https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:13:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spit-up-help#post-2287937 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:46:03 +0000 Eko 2287937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had an issue with overeating after DS was put on prilosec. It took me a while to figure it out since everyone says you can't overfeed a baby. I would feed him what he normally eats and once it was empty I never offered more and he seemed fine. If he gave hunger cues earlier than expected then I just offered him a pacifier. Also, I have heard that Zantac didn't work for a lot of babies and were switched to prilosec. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spit-up-help#post-2287906 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:14:12 +0000 sapphire 2287906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bibs. Lots and lots of bibs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spit-up-help#post-2287715 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:04:41 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2287715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Prevacid does help the stomach empty faster, but my LO still spit up. For us it was the worst right around a year. Volume was a key factor for us, but also any sort of movement after feeding. It was such a stressful time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spit-up-help#post-2287602 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:52:54 +0000 MamaG 2287602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our ped also said that it's a cycle. Their throats are irritated from the acid, so they drink to soothe their throat. Which often leads to overeating. And the overeating will lead to the spit up because their tummies are just too full. Repeat cycle... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spit-up-help#post-2287587 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:47:03 +0000 MamaG 2287587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went on Nizatidine at 6 months when the spit up didn't seem to be improving like expected. It made a significant difference for us. I just stopped using it for our LO at 9.5 months. I believe it's comparable to Zantac, but our ped said its often better received from a taste perspective. We were taking it twice per day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spit-up-help#post-2287582 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:44:05 +0000 charleysmom 2287582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went through the same thing. Zantac kept her comfortable but did nothing for the spit up. She was also a happy spitter and was gaining weight and her GI doctor said it would probably get better around 10 months. And it did. One day I realized she had the same bib on all morning and each day she spit up less and less. I know how frustrating it is- I didn't like to bring her to anyone's home or have anyone hold her- I would joke that we had no money to get their carpets cleaned or pay for dry cleaning. But my daughter is 15 months now and never spits up anymore. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spit-up-help#post-2287574 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:39:12 +0000 winniebee 2287574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A common misconception is that reflux medication helps control spit up. It does not. It does, however, control symptoms caused by frequent spitting up (i.e., pain). R was a FOUNTAIN spitter upper from 6w-7m. Multiple times after every feeding, soaking clothing and bibs and couches and carpets. It was so bad that we even saw a pediatric GI specialist. He was on Zantac from 6w on because he was very uncomfortable after feedings, and that did improve by 10w. We started solids at 5 months (on the GI doctor's recommendation) and the spit up seemed to slow down some around 6 months and gradually got better and by 7.5 months was just a few times a day. Took him off Zantac at 8 months cold turkey. </p> <p>Purees didn't really help the spit up. But, he was a BIG solids eater starting at 6m. Ate normal quantities of table food. At 9 months he spits up only occasionally, but eats 3 meals of table food a day, plus a snack, and has reduced his milk intake.</p> <p>FYI I went off diary at 1 month and it made no difference. But I was too scared to try it again until 7.5 months....and he was totally fine when I started up again (He's EBF). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spit-up-help#post-2287565 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:35:13 +0000 Mamaof2 2287565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: My DS was like this - the GI doc told us he had an immature sphincter (sp?) and it would resolve once he started solids and it did at 6 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spit-up-help#post-2287555 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:26:12 +0000 SeptMomma12 2287555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone found any reflux medications to work better than others with controlling spit up? DD is almost 4 months old and on Zantac but is a fountain spitting up constantly all day long, even hours after eating. She's a "happy spitter" - it doesn't seem to bother her at all - but it's just getting worse and worse. Like we literally can't take her out of her car seat in public because she will cover everyone and every thing around her. I'm already dairy/soy free so I don't think it's something I'm eating.</p> <p>Any suggestions? </p>