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My newborn is vomiting forcefully after feeding. What's going on? Projectile vomiting after a feeding is a hallmark symptom of a condition called pyloric stenosis, which usually starts a few weeks after birth.
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Dec 30, 2022 · Onset of vomiting is age 2 weeks to 2 months. Vomiting is forceful. It becomes projectile and shoots out. Right after vomiting, the baby is hungry and wants to feed. ("hungry vomiter") Cause: The pylorus is the channel between the stomach and the gut. In these babies, it becomes narrow and tight.
May 23, 2023 · A young baby who is projectile vomiting may need slightly different treatment. However, getting enough fluids is still most important. You can keep breastfeeding or giving formula as needed.
Dec 2, 2022 · Symptoms of pyloric stenosis usually appear within 3 to 5 weeks after birth. Pyloric stenosis is rare in babies older than 3 months. Symptoms include: Vomiting after feeding. The baby may vomit forcefully, ejecting breast milk or formula up to several feet away. This is known as projectile vomiting. Vomiting might be mild at first.
While occasional dribbles of spit-up after meals is common in infants and usually harmless, true vomiting is more concerning. In some babies, frequent projectile vomiting can be a symptom of a condition called hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS); it occurs in 1 out of every 500 or so babies.
Feb 11, 2024 · Sometimes they projectile vomit – this means it can go several feet into the air. It also might smell sour because it comes from your baby 's stomach, where it’s been mixed with stomach acid....
They include: Vomiting. The first symptom is usually vomiting. At first it may seem that the baby is just spitting up often, but then it tends to become projectile vomiting, in which the breast milk or formula is ejected forcefully from the mouth, in an arc, sometimes over a distance of several feet.
