Toddler and Infant Vomiting
Toddler and infant vomiting (or throwing up) is a common symptom. Most of
the time, it is just normal and does not suggest anything serious is
wrong with your baby. Very occasionally, infant vomiting will indicate a serious disorder. This section will help you to understand what it means if your baby or toddler is vomiting and help you know what you need to do about it and when to be worried.
All babies will throw up (vomit) a little. We call these spills or possets and these are the most usual cause of infant vomiting. Sometimes, these possets are a little blood-stained - this is usually no cause for alarm. Milk coming from the stomach, back up the esophagus and out the mouth is also called gastro-esophageal reflux-Read more. It is easy (and normal) for babies to spill because:
The most important factor in determining whether infant vomiting is a problem or not is to look at the rest of your baby. You don't have to worry if she is:
As your child gets older, it will be easier to
figure out what's happening. For some toddlers, it is easy to vomit, but I don't get too worried if they only do this occasionally (once a day or so), as long as everything else is normal. The most common reason for a toddler to vomit if she has a fever is gastroenteritis.
If you are still worried about your toddler or infant vomiting, look at the information below and read more about those situations.
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To go to the top of the Toddler and Infant Vomiting page, click here To read about Gastro-esophageal Reflux, click here - read about gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and the simple strategies to manage it. To read about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, click here - information on when gastroesophageal reflux (GER) becomes gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with information on treatment for acid reflux and silent reflux. To read about Zantac, click here - Zantac is an acid suppressing medication that is used in GERD. Zantac is the common brand of a medication called ranitidine. If your baby has projectile vomiting, click here -projectile vomiting is forceful. It can be a sign of pyloric stenosis. Read more... If your baby has diarrhea as well, click here - information on gastroenteritis and what you can do, including information on signs of dehydration If your baby has bile-stained vomiting, click here -bile is bright green. More information on what causes bile-stained vomit and what to do about it. If your baby has tummy pain, click here - Information on Intussusception - babies get bouts of crying and drawing up the legs If you have a little boy and his scrotum looks swollen, click here -information on inguinal hernias and what you can do To check if your baby or toddler has signs of dehyration, click here To read about how to stop vomiting, click here To return to the Home page, click here
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Last reviewed on 10 August 2007.
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