then if that does not work, which it should. Then try the formula change. When you lay her down for her naps lay her on her tummy on a warm rolled up recieving blanket or something that can be rolled up like a bolster pillow. It will help her to pass gas and relax. Rub her back in a circular motion clockwise until she relaxes. You can also do this on your chest until she relaxes. It will take some time but be patient she will get better. I know how you feel I went through the same thing. It takes a little time. I hope this will help you. I just wish I could be there for you and help you. Good luck and take time to relax yourself. Lonestarrambler

Answer 4

I had the same problem with my son. Here is what me and my doctor did. First of all everything you are doing is going in the right direction. As far as formula my son was on augmentin, and we added one tablespoon for every 2 oz of formula, it was thick as a milkshake. Second, try to put your daughter in one of those no rolling over pillows while on her elevated mattress. or try the boppy pillow in her crib. Third, Zantac is good but ask your doctor to put her on prevacid. Don't ask about it, tell him/her you want to try it. If you do take the nipple off the bottle and put a little bit of her thick formula in the nipple, then break open the capsule and pour the prevacid beads into the formula. Stir it up then put the nipple in her mouth and let her suck it down. after it is gone then try to wait 5-10min if possible and then give her the rest of the bottle. This worked great for my son and within 2 weeks he didn't spit up anymore. (he was a month and a half when he started this) and when he was 5 months i went out of town with him and forgot his meds and found out that he didn't even need them any more because he grew out of it. good luck

Answer 5

All infants have some degree of reflux. Some kids have a lot more than others. My kids were reflux babies, and took Prevacid for 9 months each, plus short stints on Reglan to help their stomachs empty faster.

Here's the deal: the spitting up is considered a "cosmetic" problem unless your baby isn't gaining weight, or is in terrible pain. Doesn't sound like either of those things is true in your daughter's case (since Zantac seems to be controlling the pain).

My pediatrician said that our kids would be "spitters until they were at least a year old, but with medication, they'd at least be HAPPY spitters."

You just have to deal with it, knowing that it will pass.

I used to joke about dressing my girls in raincoats...

Answer 6

For the first four months my son was actually not just spitting up but was throwing up the contents of his stomach.
I put him on Nestles good start easy to digest...
Unfortunately Acid reflux I have and his has gotten better...I also tried to water down his formula a little bit and that helped along with smaller meals...because when he was going threw this we had to count his ml not his oz because he wasn't eating like the rest of the baby's'
You may want to get some gas drops from any local store, I get mine from Walmart and before every feeding I give him the amount for his weight and that seems to have helped him now at five months old he very rarely spits up and no longer does he throw-up anything...
when I put baby food with the cereal I put very little cereal and have had to really work up to a scoop of cereal in with his baby food. Also I have had to make sure that he sits up after he is done eating before laying him down, That is the just in case I have to get to him quickly,but thank god so far so good .
I wish you luck with your little one and hope things get better really soon for you.

Answer 7

Is there any chance that food or fluid could be getting spat out with a burp?
It could be as she is burping and bringing what you say then. Many babies do this until they are more mobile where it doesn't seem to affect them the same. Mine wasn't as bad but often went to thier crib for a little dribble etc and it was nearly always what I considered to be what they brought up with a burp.
Try winding the baby more, even up to a year they can need burping.
Seek advice from your docotr or health visitor, see if they say the same. If so, not to worry too much and if a problem they can direct your child to see a specialist or give what is needed. You said your child is healthy otherwise, weight gain etc so I do expect it is wind, burping

Answer 8

You really tried every solution I could think of. My son had a similar problem and we tried Nutramagin and it didnt help him either, so we went back to nursing. So breast milk or formula didnt make much difference. There is something called reflux esophagitus, and I have it and so did my son. It seems like that is the same thing your baby has.My son outgrew it around 9 months- I still have it. So maybe there is hope of it resolving naturally, otherwise you need a new med for the baby.

Answer 9

As other's have suggested, maybe burp her more frequently during the feeding so not as much pressure builds up in her belly.

Is she eating any pureed vegetables yet? If you're buying jarred food, try the natural/organic varieties, and check that they don't have any dairy in them -- see if she keeps those down better. Introduce new foods slowly to ensure that she is tolerating one kind before introducing something else.

As long as she's gaining weight, I guess I wouldn't panic, but if all else fails, consult a pediatric gastroenterologist. It could be more than reflux, it could be that the muscle between the esophagus and the stomach is not functioning properly.

Answer 10

My daughter had this problem and had gaviscon and carabell given for this to put in her bottle. It did help a bit, but then I changed the type of milk. Maybe you daughter has a diary or lactose intolerance and maybe benifit from such a milk as soya or any other type other than cows milk. She could be spitting up the cereal if it too is mixed with the same milk