Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you tell between infant spit up and vomit?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you tell between infant spit up and vomit? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 21:49:31 +0000 Weagle on "How do you tell between infant spit up and vomit?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-tell-between-infant-spit-up-and-vomit#post-723910 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:59:42 +0000 Weagle 723910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wouldn't worry unless he showed other symptoms. Kids spew bodily fluids for lots of reasons, many of them harmless. matador84 on "How do you tell between infant spit up and vomit?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-tell-between-infant-spit-up-and-vomit#post-723825 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:09:10 +0000 matador84 723825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i'm calling vomit on this one...hope we make it through the night without another incident! pastemoo on "How do you tell between infant spit up and vomit?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-tell-between-infant-spit-up-and-vomit#post-723804 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:48:45 +0000 pastemoo 723804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ vomit smells like death warmed over. spit up smells like milk or mildly sour milk no matter how forcefully it came out. (my own definition) ETA if he seems seriously upset by it, i sometimes also count that as vomit NerdBee on "How do you tell between infant spit up and vomit?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-tell-between-infant-spit-up-and-vomit#post-723794 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:42:31 +0000 NerdBee 723794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've read that spit up is a subset of vomit. I think the main difference is volume and whether your LO is happy or experiences discomfort. Last month, when he was 11 months old, LO spit up a big mouthful after drinking a big bottle. He acted like nothing had happened and continued to crawl around to play. I think I had accidentally put some pressure on his tummy when I was putting him on the floor to play. If your LO seems happy and not fussy afterwards, I would tend to think it is spit up rather than vomiting. MamaBehr on "How do you tell between infant spit up and vomit?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-tell-between-infant-spit-up-and-vomit#post-723719 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:07:29 +0000 MamaBehr 723719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always thought that if it is forced out, then it is vomit. If it falls out of the mouth (like a burp) than it is spit up. DS will still spit up if he only has liquid in his belly and he is 14 months old. jmarionsmith on "How do you tell between infant spit up and vomit?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-tell-between-infant-spit-up-and-vomit#post-723713 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:04:35 +0000 jmarionsmith 723713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i always have heard a mouth full is just spit up. if she spewed (as in projectile) it sounds like vomiting? matador84 on "How do you tell between infant spit up and vomit?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-tell-between-infant-spit-up-and-vomit#post-723690 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:52:53 +0000 matador84 723690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS is almost 8 months so out of the big time spit up phase of a newborn. He spits up everyonce and a while but it's just a dribble. I was just nursing him and he burped and either spewed vomit all over me or spit up. I can't tell which it is and if I should worry. A little girl in his class just get strep and the first thing she did was throw up then run a fever so I didn't know if I should worry.