if bubs (9 months) vomits after dinner (probably half came out) but then drinks a full bottle of milk before bed (8 oz) would you give a small bottle around 11pm (like a dream feed) to make sure he won't get hungry in the night? sometimes bubs wakes up at around 4 and we can always get him back to sleep and i am confident he isn't hungry. but if he has vomited after dinner - he might be hungry when he wakes up at 4am???
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I would say if he is sleeping thru don't wake him. My son used to have reflux and threw up regularly and even now he will do so easily. He never woke because of hunger, but of course each child is different.
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Agreed with katclarke and Cara. My #1 was a big vomiter. Brings back less than fond memories. ;)
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cd
18 yrs ago
I wouldn't give him a feed, at 9 months he should be able to last the night without being fed, even though he was sick.
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agree with CD, if well estb. on solids, i think 8 oz at bedtime is more than enough.
re: vomit, what i would be more concerned about is why bubs is throwing up dinner. is it reflux or have you introduced a new food at dinner that he might not have taken too well to?
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thanks guys. well after talking to my helper this morning it turns out bubs was overfed (oops) and that's probably why he puked. she told me last night that he only finished half of his dinner so i gave him a pot of yoghurt (not the little petit miams but the larger one for babies). she didn't tell me though that he ate a whole banana an hour before dinner and that's why he didn't finish his dinner!!! oops. poor baby. anyway, i ended up giving him a dream feed at 11pm of which he only took 2 oz (and he slept right through to 7.30!!!). he was probably thinking what the hell we were doing trying to feed him all that food. oh well, live and learn. in hindsight i don't think i'll give him a dreamfeed when (if) he vomits - he's a pretty big boy and has plenty of reserves.
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crj
18 yrs ago
hahaha
isn't it funny how some problems are not problems at all.
Sounds like your boy is a super good eater anyway, and you don't have any thing to worry about.
But I do agree with you and some of the comments above... when my baby throws up, I try to be sure she has a good breast feed before bed (but sometimes not even interested), and let her sleep through the night... no need to disturb her sleep...
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