Suggestions For Mom and Breastfeeding Baby That is Vomiting

If your baby is vomiting during or after feeding, you may want to follow a few simple tips to try and pinpoint the reason behind it. Some babies will throw up in between breasts or directly after feeding. There are some different causes for this.

First of all, you should consult with your doctor if this is happening regularly and trying a few simple things doesn't help. Your baby could be experiencing some level of reflux and may need a doctor's input depending on what degree of reflux he or she is having.

Vomiting after eating in the very beginning stages of breastfeeding your newborn could mean you have an overactive letdown. Your body may be producing "milk enough for twins" and it is coming out faster than your baby's little mouth can handle it. This causes gulping and that in turn causes swallowing large quantities of air. This scenario either leads to an urgent need to burp or throw up.

Some major signs of this are you notice your baby is gulping uncomfortably soon after latching on, your baby comes off the nipple and there is a large quantity of milk squirting even after the baby has stopped sucking, or your baby actually seems to start choking on the amount of milk she is swallowing.

First you both need to get comfortable. If you try and feed your baby in a hurry she will sense the urgency and this could be causing the problem as well. Get your favorite pair of nursing pajamas or nursing gown, a comfortable nursing pillow, and cradle your baby calmly.

You will need to regulate what your baby gets manually until your milk adjusts a bit more. Start by latching your baby on until letdown. Then take the baby off and capture the milk in a bottle or milk storage bag to freeze. You could also open a clean diaper and wedge it in your nursing top opening and allow the milk to shoot into the diaper until the forceful squirting has stopped and then latch your baby back on.

You can also practice better burping methods. Burp more frequently and for extended time. Your baby may have to burp more often or she may take longer to get a burp out. You will only know if this is the case and which one by testing different styles. Burp after every few minutes on each breast. If that is too much, then you know you can back off to just in between breasts and when you are finished.

Your baby may also be vomiting because she is simply full. It never hurts to express the rest of what you have produced and save it in a milk storage freezer bag. They store very well and this will help you extend the time that you breastfeed well after you have weaned your baby. Good luck and remember that having too much milk is a much easier problem than having too little!

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