Paranoid! Does anyone else feel this way??

[ahayden1230]

My little one has been spitting up and I'm scared to put him down to sleep after a feed. Even if it is in his RNP or bouncy seat. I've done that and I can hear him spit up..... Sometimes he will have it come out his nose. I have a fast let down and he has an aggressive suck so it's a bad combo. But I've found myself barely sleeping at nignt due to this and the past two nignts I have held him all nignt long. I don't mind co sleeping but holding him can get tiring on my arms.... Any suggestions? Is anyone else dealing with this. It's so scary for me.

[megpie5]

I totally understand how you feel. Since Fiona was born so quickly, she had a lot of mucous the first few days and would gag and spit up frequently. The nurse in the hospital told me to have her sleep on an incline and use rolled up receiving blankets (from the armpit down) to prop her up on her side. It definitely helped to alleviate my anxiety so I could get some much needed sleep.

[tkr7c9]

I was paranoid about that the first two weeks but I have noticed that if I keep LO upright for about 15 minutes after a feeding she won't spit up. Also when I put her down I make sure her head is to the side so if she does she won't choke on it.

[milagros315]

We're dealing with a fast letdown too so my son spits up A LOT when I'm breastfeeding. We've had some other issues as well so we're bottle feeding him at night. He doesn't have any problems with the bottle, so I don't worry about him spitting up at all.

If you're not against bottle feeding, that might help you. It's been working great for us because he doesn't spit up all night and he stays fuller longer so we all get more sleep.

[nemomof2]

My LO also spits up a lot but it is because he has a milk soy protein intolerance. The doctor just suggested keeping him upright for 15 to 20 minutes. If I do that I have no problems. As pp said also keeping them at an incline and on their side works also. Our nurse did this for us in the hospital.

[Deleted]

Burping and keeping upright. I also keep LO on an incline most of the time, it seems to help