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How can we overcome infant vomiting?

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How can we overcome infant vomiting?

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It depends on whether it’s across the room vomiting, or a down-the chin flow. Down the chin flow could be Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. GERD is what my son has. It means the little muscle just above the stomach in the esophagus doesn’t close properly after eating. Since your baby’s only six weeks old, you shouldn’t put cereal in his bottle just yet. My pediatrican allowed 1 tsp in a 6 oz bottle at 2 months to help. That help. He is on Zantac 25 (a syrup). It’s not meant to keep them from from spitting up. It’s meant to prevent damage done to the esophagus due to puking. If this is his problem, there is nothing you can do. He will outgrow it and the distance betwwen his stomach and mouth grows. When’s he’s old enough, the cereal will really help. Second thing with down the chin flow, it could be the GERD the doctors told you coupled with a protein intolerance, or just really bad protein intolerance. My son had that too. Between the two problems he was even puking half-way across the

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