Should I go to the doctors? UPDATE - still being sick :(
Hi, sorry not posted in a while as been SOOO busy at work but I am a bit worried about Joseph and I'm hoping you ladies can shed some light. Basically he has had prob.s feeding since he was very little (he's 8 months now). They thought it might be reflux at one point, then diagnosed lactose intolerance and since he's been on the LF milk he's been like a different child. He's been having 3 meals a day for a while and been loving his food - lots of mmm-mm-mmm etc. But for the last few days he's been really grizzly, not wanting to be put down etc. and he has thrown up the entire contents of his stomach 3 times. (sorry if tmi) It wasn't just like milky baby sick it was proper acid-smelling, violent vomiting iykwim. In between he has kept some meals down though. Would you take him to the doctors? I hate being made to feel like a neurotic first-time mother there but I don't know if it's just a bug or something like reflux starting up again. Please help! M x
UPDATE
Well I rang NHS direct this morning(Thank you for the suggestion lambchop ) and the nurse was very reassuring that it was just a bug and would pass on its own. He kept all food and bottles down for most of the day and was much more smiley again. But then as I was feeding him his tea, he threw it all back up again so we're back to square one. I just don't understand - surely if it was a bug, he would be throwing up every time, not off and on? He seems to keep baby rice/ready brek etc down ok and smoother purees but it's the lumpy things/finger foods which are making him throw up.
I have all kinds of stupid questions going round in my head - is he not ready for lumps yet? (but surely he must be - 8 months - and was ok for couple of weeks previously) Is it because he's not chewing it properly? How can I make sure he does? Is he not chewing it properly because he's got his first tooth coming through? Is it a refluxy thing? (sick and the nappies smell so acidy) I am really worried that if I go back to all smooth stuff he will have delayed speech etc. but obviously I don't want him to keep throwing up all the time! Has anyone else been through a stage like this with their lo? Was it just a bug or weaning related or something else? Please help - I am really worried about him. Thank you for reading.
M x
[Modified by: manicmiz on 19 January 2010 19:01:19 ]
UPDATE
Well I rang NHS direct this morning(Thank you for the suggestion lambchop ) and the nurse was very reassuring that it was just a bug and would pass on its own. He kept all food and bottles down for most of the day and was much more smiley again. But then as I was feeding him his tea, he threw it all back up again so we're back to square one. I just don't understand - surely if it was a bug, he would be throwing up every time, not off and on? He seems to keep baby rice/ready brek etc down ok and smoother purees but it's the lumpy things/finger foods which are making him throw up.
I have all kinds of stupid questions going round in my head - is he not ready for lumps yet? (but surely he must be - 8 months - and was ok for couple of weeks previously) Is it because he's not chewing it properly? How can I make sure he does? Is he not chewing it properly because he's got his first tooth coming through? Is it a refluxy thing? (sick and the nappies smell so acidy) I am really worried that if I go back to all smooth stuff he will have delayed speech etc. but obviously I don't want him to keep throwing up all the time! Has anyone else been through a stage like this with their lo? Was it just a bug or weaning related or something else? Please help - I am really worried about him. Thank you for reading.
M x
[Modified by: manicmiz on 19 January 2010 19:01:19 ]
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My lo got a tummy bug a few weeks back when she was about 7 months old and although she still ate her food she was throwing it up constantly and became quite clingy. I didnt go to the doctors as I knew there was a bug going round her nursery and aside from the vomiting and clingyness she was still quite alert. Maybe you could ring NHS direct if youre unsure?
Is he throwing the lumps up whole - is he chewing them at all or just swallowing?
Did you ever get any medication for reflux?
C x
Daisy has reflux and when she's sick, it often comes back whole you see... That's why I was asking...
I think you need to get an appointment with the doctors - especially because it's only certain meals - again, this is very similar to Daisy (apart from the odd day when EVERYTHING comes back!)
Sorry I'm not being much help really - other than to say it's similar to what we experience!
C xx