[OhMel]

Hey Mamas,

My 3 month old spits up a couple of times a day and I'm rather paranoid (based on a very allergic older brother) that it could be allergies but my mother says all babies spit-up some. I can't remember if my middle child did or not.

Thank you!

 

[crunchy_mama]

No, not all babies spit up. Both of my food intolerant babies spit=up maybe a total of 5-10 times in their life (their symptoms were at the other end).

 

[nalo]

No, not all babies do. BUT, many babies do spit up who are not food allergic. Spitting up a few times per day is not necessarily a problem although I understand your paranoia. You could always try cutting out dairy just to see if that changes anything.

 

[Ruthla]

I've personally never met a baby who NEVER spit up. All of my babies would spit up a little bit- maybe a few tablespoons? after some feedings. None had projectile vomiting or any other signs of food allergies, and the spitting up didn't happen every time. The spitting up completely subsided around the time they got enough stomach muscles to sit up independently- although it did lessen a lot when my oversupply got under control.

 

[caenach]

Growing up, the babies in my family really did not "spit-up." Which is not to say that nothing ever ran out of their mouths...but, you know, that white projectile stuff? Not so much. So I had NO idea.

DD started spitting up on like day 2 or 3. I noticed a huge, huge, obvious change in the quantity and frequency of spit-up after cutting out dairy and soy. There was no denying that this was a contributing factor.

She still spits up occasionally, though now it is mostly while she's also pooping/pushing and it's usually just recently swallowed breastmilk instead of the curdy white stuff. Not always, but usually. I can't say for sure that this isn't also related to a lingering allergy issue but since it doesn't seem bothersome to DD at this point, I'm not pursuing a more aggressive elimination diet.

 

[Chinese Pistache]

My non-allergic kids hardly ever spit up, but if they did, it was related to be over-full or jostled shorty after eating. The milk spit-up was always very thin.

My food allergic kids spit up much more often and it was at random times, not just after eating; in fact, it was usually a while afterward. The spit up was always thick, white and globby. It's one of the first ways I know I've eaten something that bothers my ds. His mucusy poop comes too long after the fact. But, he doesn't spit up for every food he reacts to. I've noticed mostly after wheat and beans, but not after eggs or sweet potatoes, for example.

 

[Panserbjorne]

All babies spit up some. I would question if it's happening several times a day and it's not a result of feeding them and then doing something funky like laying them down or putting them over your shoulder so that their belly is compressed. Their epiglottis doesnt' function like an adults and they are way more prone to spitting in those situations. That would be normal. Sitting after a feeding and spitting multiple times a day IMO is not.

 

[crunchy_mama]

I guess the kids I am around are anomalies. After the first week or so I did not carry any kind of rags for spit up, it just was so rare, certainly not daily, weekly or monthly even. The only babies I know that spit up on a regular occurence were ff'd babies and one bf'd baby but she had lots of other issues. With my 2 they spit up a handful of times after my milk had come in- mostly I think due to my oversupply and overactive letdown and then getting more than they needed.

 

[OhMel]

Thanks mamas! It is mostly when put on my shoulder or when he's lying down so I'm guessing the compression is definitely part of it. I may try cutting out most dairy to see if that helps as he also has a chronic stuffy nose.

 

[Panserbjorne]

I was responding to the question-not the baby of the OP. I was thinking we were talking brand new babies. I just looked at the age. Yes, crunchy_mama you are right. It's normal in the beginning. By three months you shouldn't be seeing daily or even weekly spit up IMO.

 

[Multimomma]

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Originally Posted by OhMel Hey Mamas, My 3 month old spits up a couple of times a day and I'm rather paranoid (based on a very allergic older brother) that it could be allergies but my mother says all babies spit-up some. I can't remember if my middle child did or not. Thank you!

I've never known a child who didn't spit up. Avari was the worst, she would throw up so much that it would come out of her nose. Blech. She is lactose intolerant, but not allergic per se. And she did it even though *I* didn't drink milk (I'm lactose intolerant as well) My allergenic kids didn't spit up any more than my other children though.

 

[Panserbjorne]

there is a broad spectrum in terms of what people acknowledge as allergies. I know alot of people who have them and don't realize it. they just pass them off as chronic issues.

That said not all reflux is a result of food allergies. There can be structural causes as well as issues like oversupply. It's not just a food allergy thing.

 

[gilamama]

my 1st didnt spit up my 2nd did. my 2nd's allergies were much more clear from the start and that was one of the signals.

 

[FireWithin]

My first was a normal spitter. My second spit up so much that he and I smelled like parmesan cheese. It was awful. I was trying so hard to identify allergens, and he just kept on spitting up. I would carry him around the apartment and would hear the splats on the floor. I never told anyone this but when it got really bad I could see pink mucus in his spit up, of course he also had blood in his stool. I never told anyone because I was so scared I would be pressured to give him meds or formula feed him. I felt both problems would hide the symptoms, thus hide the clues I needed to help heal him. I had so little information then. He didn't grow out of it until at least 6 months. He is tongue tied a tiny bit. I am wondering if this was another symptom of a mid-line issue.
Maybe because I am not feeling well at the moment, but this is hitting me so hard right now. I was thinking of this thread since it first posted. I was so scary to know that something was wrong, and know that the pedi couldn't help, and just not know where to go.