My daughter will be 2 weeks old on Friday and keeps throwing up formula what is the deal?

Question

I started her on enfamil and she would throw up like a projectile throw up and she would do this one day twice and then the next day once then some days none then i called doc and he switched me to simailiac lactose free for fussiness gas and spit up and she is still doing the same thing not as much but she is starting to act real fussy after she eats like she has gas we use the gas drops also...What could be the prob? At first I was doing both breast and bottle can that cause her to throw up switching like that? Would breast milk make her throw up like that? Could I just pump exclusively and feed it to her in the bottle and breast feed her when i could? I need help cause I am not too sure on what formul to use and how breast milk should make her react will she be fussy and throwing up a lot????

Answer 1

I have an 8 month old and I fed him formula and breast milk. He would throw up from time to time when he was a few weeks and I tried sitting him somewhat upright for a little bit after he ate and not lie him down to soon after a feeding. That seemed to help a great deal. We also used the Dr.Brown bottles and the spitting up soon stopped and he had very little problems with gas. I recommend those bottles and keep breast feeding it is the best! Also watch what you are eating. Sometimes we can eat things that don't agree with their little tummies. Just kind of watch what you eat and how it affects your baby. I also pumped and fed him with the bottle. He is on Enfamil and breast milk and he does fine.

Answer 2

Breastmilk is the best. If you can do solely that, do it.
My son was like that for months and months and months. He was a glutten and ate very quickly and when he'd burp, up would come(what seemed like) all the milk he just drank. I bet your daughter is like my son. I highly doubt it's an allergy, but you can talk to your doctor to make sure.
What I would do:
Feed her small amounts..not even a full ounce, and then offer a burp, then feed a little more, and so on. Make sure all the gas and air is up so it wont force so much milk back up. She'll likely cry because she is hungry. ALSO, a lot of times the problem is gas. Babies cry hard 'cause they have gas and u may mistake the gas pain cry for hungry still..which is not always the case, and then u put more milk in her system and then there's more pain and more tears and more projectile.

Gas drop never worked for my son. Nothing did. Sometimes a warm bath will help relieve the gas if she has any, and a warm bath can do nothing only make her feel good.
Good luck with this. Reading what you write brings back memories... :)

Answer 3

My godson was throwing up formula and the docs finally switched him to a soy based formula and that helped...also they had her switch to smaller amounts more often.

My five month old is breast fed and when I started with her the lacation nurse told me no formula and no bottles until after she was 3 minimum but hopefully six weeks just to make sure breast feeding works and she doesnt' get nipple adversion.

If you pump solely breast feeding will not work out...its a suply and demand process and the demand the pump makes is much less then the baby. I can only pump about 1/3 of what the baby really eats off of me at a time. Breast feeding is best...I know it doesnt' work for everyone but its so convienent and its great bonding. I know its hard getting up all the time though trust me Im a single mom... good luck

Answer 4

alot of what is suggested here are good answers. definately keep on your doctor about the problem. both of my girls were like that but the second was the most severe. she was born 7lbs,3oz and by the time we figured out the problem, by we i mean the doctors and my husband and i, she had lost a whole pound in 2 weeks. she was started on regular similac, then given similac soy, and then i'd finally had enough with the projectile puke and tried her on similac lactose free and it worked! she may have reflux. i couldn't breastfeed, i dried up too quick. also try to thicken formula or breast milk with a little rice cereal. she should be eating 2-3 oz every 3 hours, any more than that and she will certainly puke like you said. i hope all of this helps and absolutel keep on your doc's butt about this. if you're concerned, then your doc should sympathize with you, if he doesn't maybe it's time for a new doc. good luck!

Answer 5

I had problems w/ my now two year old son when he was on formula. The only formula that he could drink was Carnation Good Start Supreme/ Comfort formula(purple$gold can), it stopped him from throwing up completely. Now my eight month old has problems w/ gas, she drinks Simailiac w/ iron, but the bottles I use are called Dr. Brownes, these bottles are specially made for children w/ gas problems. After I stopped using the regular bottles, the gas stopped. Dr. Brownes bottles are expensive; but their worth it. Now; you know that the best milk is the breast milk. I wish I could have stuck to breast feeding, but it just wasn't for me.

Answer 6

If you are going to breastfeed at this stage then only breastfeed. Right now your milk production is working on supply and demand. Pumping is fine once in awhile at this time, but you need to establishes your milk production. Sounds like there are just too many changes going on for your baby's tiny stomach to be able to handle it. Watch your diet closely! It can really affect your baby's digestive system. Avoid spicy foods, beans, caffeine, even certain gassy veg tables. If you have to, keep a little food diary to help you keep track of what you eat and your baby's reaction after each feeding. You will be able to see a pattern much easier then trying to remember(sleep deprivation stinks). Trial and error is what it is. And patience is the key. Good Luck!

Answer 7

try switching to a soy based formula possibly even another brand besides enfamil if youre going to continue with the formula feeding. If that doesnt help you may have to use the AR formula from enfamil or thickening the formula a little with rice cereal so it sits in her belly longer and is harder for her to throw up. Your diet will affect whats in your breast milk, cut out things like dairy, spicy foods, cabbage, coffee, etc... anything that is a high allergen. Eat a very basic diet for a while and see if her condition improves if so then slowly reintroduce foods back into your diet until you figure out what ones cause her vomiting then avoid them completely. Sounds like colic to me, there are prescription drops available that help...I dont recall what the name of them are but your pediatrician should know, theyre an anti spasmatic I believe that helps the digestive system calm down. If youre pediatrician doesnt know then email me and ill see what I can find out for you if the bottle is still floating around from when my son used them. One bottle lasted the entire bout of colic...around two or three months it should end, its just roughing it out til then. Avoid Goodstart formula, most people I know whos children have used it havent handled it well but who knows yours may be the exception, when he was on goodstart regular he was miserable then we switched to soy and he improved greatly but still spit up alot (big difference from projectile vomit and by comparison more pleasant) when I put him on enfamil soy he quit even spitting up for the most part. He also did a short stint on similacs soy version and did quite well on that too. Good luck.

Answer 8

Breast milk is always better. Babies will spit up it's normal, it's the projectile that isn't good.

I switched brands until finally my daughter was okay on the Enfamil AR. After about a month on it, she stoped throwing up completely. I had to stop breastfeeding after two months because I just wasn't producing enough, and my daughter wasn't gaining weight

Answer 9

My oldest son was doing the same thing. I pestered the doctor about what was going on with him. He finally tested my son for a milk allergy not lactose intolerance. It would be a good idea to keep talking to the doctor and let him know what is going on. I had to switch my son to Carnation Good Start Soy because it was the cheapest non-dairy formula. Unfortunately for my situation, my son is still allergic to milk and he is 10 now, it may not be the same as your situation but it is a very good idea to ask your doctor about an allergy test. By the way my son was not allergic to breast milk and had no problem with it.

Answer 10

perhaps that is too a lot for her? because it that is extra that is going to come out. My duaghter used to spit up after a number of her feedings cuz she may enable flow of the breast and that i'd provide her again cuz i needed her to drain my breasts thoroughly. After she all started spitting up a lot i realized i develop into giving her too a lot or maybe as she may enable flow i does no longer grant again. we don't have any extra problems with that. some little ones do not continually pick an similar amt of milk/formulation. they'd pick extra interior the morning a lot less in the course of the day, etc. also that is the esophageal reflex that motives her to spit up. yet considering it truly is straight away and he or she's already 8 weeks i do not imagine she has it. If no longer some thing helps although take her to the physician only to be on the probability-free side. i wish this helps you.