Spilling
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Topic: Spilling
Posted By: caraMel
Subject: Spilling
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 5:24pm
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Can anyone tell me whether I should be concerned that Ben spills after almost every feed?
Sometimes its just a little, others it is heaps and others it is really thick and mucousy. He doesn't often seem bothered by the spilling, although he is keen to get it out of his mouth after it has come up. Also he seems to constantly have mucous in the back of his throat, which also doesn't seem to bother him. Its just started being a regular thing in the last week or two, before that he'd only occasionaly spill. TIA. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 6:06pm
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My friends boy had this and it was a type of reflux. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 6:40pm
Where's Jeszika? She's the Queen of spills  or should I say the Queen of knowledge on spills, not a spiller herself  lol I believe that title may go to Ella hehe
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 7:14pm
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Yeah it sounds like a type of Reflux, thats Excatly what Bailey was doing, Id take him to see the doctors, just explain what he is doing and they may give you a med that will stop it
Good Luck Trish |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 14 September 2006 at 8:43pm
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Is he is not bothered by it caraMEL it sounds like you have a happy chucker on your hands! Still, take him along for a visit to the Dr if you are greatly concerned about it! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 8:35am
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Yer sounds like reflux ellas spills were mucusy and thick, the mucus never bothered her when it was in the back of her throat but when it came up it did and coz it was so thick it would come out her nose and she would gag for a bit and not breathe, very scary!
Ella started spilling like out of the blue and thats when i was like WTF? lol but shes good now only has the occasional spill. If your really concerned take him to the dr otherwise i highly recommend gaviscon infant. if he improves on this perhaps go to ur dr after a week on it or so and get a presciption for a whole lot for free  . If u notice that he also spills when bringing up his wind try infacol that has stopped it happening to ella all she brings up now is her wind with an occasional "wet" burp
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 9:00am
The gaviscon was great stuff, but its to be used with every feed otherwise it doesnt work (well it didnt for bailey which is why we ended up in hospital twice!!) I have a couple of packets here I can send you caramel so you can try, then once you run out you can get more on prescription... pm and letme know Trish |
Jezsika wrote:Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 9:24am
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Yer def with every feed Ella has been awesome ill start weaning her off it once she is more upright like sitting etc
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 10:37am
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Thankyou all so much for your responses esp Jess & Trish, they've been really helpful.
I didn't realise there were different kinds of reflux! We have our 6 week check up next Tuesday so I'll ask the Dr about it then. Am going on an infacol mission today and will see if Dr thinks gaviscon is a good idea. Thanks again! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 11:14am
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Hannah used to spill after every feed to - our carpet is covered in white spots! She also used to power chuck everywhere when she was in bed - never bothered her tho so never did anything about it. The midwives thought it was prob cos I had a lot of milk. The only time it bothered me was on a few occassions I would go and get her in the morning out of bed and her face would be covered in crusty milk and stuck through her eyelashes Oh and she always had it in her ears!! lol It will stop once they eat solids ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 11:21am
| Apparently most of spills are just saliva... so if it isn't bothering him too much and he's feeding properly, I'd not be too concerned. But good idea to mention it at your next appointment. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 11:21am
| ewww lol in her ears hehehe and eyelashes thats a pretty impressive chuck then lol unless she got her hand in it and rubbed her eyes lol |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 2:57pm
She was fully swaddled back then! lol Her bassinett was an old fashioned wood ones with vertical bars on the sides, and most mornings she had power chucked a good half a metre out of it!!  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 3:17pm
| Haha i know it probably wasnt funny at the time but i sounds funny lololol |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 3:21pm
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It actually was pretty funny, as there wasnt much we could do about it! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 3:29pm
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Yikes, you must have been doing so much washing Aimee!
I know my washing machine is busier than its ever been. I just saw my plunket nurse and she said he's definitely reflux, and to expect him to get worse over the next couple of weeks, as that is when it usually shows. I'm off to invest in some gaviscon to tide us over until Tuesday. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and:
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 3:31pm
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Glad u know now i actuaolly dont go through much clothing a day ella just wears a bib alot lol
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 3:31pm
| lol sorry for the bad spelling the little devil is on my lap thrashing away lol |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 September 2006 at 6:01pm
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I saw the infacol at New World today, so you could try there for some. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 26 September 2006 at 4:44pm
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Hey there, How did you get on at the doctors? Is it reflux or colic?
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