My baby girl is on a 2-3 hour breast feeding schedule and she had spit up. Should I wait some before feeding? If so how far back should I push the feeding?
Babies spit up all te time for so many reasons. I wouldn't push back a feeding. If she seems hungry, offer her the breast.
Babies spit up all the time - sometimes after every feeding. I wouldn't push back her feeding just because of that, especially if it's just one time per feeding or not that much comes out. If she seems hungry, go for it.
If she's spitting up a ton, like multiple times per feeding or in really big quantities, you should call her pediatrician. Do you have a one week well check coming? Write down a list of questions to ask while you're there. As a new mom, you'll probably be very tired and might not remember in the moment what you wanted to ask.
Congrats on your new baby!
Just stick with the demand feedings. My daughter would nurse and want more and spit it all up. We would clean her up and the floor and she would nurse again and be happy. Her nickname was "Piggy" because of these early episodes. In a month or so she ended these extra demand feedings and settled into a routine.
You both will be fine.
the other S.
Just feed her when she is hungry, spit up is normal.
Did she spit up or did she vomit? You can tell the difference by the look and smell. Spit up looks and smells like spoiled milk. Babies usually act fine as if nothing happened after spitup. Vomit is....vomit, with stomach acid, etc, and a sick baby look miserable and is lethargic.
If it's vomit, call your ped's hotline right now. Illness in a 5 day old is very serious.
If it's spit up, it's totally normal and she's fine. Feed her on demand as normal and just stop to burp a little more frequently. It could also be that she's just going to be a spitter - some babies are. Since it's just one time right now, see if the burping helps. If in 2 weeks she's spitting after every feed, let us know and the moms here will give you more tips.
Feed when ever she wants - on demand feeding a new born is normal.
Some kids spit up till they are about 1 yr old - so don't let that worry you.
Talk with your pediatrician and a breast feeding consultant.
The first 8 weeks can be pretty tough but your baby is growing rapidly.
Sleep when the baby sleeps.
The schedule is usually 3 hours - from the time you start nursing, to the start of the next nursing.
Keep to the schedule. Spitting up is just what babies do. Make sure you stop a couple of times to burp her. Instead of laying her down directly after nursing, put her in her carseat (make sure to strap her in) so that she can digest the milk for a little while, or burp herself. (It's easier for her to burp sitting up than lying down.) That might help her not to spit up.
I agree with the moms below. One of mine spit up - I just stuck to what I was doing. I knew it wasn't gas (my first one had gas and cried a lot from it). It did pass eventually. I asked when I went in for our check up. Was told it's pretty normal. I just had to use a lot of receiving blankets in the early days with that baby.
With my first baby, I stuck to a schedule religiously. With all my others, I kind of fed on demand.
If this is your first, know that it gets way easier as you go. It's normal to have a lot of questions and to not be sure of what you're doing. I had a nurse come to the house to help me with breastfeeding my first. Do you have that option?
I kept my spitter up pretty upright after feeds. I had a bouncy chair and would keep her head elevated (not sure if that worked, but I noticed mine would spit up more if she lay back down after a feed).
You must keep feeding a newborn! Yes, they spit up. Feed a little, pick up and burp, feed again, pick up & burp. Some babies just take time to learn how to do this. You can change the angle at which you hold her, which is fine. But failing to feed is dangerous.
And learn that your pediatrician is a wonderful resource and available by phone anytime a new parent has questions. You don't have to - and shouldn't - wait for appointments when you have a concern. Call now and see if they want to give you advice over the phone, bring the baby in for a weight check, or what. If you need help getting the hang of breast feeding - and many/most of us do the first time out - don't be afraid to look into La Leche League or a breast feeding (lactation) consultant. Help is out there!
E.,
Spitting up is normal for babies. I've not met a baby that did NOT spit up. I learned to wear shirts I didn't care about the first few months. Spit rags/towels are WONDERFUL!!
Typically, if you are producing enough milk ( you know by wet diapers and BMs) you nurse every 3 hours. BEFORE you nurse? Make sure she is changed (clean diaper) and burped. You may have to find a better position to nurse her - some kids can't "lay" there, they need to be at a more vertical position than horizontal position. It's different for every kid.
Please talk with your pediatrician. Talk with the lactation consultant. Pump to find out how much milk you are producing.
The main word I saw in your post is schedule.
How would YOU feel if someone crammed food in your face every two hours whether you were hungry or not. What if you really weren't hungry? You'd spit up or puke.
Feed your child when she's hungry.
