watery looking spit up ????

McGee81107

My LO will be 6 weeks old tomorrow and started spitting up what looks like water with white specks in it.  He is formula fed and has never spit up much, every once in a while he would spit up a little bit of formula after a feeding.  I have not increased his intake but several times today he has had this watery spit up.  Anyone had experience with this? Know what it is or what I can do to help stop it?  TIA

annabelle41

DD has done this too and I think it's just formula that has been partially digested?  And diluted with stomach acid?  That is just my assumption because it usually happens quite a while after feeding.

sturgeje

my LO has been doing this every so often, too.  if he doesn't seem bothered by it and is gaining weight/acting normal i wouldn't worry.  maybe mention it to your pedi and see what they have to say.  i plan on it at our next appt!

adelepickle

annabelle41:

DD has done this too and I think it's just formula that has been partially digested?  And diluted with stomach acid?  That is just my assumption because it usually happens quite a while after feeding.

This is exactly what my DS is doing. It usually happens about an hour or so after feeding. I am afraid it could be AR. I even changed bottles to Playtex VentAire.

adelepickle

Spring Mommy:

totally normal. our LO does this ALL the time, pedi said that spit up thats white (milk) or the clear with specks is one in the same- one has just had more time to sit in the stomach. she said if your baby is a "happy spitter" (meaning no pains while it happens) its nothing to worry about other than more washing of clothes.

 

Does your LO often spit up when he/she gets fussy or cries? That's when my LO mostly spit up.

McGee81107

He must be a "happy spitter" because the spit up doesn't seem to bother him.  He might fuss a little or spit out his pacifier before he actually spits up but he is all smiles after that usually.  I plan to ask the pedi when we go in for his next appointment.