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Most babies tend to spit up milk after every feeding. This is because most of the infants suffer from gastro esophageal reflux until they are six months old. However, there may not be any cause to worry if the amount baby is spitting up is small and baby is gaining weight properly and does not seem to suffer from it. Still, here are some tips on how to handle babies spitting up milk:
- Burping the baby frequently may reduce the spit up tendency and the resulting mess.
- If the baby is suffering from severe case of reflux, doctors may prescribe mild antacids for babies or minor surgery.
- Mostly, spitting up is not due to dietary problems in infants and so, changes in formula or changing the diet of the breastfeeding mom is of little help. However, you may still like to consult your pediatrician whether thickening the formula, expressed breast milk and feeding rice cereal in tiny amounts may help.
- Projectile spit ups, especially when they are combined with weight loss, lethargy or fussiness in babies, may need medical attention.
- Shift the position of the baby to upright whenever you feed her and keep her upright up to half an hour after the feeding.