My newborn keeps throwing up formula......?

Question

I was going to breastfeed and then I realized it was more than I thought and I am going to go back to work here soon. We started her out on Enfamil the closest thing to breast milk and she would do like a projectile vomit once a day then none the next then twice the next so I called the doc and he switched her to Similiac advance non milk and lactose for gassiness fussiness and spit up she seems to do better on that but it makes her real fussy then she would throw up but not as hard and as much so I called the doc again and he wanted to see her and he said pretty much give it time and wait to see our reg doc friday well she threw up more and we tried enfanil soy and she threw up the most on that so we went back to similac. has anyone had this prob i have no clue what to do and iam so upset and cry a lot over this....she would even throw up breast milk 2......

Its no longer a projectile throw up it just all comes up smooth and she doesnt freak out when she does throw up there is no warning she is going to throw up she just does and is fine afterwards

Answer 1

Don't lay here down after a feeding. Keep her up right. And make sure she burps. Those suggestion should help until you get her to a doctor. It could be a lot of things, like a milk allergy. Yes your baby can even be allergic to your breast milk. You may have to go through a trail and error phase trying every formula under the sun until you find one that doesn't make her throw up.

Answer 2

It sounds like your daughter has Acid Reflux. I am sorry because I know how stressful that can be! My daughter spits up all the time, and does not have Acid Reflux. My best friend's son does however. Her ped has had her son eating cereal since he was 2 weeks old. According to him (the ped) babies with Acid Reflux cannot keep liquid down because it is not heavy enough and it all just ends up coming back up. So starting out slowly my friend added one tablespoon rice cereal for every 2 oz of formula/breastmilk. She has now worked up to feeding him more cereal than breastmilk and he is almost 4 mos old. She fed him the cereal/milk mixture from a bottle. Just poke a large fork end into the nipple hole to stretch it out. I know that they say do not give babies cereal earlier than 4 mos so if you are unsure ask your doctor if it's possible your baby has Acid Reflux and if cereal may be part of what steps you can take to help keep her food in her tummy. Stick it through mommy! Soon she will be eating solids and hopefully this stage will pass! Oh and my friend uses Nestle Goodstart formula instead of the others. Best wishes!

Answer 3

There are many things that could be going on here. It could be serious or not serious but your doctor will certainly be the best judge of the situation.

Until you can see your doctor on Friday, try smaller feedings frequently; when their little tummies get overfull there is only one place for the formula to go...back up. And do check the bottle nipples so that the formula isn't coming out too fast. She should have to suck pretty firmly for her food.


My son, now 15 years old, had a lot of projectile vomiting too. I can't tell you how many times I cleaned up what seemed like quarts of yuck in the middle of the night. We changed formulas until we could find one that worked for him, and life was MUCH better when he started eating solids at age 3 1/2 months. He loved solid foods.

Good luck to you and your precious little daughter. Enjoy every minute with her...they do grow up so fast. It sounds like she is keeping enough formula down to stay nourished, so don't worry too much. Hugs to you and baby!

Answer 4

Try Progestamil it is by Enfamil. It costs like 20 bucks or so for the little can of powder. But it worked good for my son. He had the exact same problem. If you have WIC, they will cover it, but only if you have a doctor's note. When you try it, use the whole can of powder before you make the decision if it works or not because if your baby still throws up, it could be from the old stuff that is still in her system. It looks and smells a lot different, but if it makes her feel better, she will love it. Oh yea, and also ask the doctor about acid reflux.

Answer 5

This really sounds like reflux, but I would recommend that you continue seeing your pediatrician because it could be something more serious. Assuming that it is reflux, it is completely common. The muscle between the esophagus and the stomach is not very strong in babies and so it is harder for them to keep food in their stomach than for older infants and children. Almost all children will eventually outgrow it. Many parents find that changing formula helps the situation, but there is no evidence for it. The kid just has to grow and the muscle (esophageal sphincter) has to get stronger. There are some medicines (anti-acid medicines like zantac and promotility medicines like reglan) that are often prescribed, but there is no evidence that these help either (and they can have bad side effects). The best options until your little one gets older are smaller, more frequent feedings, thickened feedings, keeping the baby sitting up during the feed and for 30 minutes afterwards, and making sure that the baby is not sitting in positions during feeding that put more pressure on the stomach. As long as the baby continues to make 6-8 wet diapers a day and gains weight at his/her regular checkups, the baby is keeping enough down. I would suggest some good pretreater for your shirts, blankets, etc to keep the stains at bay and frequent loads of laundry to keep the smell of spit up formula from driving you crazy.

Remember to take care of yourself in all of this and find some family/friends to help you out if it becomes to overwhelming. Keep your spirits up and this should pass.

Answer 6

Keep your doctor informed and if you don't trust him choose another one. Newborns barf all of the time. If you are concerned about the baby getting enough food then check the output. Are the dirty diapers regular and full. If so then it is getting enough. Output is all you can track anyway. Now even though you go back to work there is such a thing as a pump. You should do that if you can. Also, you should bite the bullet and try to stay at home. Maybe your parents can lend you money. Budget yourself and you will be glad you did in the long run. If you have a husband and he is working then most the $$ you make will go to taxes and daycare anyway.

Answer 7

Projectile vomiting can be a sign of pyloric stenosis, where the muscle at the top of the stomach doesn't relax to let the food in. This is a serious condition that can lead to dehydration and more. it can be corrected by surgery in which the muscle is snipped to relax it. Ask if anyone in your family had the same problem as an infant. My son almost died from it, due to misdiagnosis. The doctors all thought he had the flu, when in fact he was about a day away from dying due to dehydration. Thank God for the doctor who finally listened to me.

Answer 8

Call and make an appt with pediatrician, my grand daughter has the same problem, and when she went through an upper GI test, she has reflux and the Dr put her on meds and also enfamil AR formula. Good luck!
She is now on Good start soy based, rice cereal and meds she still throws up but not nearly as bad as she use to.

Answer 9

Babies stomachs are not meant to handle artificial food. What does it mean when they throw up formula? That their little body is doing it's job and rejecting a foreign substance. She's only a week old? Try nursing. Kristy is right, you shouldn't feel pressured to breastfeed, or put your child in a car seat, or get him vaccinated either. I'm sorry- but you should at LEAST try. "children are just as healthy on formula"-I'm sorry but what book did you read that in?

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Answer 10

My son had acid reflux and had vomited with almost every bottle. Once he was on soy formula and on liquid Zantac he hardly spit up at all. One thing to remember (It sounds gross) is that when a baby is throwing up milk, or formula, most of what comes up is not actually milk, it is mucus from their stomach, so they are still gaining weight. My son gained weight even though he was throwing up a lot. He was a preemie and I had to take him to his doc a lot his first year. and he got weighed at every visit.