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Baby Making Himself Vomit

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edited November 2013 in January 2013 Moms
So DS has been putting his hand down his throat and making himself vomit since yesterday. He did it twice yesterday and we had to prevent him from doing it all last night. Then today while I was at work DS would do it whenever DH was not actively playing with him..... poor man is so stressed.

I looked it up and it is supposed to be a semi-common attention grabbing technique that we are supposed to ignore until he stops doing it on his own. But he is a big eater and a LOT of vomit comes up..... I REALLY don't want to let him vomit all over the house and himself and me. Plus the worry about him getting enough nutrition/hydration.

I found that some moms have tried putting vinegar on their kids hands to discourage this activity. Or a baking soda/water paste. Does anyone here have any experience with these remedies...or this behavior in general??? If we do manage to ignore it and/or discourage it how long does it typically take to outgrow?

TIA!!!

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Re: Baby Making Himself Vomit

  • portentosaportentosa member
    Also, DH woke up to our German Shepherd having diarrhea in the baby room and hallway. It has not been a very clean day in this house today.

    Even with DS's behavior DH managed to clean up the dog's mess and get a couple loads of laundry done so he wins FOTY/HOTY in my book. :)
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  • DCKateDCKate member
    Just distract him. DD tries to bring the bookcase down off the walk every 5 minutes. Distract, distract!

    I wouldn't do vinegar. They learn with their hands about textures and tastes right now, and we should encourage them to do that because table foods are still so new.
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  • portentosaportentosa member
    Thanks ladies!

    I've been trying the clapping thing all afternoon and it so far has worked as a great distraction. There was one vomiting incident right after dinner when DH and I thought he was playing happily on his own. I shared the vinegar trick with DH as he is the one with DS all day most days and he could barely go to the bathroom with the stress of leaving DS and coming back to vomit. It'll be a last resort though.
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  • LovelyLou23LovelyLou23 member
    Yup. DS has been doing it for several weeks. I grab his hand and sternly tell him NO. On repeat. :)
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  • mylittleladies1229mylittleladies1229 member
    Making a big deal out of vomiting could in fact reinforce the behavior if it is attention seeking.  Immediately grabbing his hands or reacting by saying "NO!" will get the attention the baby is seeking, therefore causing the behavior to occur more.  

    Ignore the act of vomiting (just go about cleaning it up), but try to prevent the behavior.  If you see them putting their hands in their mouths just distract them by giving them a toy or something to chew on.  If that doesn't work the act of vomiting might be reinforced by the sensation.  In that case, the baby would probably grow out of it soon.
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  • jobiannjobiann member
    DS gags himself but hasn't vomited...yet...and hopefully never. I hope he gets over it quickly, it seems our babies are trying new things every day now so hopefully he'll move onto the next new thing.

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