Big Spitter upper...should I Make the Switch to Soy?

I just went through this! My son was spitting up every time I fed him! I had to change him and myself atleast 5 times a day. I took him to a gastro at about 8 months and he said he was fine and put him on Zyrtec. That lasted for about a week, it did not help at all, so I took him off it. I tried every kind of formula there is out there, none of them made a difference! He is now 15 months and he hasn't spit up for about 5 months now, he just stopped, so it will probally clear up after 1 year, until then there is nothing to do about it. I always carried receiving blankets to put on myself and him and had to take several change of cloths for him and myself, where ever we went! Be patient it will be over soon!

My son used to spit up quite a bit as well. He grew out of it around 10 months. My son was breastfed but I noticed it was usually worse whenever I gave him a bottle. I think they swallow more air and tend to have more than they need when being bottle fed.

The spitting up probably has nothing to do with the type of formula. If the formula were an issue, he's probably be very gassy or otherwise fussy/uncomfortable... I doubt that changing formula would make a difference. Have you tried using a different kind of bottle or more frequent burping during feedings?

Hi, I would definately make sure you are getting a few good burps out of him, maybe every 3 to 4 oz... hope this helps

If your pediatrician says not to switch, if he's gaining weight, if he is thriving, then why change? It is probably not the actual 'formulation' of formula but just his reflex (not to be confused with reflux). We had a happy spitter...I can assure you that your baby will grow out of it. For us it happened around 9 months and we could not have been happier.

My daughter was breast fed but still spit up constantly. Apparently I was the same way. My mom also tried switching formulas but it didn't help. My daughter eventually grew out of it around a year old. I had a bib on her at all times to reduce changing the outfits so much. I usually went through 3-4 bibs a day and several spit up cloths!

I had the same problems with my daughter when she was little. We tried several types of formula and found Enfamil A.R. was the only kind that didn't cause excessive spit up to happen. It is formulated for babies that spit up a lot. My daughter's doctor wasn't worried about it because she was gaining weight and she wasn't dehydrated. So it was more of an issue of all the laundry I was doing! Follow your instinct and do what is best for you and your child. Best of luck! The spit up days will end soon enough. We didn't see spit up after she was on solids, hopefully you won't either.

I do think some kids are just spitters. My nephew is the same way. He's 9 months old has always spit up a ton but is a giant!(He's in almost 18 month clothes!!). You only have another 6 weeks until you can switch to milk so I'd stick with the formula.

My son was similar early on. I started noting when it happened and how much. For us, it was easy as I quickly noted that if he had more than 5 ounces during the day, he was so active, he'd spit up the rest. It was only at bedtime that he could tolerate more. So once we made the switch and gave him less per time, he was fine. Not sure if that would help your son, but worth a shot!

I had the same story with my son -- lots of spit up, lots of laundry, but gaining weight! He outgrew it at around 10 months. Ask your ped. if you can put a little cereal in his bottle -- I think it was 1 tsp per 4 oz formula (not positive). The thicker formula stayed down a little better. Just be patient -- I wouldn't make any switches!