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11 month old still spitting up daily


When will this end? My 11 month old son is still spitting up on a daily basis. I've asked his pediatrician about it at every visit and he has said that if DS is not bothered by it and he's not losing any weight there's nothing to be concerned about. To me, almost a year old seemd way too old for him to still be spitting up. He drinks 6 oz of formula at a time which we cut back from 8 oz. because the ped suggested maybe 8 oz was too much at a time. But he's still spitting up with 6. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to when or why he does it. Any suggestions? Advice? Can anyone relate?

Posted: 09/16/2007 by cjay44

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My son is 7 1/2 months and is still spitting up copius amounts daily. He dosen't spit up at night while he sleeps or during naps. Its usually while I'm holding him, or when he is playing. The whole "being upright" is a bunch of hogwash. He spits up just as much when he is in his exersaucer or walker as he does when he is on the floor crunched up. I notice he does it more when he is excited. Its almost like a hiccup or a reflex and then it comes up. He also spits up his jarred baby food as well. I have nice orange and pink stains all over my light beige carpet too! He is on organic formula and only eats organic baby food. We switched his formula 5 times since birth, and all in all none has changed the spitting problem. He does not seem to be in pain and is not upset by it and has not lost any weight, so I just have to get through this stage. Its very frustrating and upsetting, especially if you have a tendancy to be a clean freak like myself. Just hang in there - you're not alone!!!
posted 10/23/2008 by amandamorel76
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It's good to know I am not alone, thank you!! My son is almost 8 months old and he has been spitting up since birth. He spits up worse when I am holding him or when he is sitting. He doesn't spit up as much when he's in the bouncy chair or swing. I don't know who came up with the idea that babies spit up less when upright, mine doesn't. He doesn't spit up when he sleeps so he is good all night and at nap times. He is also a "happy spitter", he'll be smiling and the next thing I know, a huge spit up all over him and whatever else is in the way! He is at a healthy weight so the DR is not concerned. He has been BF since birth, we started solids around 6 months and while he doesn't spit up them as much, he is still spitting up the break milk. I just can't wait for it to be over but I hate rushing his life away! I love his age so I want to enjoy every minute of it, I just wish I didn't have to deal with all the spitting up!
posted 06/10/2010 by cardamr
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My baby is 7 months old and still spitting up excessively also. Our Dr. also was not concerned bc weight was normal etc. We cut back formula to 6oz and thicken with about 4 scoops of rice cereal. Doesn't seem to help all that much. After much prodding, my Dr. gave us a baby form of Zantac that she gets 2x per day and something called Reglan that we give her 3x per day. I tried it for a week and felt guilty so I stopped medicating her but after another month of tons of spit up, we're trying it again. It's only been a week so I can't tell much difference yet. We have purchased a steam cleaner because our carpet is a mess! Baby seems fine but sometimes I think it's my own frustration with the spit up problem. You aren't alone!
posted 09/21/2007 by MiaMunselle
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First of all I want to say that I am so glad that I am not alone in this matter. My baby girl is almost 7 months old and has always been a spitter. She was spitting in the hospital before we came home and still holds strong!!! Here lately the spitting has gotten much worse and I am stressed out. I have had three different ped opinions and they all three say she is just a happy spitter. I still don't get it though. She doesn't spit up at night or when she is sleeping and when she does spit up she acts like she doesn't even know that she is doing it. Her pediatrician recently prescribed her Zantac but it has been a week and still not working so I think I am going to take her off of it. I have learned to be thankful that this is all that we have to worry about and just hope and pray she will eventually quit. I am hoping that it is sooner than later though!!!
posted 01/31/2010 by rachelblackwood
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I am so glad I came across this thread! Spending the days at home with a 7 month-old baby that still spits up all day long can become tiresome. For the first month and a half of our baby's life, there were many projectile vomiting episodes; now it is just a LOT of spit up. Our electric bill is $40 more per month with all the laundry that must be done. Living in a humid environment, the spit up bibs become black with mold. When my baby's habit is witnessed in public and people continually ask me what the doctor thinks and whether the spitting is normal, I begin to think only my baby does this and wonder what am I doing wrong. So thank you for sharing your accounts of 'happy spitters'! I too am a neat freak and am always walking around with a wash cloth. Thankfully we have linoleum floors! It does help to remember that this phase will pass in time.
posted 12/29/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
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He quit right around 12 months when he was switched to whole milk. The doctor said most infants quit at 12 months. he is now 16 months and never spits up. he hasnt for a long time. It was hard to get through the spit up days. It felt like it was never going to end and so out of control. But it does. Thankfully.
posted 07/18/2012 by Erickson87
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Our son is 8 months and he is spitting up alomst 30 times a day. Like everyone else we have tried "erverything". We are on neocate now and it still isn't helping. The best we can figure is since it's worse when he is excited and moving all around, we are tring to feed him in another room, no TV, or any distractions. I'll let you all know how that works. I'm just glad to hear others are spittin gup as much as him. It's easy for others to say spittin gup is normal, but when you are ALWAYS cleaning up after him you feel like you want to cray and somethign IS wrong. I feel better know that at least some of you have the same issue! Keep us updated on how they are doing now!!!
posted 12/07/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
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My son is 7 months old and is still spitting up. I changed bottles for three days and made it worse! And my pediatrician said unless he looks pained or hes crying during the spitting up, then he's fine. But I'm going insane he smells, and so does my house! You are not alone.
posted 10/08/2008 by Mrs Calvera
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My 5mth old is still spitting up. He doesn't ever spit up at night, but during the day he may even spit up 1 hour after he has eaten. I exclusively breast-feed him. My MD isn't concerned either b/c he is gaing weight (75th % for h and w). I too am concerned. The good news is he doesn't seem to be bothered by this. Don't are not alone.
posted 09/28/2007 by RenziL7LA
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My son is 10 mos, and breastfed. The spitting slowed down a lot when he started sitting, but has worsened again since he started cruising. He is sensitive to dairy in his diet, gets rashy and projectile vomits. We've cut the dairy and rice from his diet, thought that was the cause, but suddenly we hace spit-up again! His weight is fine. I guess we'll just wait and see.
posted 03/22/2011 by Reluctant2B
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