My son is 8 1/2 months old, and for the last few weeks he's vomitted occasionally while eating solids. He LOVED to eat when I introduced solids at 6 months, so this took me by surprise. He has had issues with acid reflux since he was a newborn and is on Prevacid, but this is different - it's not just spitting up. He takes a bite and then gags a bit and then throws up. I've started to thin out his food with water, formula, or breastmilk and I think that might be helping. For the most part, he does just fine eating, but I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this or has any advice. Do I need to take him to the doctor? Am I possibly overfeeding him? Does he just not like the food?
Thanks for the advice - I took him to the doctor today. It could very well just be a phase, and he's actually done fine for the last couple of days since I've been really thinning his baby food and cereal with water or formula. If it does start to happen again, our pediatrician will refer us to an eating specialist. I'm pretty confident that it's not allergies since it happened with several different foods, but of course we'll keep a close eye on how he does. Thanks again!
If he only seems to vomit after gaging he may have started choking and his body was just trying to clear the path. My daughter has started choking on things a few times and each time she ended in throwing up (her body just trying to throw out what was obstructing the path).
my now 2 yr. old has a strong gag reflex and would even gag at the breast too. Some kids are more sensitve. feed less and small bites, it may help.
Sounds like he may have more serious food allergies! My son does, and he also LOVED to eat the foods he was allergic to until he threw them up! Take him to an allergist!
Are you feeding him actual solids or just food from a jar of baby food? I never move my babies up a step i food until the dr. says it is okay to. The dr. knows when they are ready, not me. Both of my kids were ready for the different stages at different times. If you are feeding him actual solids, try feeding him baby food from a jar and the baby cereals. I know they are pricey but it is better for them. Is he thowing up from everything or just certain foods? It could be an allergy or a texture issue. My son to this day can't eat peas because the texture makes him vomit, he is almost 5. He loves the taste, but he can't handle the texture. My daughter has a hard time with the texture of most meats. Also, are you feeding him chunky baby food? If so the chunks might b too big, and he might noe be ready for it. I would also talk to the dr. about it. It could be an allergy or something medicaly wrong. Even if he does this with everything he eats, he could still be allergic to the dies and other things they use to process the food. One more note. When my daughter was a baby, if we gave her the baby food with the egg in it, she would throw it up, but she did fine with the others. Look at te ingredients of what you feed him and change it up a bit. Call the dr.
Came across this wondering about my own nearly 8 mo old son. We had his tongue tie revised 3 months ago, and I believe his gag reflex is due to his high palate from being tied. The reflux you all report is a red flag for tongue tie, and gagging is from the tongue being unable to rest on the roof of the mouth and desensitize the gag reflex. Restricted frenulum can cause other problems later in life as well: cavities, jaw tension, snoring, speech problems, etc.
The question I have is he vomiting with every food or just certain foods? If it is certain foods than it is probably allergies or he doesn't like the flavor. If it is every food, than it could be his reflux or something closely related.
I have a 14 mo old who will not each chuncky food. It hits his gag reflex and up it all comes. I took him to an ENT at the suggestion of my ped. He had his tonsils and adenoids out in March. This has helped a bit, but not enough. So he is going in for a MRI of his throat and also an oral evaluation done by a speech therapist.
My advise, talk to your ped.
My oldest son has a really easy gag reflex. Make sure you're not giving too much food. And he might not like that food. Pay attention to his cues and when he is throwing up.
Hi. This sounds a little similar to what I posted about last week (daily vomiting due to overfeeding or STILL the stomach bug). Well, for me I believe that it was the stomach bug still causing us problems. It started out with my little one throwing up solids at first but was OK with the breastmilk. No fever or anything, just throwing up (for the second round, the first round of this she did have a fever). Then it progressed to throwing up in the mornings after nursing. Is it possible that your little one could have caught a little bug? My daughter still had an appetite although more for drinking than solids. Keep an eye on him. Hopefully it won't turn into anything full blown.
My daughter did the same thing. She had a very sensitive gag reflex...especially if she didn't like something. It was a little scary when she was little and just annoying when she was 2 years old and just didn't want to eat peas (she would gag and throw up. She eventially grew out of it. I would suggest doing what your already doing and when he's a little older keep introducing new foods. I read somewhere that kids have to try a new food 20+ times before they aquire a taste for it (veggies and fruits).
J. B
It may have something to do with the texture of the food. I have a friend that is struggling with this similar issue and she is trying out different things but remaining consistent with the attempts. I think it is worth at least a phone call to your ped though. There may be another issue, I have seen women on here talk about seeing therapists for eating issues. Good luck to you, hang in there.
I never understand why folks are so anxious to give their babies solid food. I gave my babies nothing but breast milk for the first 6 months, and then just a little plain rice cereal until they were 12 months old (in addition to the breastmilk). After that, I would let them feed themselves. I just put the food in a wide bowl with an easy to use spoon and let them do what they wanted. It worked just fine to do it that way.
You should really contact your doctor though J.-- just to make sure you're not missing anything important.
My son did the exact same thing. He couldn't even eat a number 3 jar of baby food until he was over a year old without gagging and throwing up because it was too thick. He also has acid reflux. The doctor told us that this is often a symptom of the reflux and that they eventually outgrow it. We increased his Prevacid dosage at his 12 month appointment and it made a huge difference so talk to your doctor. I know it can be really frustrating, though. My son is almost three and still throws up really easily from laughing, crying, or coughing. We've been to pediatric GI doctors and all they say is that it's a combination of acid reflux and a sensitive gag reflex. The good news, though, is that it's nothing serious.
If he can't take the thicker foods, consider taking him to a feeding therapist (usually a speech pathologist or the like). My son was unable to eat solids at first, but after therapy he did well...he is now 21 months and eats EVERYTHING! It took a long time, though, and he had some very strange first foods--they gave him "meltables" (arrowhead cookies, gerber puffs, etc)and he learned to self-feed right off the bat. He never ate purees or rice cereal--we skipped that all together. I think the feeding issues were connected somehow to his speech, because he is behind in his speech and has been since 6 months...so his is in therapy for that now...but he is almost caught up. Early intervention is the key.
Hi, my daughter did the same thing right around the same age (she is nine and half months old now) and I called the doctor b/c she had no issues eating solids up til that point. He told me that it was probably the stomach bug since she had diahrrea too. I cut out solids for about 5-7 days and made sure she was getting plenty of liquids (very important!). He also told me to try to give her Pedialyte, but she wouldn't take that either. After about a week, everything was back to normal. So, if it is the bug, just give it time and your baby will come around again.
-P.
Our son had the same problem. Our feeding specialist said it is the easiest way to tell that the reflux is not under control. I would see if you can get him back on the medicine. It'll take 2 to 3 days, but should be a sure cure. Our son does the ranitidine. I can't remember the brand name off hand. Maybe Zantac. GL!
There may be more problems, I have a 2.2 year old. She started vomitting at 9 months. It took 6 months to figure it out, the first doctor said she was just teething. I took her to a different doctor, He orded blood test, some for allergies. She is alleregic to milk, soy, wheat, eggs, peanuts, and other nuts, some meat, some vegetables, and some fruit. The doctor sent her to the childerens hospital in the area to see a GI doctor. She underwent a scope of her throte, stomic, and bigging part of her intestine. She has a condition called eosinophilic esophigites. The childrens hospital (Primary Childrens) is finding 3 new casses of EE a month it is becoming more common. Stay on top of what is going on with your child. You know if someing is not right. You have the option to a second or even a third opion.
I am the mother of a 8, 5, and 2 year old girls.
