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Does spitting up mean not ready to eat again? Don't know if baby is really hungry or not

PinkSapphiresPinkSapphires member
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I have an oversupply and DD is refluxy. She'll spit up over 3hr after her last feed. She had big spit ups and will choke, even if she's not on her back. It's terrifying. I'm having a hard time figuring out if I'm feeding her too much? The pedi wants me to try and use the pacifer in between feedings to buy as much time as possible, but DD will be giving me the hungry signs after only eating an hour or two ago. I feel horrible. I think she just wants to comfort nurse, and then the spit up gets out of control and she's so uncomfortable for hours. She's gaining weight fine, but I hate to see her upset from over feeding, wanting to comfort nurse or being hungry, and I can't tell what she really needs. The pedi had also suggested introducing rice cereal to pumped milk to help thicken it up to keep it down, but I don't know how I feel about it. She also wants me to seriously consider switching to formula because I'm so stressed out about this... Any help or someone going through something similar?
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  • BonidiebabeBonidiebabe

    I can't believe your pedi would suggest switching to formula. I guess that just shows how different they all are. I understand completely how the choking is stressful and scary. Ds will pull off choking after my letdown. It really does scare the crap out of me. he also gives hunger signs often and wants to comfort nurse a lot. I just go with my gut. I have been really trying to cut down on the comfort nursing an space out feedings. It's easier at night when DH is here to entertain him. 

    My advice would be to keep nursing and try to relax your mind. Babies spit up. Some more than others. That doesn't mean your LO needs rice cereal. Follow your mommy instinct. You and your LO will do just fine. Try to stay positive :) 

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  • PinkSapphiresPinkSapphires member

    Thank you for sharing what you're going through too. Sometimes the comfort nursing is the only thing that soothes her, but then when she's got milk coming out of her nose hours later, I feel like I did the wrong thing, but she will sometimes freak out to eat. My pedi said it will get better, and if I can tough it out that we'll all be fine. I just feel so bad when she's obviously uncomfortable. Sad

    I do have to learn to relax a little, it's not one of my strong suits. The pedi is suggesting the formula because I am somewhat of a basket case not knowing whether I'm giving her too much, or too little. I'm a very exact numbers type person, so the fact that my boob doesn't come with oz markings, and I don't know exactly how much food DD needs is making me a little mental.

     

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  • kknesskkness

    My son was a "happy spitter" (lots of puking but no reflux). He would spit up hours after eating. Sometimes numerous times, sometimes a big pool in my lap. I think some of it was due to an oversupply issue. He would swallow too fast and then spit it up. 

    I thought it would get better when we added rice cereal at 5 mos. but it didn't make a difference even when he was mostly on solids he still spit up (it kept going until 14 mos).

    Good luck! I know the spitting up can be stressful. I am doing much better with it this time around.  

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