14 Month Throwing Up

That is totally normal. My 15 month old twins had the flu this week as well. As long as he is getting some fluids, he should be fine. If it goes on for more than a day, try pedialite. It is a liquid you find in the baby isle. It will give him electrolites. Also,Try to give him more water than milk.

Take him off the bottle. Make some Raspberry Leaf Tea and feed him a tsp every 1/2 hour. (Adults should drink a whole cup after they throw up, until they can keep 2 cups down). I hope my kids don't get it this time around.

Don't panic and take him to the doctor, yet. They'll give something to stop the vomiting, and you don't want that (as hard as it is). The bug has to get out of his system.

Don't give solids until he is completely done vomiting and feeling better (will not be before tomorrow), and then start with something very, very bland. Like plain toast or plain yogurt.

For now, just offer some gatorade diluted 50/50 with water in approximately 5oz amounts every 15 mins. Or pedialyte, if you have any on hand. If he keeps it down, keep offering. If he brings it up, wait. He won't dehydrate for a while, yet (usually 24 hours). You can also freeze the diluted gatorade into popsicles, which will later also help with dehydration.

Best of all, don't panic! I know it's hard, when my boy is throwing up is when I tend to freak. But we've been through this before, and trust me, you baby will be fine. Slow and easy is best, and you can call the after hours line of your pediatrician for more reassurance.

Good luck, and keep us updated!

I have two kids sick with the stomach flu right now. Something is definitely going around. My neighbor and her whole family had it and also some kiddos at my daughter's school. I was once told to try 1 teaspoon of water every hour. It's just enough to absorb in to their system but not enough to make them sick over and over again. That way you can at least avoid dehydration. Oh, I hate the sickies!! Hope you little guy gets better soon!

J., whenever a young child has thrown up multiple times,you want to take them off the bottle immediately and switch to clear liquids until they have been able to hold the liquid down for at least 6 hours or more. Pedialyte is your best bet to make sure they don't become dehydrated and require an emergency room visit. You can buy Pedialyte almost anywhere that sells baby food. Sometimes, the toddlers are able to hold down the Pedialyte popsicles better than the liquid so you might want to buy both. You can keep the popsicles in the freezer and use them next time also. After he is able to hold down liquid, start back with saltine crackers and chicken broth and maybe some jello. If that goes well, then add back the bottle. Good luck!

It's no fun to have a sick baby! It sounds like it could very easily be stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis, actually).

After he vomits, wait at least half an hour, then give him small amounts of clear fluid. As long as he keeps them down, you can gradually give more. One thing many parents make a mistake on is giving too much too soon, causing more vomting and even worse dehydration. Watch him for signs of dehydration: decreased or dark urine, lethargy, dryness in his mouth, skin that doesn't snap back in place after a gentle pinch. If he shows signs of becoming dehydrated, don't hesitate to call your doctor. Otherwise, just keep giving him little bits of fluids as long as he tolerates them, then slightly increasing it. In general, otherwise healthy kids can go through a day or too of being too sick to hold anything down and be just fine.
When he's ready for solids again (tomorrow or the next day probably) start with easy foods like rice, white bread/toast,maybe even banana. If he feels well enough to eat them in little bits, he'll probably be ok with them.

There's a fair chance he will progress to diarhea - that's normal. Keep him on bland foods. Think BRAT (bread/toast, rice, apple, tea - for him clear liquid). Also ask your doctor about recommendation for rehydrations solution (like pedialite). It can actually be more of a concern with diarhea that vomiting.

Don't worry about solids for a good 72 hours after the puking stops. If a child is throwing up for over 16 hours my Pediatrician wants to see them. Clear liquids only, nothing else, water, gatorade, pedialyte, clear low sodium soup broth.

Let him go five hours without throwing up before you offer any solids, then only dry toast, crackers or something very mild.

I have endured my share of tummy viruses, not fun however I have gotten it down on when to be concerned and when to ride it out. If your son has a fever, is throwing up for more then a whole day, call your Pediatrician. Talk to them about what is going on and let them help you feel better if he needs to come in or not.

Don't give him milk at all, no dairy until his tummy settles, clear liquids in little sips. Every time he pukes have him sip out of a straw to help keep him hydrated.

My son went without eating solids last spring for five days, lost like 5 lbs due to a bad stomach flu, however main thing was to ensure he was hydrated and when he got better he totally made up for the weight loss! :) Hang in there, hugs!

Take him to the doctor!!

Sounds like my 18month about 6 months ago. My doc said don’t over hydrate. Just a teaspoon of pedialiyte every hour to 1/2 hour. It sounds contradictory when so much is coming up, but their little tummies need to heal. I would say no solids unless he is really hungry. Then dry toast! And call the doc!!! I think Childrens has free advice line too.

If he gets diarrhea as well, you can try the BRAT diet. Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast. For vomiting, try Pedialyte. It is going around. If it's what hit our kids, you should be about to the end of the vomiting, but you should have 2 or 3 days of diarrhea. It is really contagious. All three of our kids got it, even the 4 month old. My husband and I were thankfully spared. GL! I know it's no fun!

Hi J.-
There is a bug going around and from what I hear it only a 12 hour thing. I have found that the best way to just get the small amount of liquid to your baby is to get the Pedialyte popsicles and put one in a sippy or bottle. It will melt at about the rate of a tsp every 10 minutes or so.

I would put a call into the doctor just to see what they have to say. There is no need to run down there, you'll get puke in your car and expose tons of other people to a very contagious bug.

I hope your little one feels better soon. Wash your hands a lot to save yourself : ) Best of luck.

ugh, we have had this go through our house twice--we got it from some neighbor kids, got rid of it, gave it to a nephew and got it back from him...yay. (not really) but my nephew did have to go into the doc because he is 8 months old and kept throwing up for almost a week. he was put on liquids and still the breast milk--if he wanted it which most days he didn't. I'm amazed at how well little kids listen to their bodies. My dd (2.5 yrs) wouldn't eat anything for breakfast or lunch the day she started throwing up--then I understood once that happened. She threw up twice is all. She drank some liquids and I just made liquids available. I put pedialite in her water and then in juice when she was ready for that. then she started on some crackers--light things first. and just a little.
hang in there, it does go away--just takes a bit. the older boys here are just getting through it themselves but it was diarreah for them not the pukes.