Reflux a.k.a spit up is not the most glamorous thing to write about but ask any new parent and they will tell you how annoying it is.
No one wants acidic food coming back up their baby's throats. Certainly not out the nose. And they definitely do not want their little darling choking on it.
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Parents will try anything- smaller feed amounts, proper burping and upright positions after feeding. But spit just happens.
And no matter how many burp clothes and bibs you get, chances are the vomit will land every where else. On you. On the sofa. In the car.
Both my kids had it and I hated it. I'm glad it was not the severe version though. And exactly as the picture says.. it was always perfectly timed!!
Well it's worse when you throw up as an adult later on in life. I just had a terrible encounter with GERD that actually had me hooked up to half a pint of saline .....
ReplyDeleteHeart burn is terrible even for us. Cannot imagine how bad it must have been
DeleteBoth my children (who are adults) vomited up regularly - one time our son threw up all over himself and me as I was racing out the door to church - needless to say there was an entire wardrobe change for both of us before we managed to get out the door! Leanne @ cresting the hill
ReplyDeleteYou still went to church! 👍 mine did it on me just before the friends we were calling on opened the front door!
DeleteI can't remember having much problem at the baby stage...but then my toddler had motion sickness well out of toddlerhood. Made for some eventful road and air trips, I can tell you :) Fortunately, it also coincided with a phase where he always wanted the father rather than mum. :D
ReplyDeleteI'm guilty of throwing up on all the flights I took as a kid. My poor mom...
DeleteWe were lucky about it as our baby rarely did that!
ReplyDeleteLucky you!
DeleteSomehow it's not giving me a very good feeling!
ReplyDelete:D
DeleteThis is one thing about my children's childhood I don't miss...no, not a bit! Both of them were reknown pukers and between them managed to ruin my best sarees, they were partial to puking on silk sarees!
ReplyDeleteThe image is totally kick-ass!
Thanks kala
DeleteWe survived it, feeling lucky... :)
ReplyDeleteFortunately it stops before they're one.
DeleteI did not have to face much of reflux when son was younger but these days he suffers from motion sickness whenever we travel in the hills and the road trip becomes one hell of an experience each time.
ReplyDeleteI did not have to face much of reflux when son was younger but these days he suffers from motion sickness whenever we travel in the hills and the road trip becomes one hell of an experience each time.
ReplyDeleteI did not have to face much of reflux when son was younger but these days he suffers from motion sickness whenever we travel in the hills and the road trip becomes one hell of an experience each time.
ReplyDeleteOh that's sad. I hope he gets over it soon.
DeleteGreat memories, though I can imagine how difficult this must have been to deal with at the time.
ReplyDeleteSudha from
Everyday Muse
yes frustrating experiences now and change into laughable ones later..
DeleteBaby vomit! Ahhh... happy memories! I don't recall my kids being particularly voluminous vomiters. Usually it was enough to remember to drape the burp cloth over the shoulder after a feeding. My wife probably caught the worst of it though, as she was the one doing the back-patting more often. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you coming by Colin. :)
DeleteMum says I had reflux as a kiddo. Turned out I was allergic to the formula I was on.
ReplyDeleteJoy @ The Joyous Living
Awww that image is so cute... I think all kids do that. Nice day information there even my mother used give the same pointers on baby feeding to new mothers in our extended family :)
ReplyDeleteMy girlfriend's son had it and it was awful! Good thing they have hardwood floors!
ReplyDeleteAn Integra part of every baby- I think the typical baby smell is a combination of baby powder and milk and puke!!!!
ReplyDeleteCatching up with your posts now. Patchy internet kept me away from the blogging world!!