Causes of Vomiting

Hi C., both of my sons had a milk allergy. Besides screaming and vomiting, you can tell from the diaper. If her poop is loose or seems to have mucus in it, then I'd say yes, it's a milk allergy. I haven't heard of being non-responsive due to a milk allergy, but I'm not a doctor. My sons also had a reaction to soy formula. I agree with Karen's post. Switch her to a non-milk, non-soy formula right away. Alimentum is the similac brand and nutremagin is the Enfamil brand. My friend's children had digestive issues too and what worked for her was Nestle Good Start easy to digest formula. Good luck and congratulations on your first sweet little girl!

I would immediately start her on a non-milk, non-soy formula and see if that stops the vomiting. It doesn't sound normal for a 1 month old to scream in pain when vomiting. Also, if she does have a milk allergy, then her body may not be able to absorb the nutrition in your breastmilk/formula, which could explain why she looks fatigued.

I unfortunately can't remember the name of the formula... I'll try to find and post.

My daughter threw up quite often and she was a breast fed baby. She even quit breathing a couple times for a few seconds. After many tests they found out that she had GERD, Put her on medication and she was fine after that.

I've been wondering the same thing about my 2.5 month old. She screams out in pain sometimes and has long bouts of extreme fussyness. Another mom recommended a book, Colic Solved by Bryan Vartabedian, MD. I got it from our local library and I have found it very helpful. It talks about the different causes for Colic, milk protein allergy being one. I am breastfeeding so I am trying to figure out how to eliminate milk from my diet...I'm finding it challenging.
I have found some of the responses very helpful for my situation too. Thanks for asking the question.
Best of luck.
B.

Hi C.:

Was this a natural birth or medicated birth? The answer will tell me what the issue may be. Post-birth care is vital in ensuring that mother and baby are healthy, especially if it was a medicated birth.

I am available via a health consultation to your daughter. No need to worry, but I do suggest that it is addressed now. See my contact information below.

All the best to you and baby,
N.
Holistic Healthcare Practitioner
www.wholecreations.com/wombfull.html
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The best way to tell is to look for blood or mucus in their poop...good luck!

Hi C.. If you notice that she's acting different, she could be dehydrated. After she vomits, try to give her a little bit of water or pedialyte to replenish her fluids. You can use a baby medicine dropper and just give her a little bit at a time. Dehydration is very dangerous and you need to watch her closely if she is vomiting and make sure she drinks some fluids more often than usual (just a little bit at a time, so she can keep them down).
Are you breastfeeding? If so, keep a journal of what you have been eating and drinking and see if she is vomiting from a specific type of food/drink from you.
If you are giving her formula, she might be having a reaction to that type of formula. You might need to try a specific kind of formula that is gentler on the tummy (which should help if she also has acid reflux which is causing her milk to come back up). They have lots of special kinds of formula for that these days. My son was on Alimentum (made by Similac) for severe acid reflux that we finally figured out (when he was 3 months old) was what was causing him pain from a milk intolerance from birth.
By vomit do you mean spit-up? Because spitting up (just a little bit of milk comes back up when you burp her or something) is pretty common with newborns/babies. Is she fully vomiting (forceful, big amount)? Because that could be part of a milk intolerance.
The only other thing I can think of for her to react in a different way (by not following your voice/noise...) is that her hearing was somehow temporarily affected by her vomiting.
Definitely keep an eye on her.
You can usually tell a milk allergy by abnormal (painful) crying, vomiting/diarrhea, gassy/fussiness, extremely loose or abnormal stools, rash on the body.
Good luck. My son is my first too - and it's hard and scary trying to figure it all out.