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Positing or regurgitation of milk after feeds does not necessarily mean Baby has a serious condition or will not be having sufficient milk. Babies who are on mixed feeding (breast and formula) or formula milk only are more prone to positing. Usually the amount seems more than it really is – if Baby is not losing weight and is thriving, there is generally no need for concern. If milk is expelled forcefully (called projectile vomiting) after a few feeds, your doctor should be consulted, as Baby may have a condition called pyloric stenosis, in which the muscular valve between stomach and intestine contracts tightly and digested milk cannot pass through to the intestines. Depending on the severity, this Baby may need an operation to release the spasm of this muscular ring.

For babies who bring up milk curds regularly after feeds (also called gastric reflux), but not very forcefully, take these perspectives and tips into account:

•Feed Baby small amounts more frequently.

•Keep Baby upright after a feed for about 30 minutes.

•Wind Baby carefully for about ten minutes after a feed.

•Give the homeopathic remedy NausiCare. Dissolve 1 tablet in 5 ml cooled boiled water and give before each feed to help prevent the retching reflex and the tendency to posit forcefully as the result of a minor spasm in the valve between tummy and intestines.

•Raise the head of Baby’s crib or mattress – use a pillow under the mattress rather than under Baby’s head.

•Consider a special reflux formula if the problem persists and Baby is no longer breastfed. One can also add a formula milk thickening agent.

•Reduce dairy and grain products substantially in your diet if breastfeeding.

•Generally these babies will always have a so-called ‘sensitive’ tummy, but mostly the problem settles substantially around one year.

•Giving solids earlier than the advised six months may lessen the problem, but that does not mean that one should introduce these too early, as for some it might even make the problem worse or trigger other problems like allergies.