5 Week Old Threw up During Feeding

Very common for that to happen. The Muscle at the top of the stomach hasn't developed all the way yet. Nothing to worry about at all. Don't wake him up to feed him. Wait until he wakes up hungry and he'll eat better.

As a general rule, spit up is dribbly (just kind of leaks out and trickles down), baby doesn't seem bothered, and baby will act normal after. Vomiting is more forceful, fluid tends to come out of the mouth more, it will make the baby upset (cry), and may exhaust the kiddo to the point they are listless. Once you have seen a baby vomiting, you immediately know the difference! This sounds like spit up to me, even with a pretty high volume. If he is eating and sleeping normally now, I wouldn't worry at all!

Most babies do not need to be waken to eat. Now there could be a medical reason. Our oldest had jaundice, and we were instructed to wake him every 3 hours to feed him. This lasted a couple of weeks before we got the go ahead from the doctor to let him wake on his own if he was hungry.

So you probably don't need to wake him to feed him.

I agree that this is probably just spitup because he wasn't really hungry and didn't need to eat and his body was just letting go of the food it didn't need. Spitup can look like a lot. It's somewhat deceptive. What looks like most of what baby has just eaten is very often less than an ounce.

Generally speaking, if baby is not upset, don't worry about it.

While my son was (thank God!) NOT a barfy baby, it's really common for babies to spit up. They have an "overflow" valve type of instinct that releases any over-filling.
So should we all! Lol
IME, babies barf when they're overfull, sleeping, playing, or just sitting there.
Unless it's projectile vomiting? Normal.
Some babies are spittier than others.

i'm a little surprised that this is the first time. my newborns barfed pretty routinely. particularly if you wake him up to feed him.
sounds like you just forced more on him than he wanted or needed.
khairete
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Yeah, babies can suck down a lot of air, when the air comes up so does what they just ate. Make sure you are burping him really well and relax.

Babies throw up often. I would burp him and try again later. He went back to sleep, so he's fine. Babies will throw up and be like "so. let's play". It often doesn't bother them at all.

My first baby would frequently throw up what looked like a bunch when I would nurse her......I was breastfeeding her, and my milk would let down so fast, she was essentially gulping it down, and also swallowing a lot of air.... I found I had to break the latch every few minutes and burp her to relieve the pressure.

If he isn't running a fever, there probably isn't anything drastically wrong.... just watch and notice if it happens again. You may need to try a different position when feeding him... are you breastfeeding him, or bottle feeding?

My babies basically nursed on demand..... if they were asleep, I didn't wake them. Did he continue to feed after that event? If you are breastfeeding him, he probably just continued to eat until he was full.

Don't feel bad about freaking out. The first time my daughter did it, I had my husband calling the nurses' line because I was sure there was something horribly wrong!

If he isn't crying and in distress, and if it looked like breast milk/formula, it was probably nothing. My daughter was terrible about spitting up. I did not put my shirt on in the morning until after I had put her in the car seat. Otherwise I was changing my shirt at least once before we left. I draped receiving blankets-burp cloths weren't big enough- over me, the nursing pillow, and the chair every time I fed her.

I agree, if he is sleeping, don't wake him up to feed him. His tummy might have been full. Rejoice in having longer time for you to sleep between feelings.

The first few vomits are always upsetting, especially in such a little one. And it looks like so so much when it's all over the place, doesn't it? It's hard to measure it so don't try to.

99% of the time, it's fine. When he wakes up, try feeding again, but consider stopping part way through and burping more. Usually the vomiting is just because of a burp that didn't happen - air causes the burp (as it does with you) and any undigested milk goes right along with it. It's a body's defense mechanism most of the time. If he's normal and eating, he's fine. I wouldn't wake him up to feed - sometimes when they are sleepy, they don't suck well or feed efficiently. Keep him elevated after you finish feeding him, even if he's asleep, for a few minutes before you lay him down flat, just to give gravity a chance to help! If he's hungry from losing what he vomited up, he'll make up for it at the next feeding. 5 weeks is awfully little in some ways, but he's also awfully far advanced from birth! I'm sure he's changed so much in just this short time - so he's growing and flourishing, right?

If he does it all the time, he could have a virus or have some reflux. But even so, it's not a cause to panic. The doctor probably won't have you come in unless it's habitual or there are other things going on (high fever, for example), although if there's a lot of vomiting over time then they'll do a weight check.

I'll bet he'll be fine when he wakes up - if he's alert and eating/peeing/pooping, all is probably well. But remember that your pediatrician should be welcoming to calls about these newborn matters,, and you should not be made to feel like a nuisance if you need reassurance.

Spit up vs vomiting - there's a difference!

For the most part, up to 1 yr old - spit up happens.
Some kids spit up a lot - but it's not a problem.
Feed as usual, keep him upright for 30 min after feeding and don't let it worry you.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/con...

http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/spitting-up

Did he vomit or spit up?
There is a big difference. Vomit is stomach contents and smells....bad, and often goes along with a fever. Spit up is milk that didn't go the whole way down and smells like spoiled milk.

If he vomited and continues to vomit, then he's sick and 5 week old babies can get dehydrated so quickly that you need to call your ped's after hours hotline.

If he spit up, then talk to the ped tomorrow. It's probably nothing to worry about. 5 weeks is a classic age for babies to develop reflux, and you may have a reflux baby.

My older son started spitting up/throwing up around 4 weeks or so. Yes, I was very surprised at the amount that came out. When it kept happening, I called the nurse. The resposne I got was "you must be a first time mom". Thanks a lot. Well, after I took my kids for their 2 month visit, the doc suggested giving him just an ounce and then burping and doing that every ounce. While he still had spit ups, it was no as much. My younger son also had this happen. My girls not so much. I would just let him tell you he is hungry rather than wake him. If there is a problem with him not eating enough, it will show at the well baby visits.
And don't worry too much. There will be lots to "freak out" about over the years. You'll figure it out.

My daughter used to do this when she was an infant. I think she would nurse too much too fast and that would lead to her throwing up. It was definitely not a little spit up but a full on throw up each time she did it. When she got a bit older (5-6 months) we noticed if she got upset it would make her gag and throw up. The doctor said some kids are born with a sensitive gag reflex and they outgrow it by age two. She outgrew it, but it meant I could not do sleep training because she would just throw up or dry heave. I gave up on that and just snuggled with her at bedtime. Good luck with your sweet baby. In my opinion this is normal sometimes when they eat too much too fast.

At five weeks he could be beginning his next growth spurt where they want more food than they can handle and it all comes back up. This can happen to a bottle fed or breast fed baby. My daughter did this for about three weeks and all was fine after that.

Just do what you are doing and all will be fine. If he is bottle fed do stop and burp him so that the trapped air can come out as a belch and not as food.

If he is sleeping let him sleep and feed him when he wakes. He won't starve.

You will be a pro in no time. Just hang in there and as you think you have it under control he will change again.

the other S.

Why did you wake him up to feed him? If he's hungry he wakes up. He might have already had a full tummy and that's why what was being put in came out. That's one reason babies get refulx, they get fed too much.

I know a lot of parents think you should get your baby on a schedule and stick to it but why in the world wake a baby up during the night to feed them when maybe they would be sleeping more hours straight through and maybe working on sleeping all night. They are the ones that set their schedule.

Let him sleep, he'll wake up when he's hungry. If he has a stomach bug he'll puke again.

take an oz of watery yogurt and dump it on the floor, it looks like a lot more then it is, so chances are his throwing up was just his tummy being full and he's fine, if he wants more food then feed him, if he isn't interested then don't