My five-month-old vomits after every feed. Is it normal?

Spitting up is common in healthy babies. Normal spitting up doesn't interfere with a baby's well-being. As long as your baby seems comfortable and is eating well and gaining weight, then there is little cause for concern. Most babies stop spitting up by 12 months of age. To reduce spitting up, consider these tips: - Feed baby in a more upright position, head higher than knee - Avoid immediate active play or use of jumperoo - Avoid overfeeding - Take time to burp baby - Put baby to sleep on his back, reduce use of pillows - Experiment with your own diet. If you are breastfeeding, doctor may suggest that you eliminate dairy products or certain other food from your diet. Bring baby to see a paediatrician if baby: - Isn't gaining weight - Spits up forcefully - Spits up green or yellow fluid - Spits up blood or material that looks like coffee grounds - Refuses feedings repeatedly - Have blood in stool - Difficulty in breathing - Begins spitting up at 6 months or older. My son was admitted to the hospital when he is around 3 months due to the frequent spitting up. They have checked to ensure that there is no blockage in his body and was on drip all the time. After he was discharge, he is still spitting up but not as much as it will be a concern to go back to the hospital again.

Babies often spit up when they get too much milk too fast. This may happen when baby feeds very quickly or aggressively, or when mom’s breasts are overfull. The amount of spit-up typically appears to be much more than it really is. If baby is very distractible (pulling off the breast to look around) or fussy at the breast, he may swallow air and spit up more often. Some babies spit up more when they are teething, starting to crawl, or starting solid foods. A few statistics (for all babies, not just breastfed babies): - Spitting up usually occurs right after baby eats, but it may also occur 1-2 hours after a feeding. - Half of all 0-3 month old babies spit up at least once per day. - Spitting up usually peaks at 2-4 months. - Many babies outgrow spitting up by 7-8 months. - Most babies have stopped spitting up by 12 months.

About half of all babies during their first few months experience their stomach contents coming back up into the esophagus, a condition known as gastroesophageal reflux, infant reflux or infant acid reflux. Normally, a muscle (lower esophageal sphincter) between the esophagus and the stomach keeps stomach contents where they belong. Until this muscle has time to mature, spitting up might be an issue — especially if your baby is relatively full. Spitting up is the easy flow of a baby's stomach contents through his or her mouth, possibly with a burp. Vomiting occurs when the flow is forceful — shooting out inches rather than dribbling from the mouth. So if your baby is vomiting after every feed, and it's not just 'spit up', it might be better to see your doctor.

He's probably just getting the hang of feeding. And he's not alone: Almost half of young babies spit up regularly. The peak age for spitting up – also known as reflux – is 4 months. When your baby swallows air along with his breast milk or formula, the air gets trapped in with the liquid. The air has to come up, and when it does, some of the liquid comes up too, through his mouth or nose. Babies take in a lot of nourishment in relation to their size, and some of them really like to eat, so sometimes they become overfilled and, well, overflow. A newborn's digestive system isn't fully developed, either. The muscles at the bottom of your baby's esophagus, which control whether food is coming or going, may still be getting up to speed.