2 month old suddenly spitting up all the time

amother

Thu, Oct 19 2023, 5:18 pm

Like all the time. Feels like he's giving back half of what he ate after every time I feed him, pure milk. Then later he'll make some of the cheesy kind.

He's always been a bit of a spitter but this is a sudden change to a LOT of spitting. It's been like 3 days of this with each day feeling more blatant.

He's mostly breastfeeding but gets 1-2 formula bottles a day (one at the babysitter because I don't pump, and then sometimes another one if we're stuck somewhere that would be very hard to nurse.) I'm seeing about the same amount of spitup after nursing or formula. Maybe a little more after nursing? Not a remarkable difference.

He seems fairly happy overall. Kvetchy at night. Wants to nurse a lot. But in between the kvetching, nursing, and sleeping, he seems pretty content, smiles a lot, makes eye contact.

Most of the time he doesn't seem uncomfortable about the spitup. When it's right after eating he sometimes doesn't even seem to notice. Or he'll give a lovely smile and then milk comes pouring out of it. Sometimes it comes with a burp, so he kvetched to burp and then the burp came out white. When it's later after eating and the cheesy type of spit then he makes a face after like it tastes bad. But he doesn't cry or anything indicating that there's a stomachache or acid behind it.

He's pooping more than usual too but seems like a healthy amount and type.

So all in all he seems OK but I can't help worrying about this sudden change (also I'm resentful that he's sucking out all my nutrition and not even using it! Hello!!!)

K thanks for listening. I assume there's nothing to do about this except keep washing laundry. It's weird though.

mom24b

Thu, Oct 19 2023, 5:57 pm

Sounds like acid reflux. It looks an entire feeding was spit out but in reality it’s not much at all. Go to your pediatrician, he will likely give you a liquid prescription for Zantac (it’s like Tums but in liquid form). Don’t put baby to sleep lying down flat, it’s best to put them to sleep sitting up - either in a car seat and stroller (and don’t recline it). More acid comes up when lying flat so it’s best to have them in upright position as much as possible.