Our pediatrician said it was very normal. There is a "valve" at the bottom of our esophagus that helps keep food down, it takes awhile for it to start working for babies so they spit up (I realize this was a very bad explanation and probably sounds dumb but I don't remember the technical terms and I'm tired lol). Also, some babies don't stop eating when they're full so it's just overflow. As long as it doesn't bother her, and it isn't projectile, I wouldn't worry about it. My LO had reflux and when he spit up he would scream and scream and arch his back. The pediatrician also told us that when a baby spits up it looks like more than it actually is.
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My first child hardly ever spit up, so I'm not sure if it just seems like a lot by comparison, but I feel like my daughter spits up a lot. I can't remember a time where she hasn't spit up at least a little after a feeding. The doctor doesn't seem concerned bc she's gaining weight and she doesn't seem bothered by it when it happens. But I just don't think it can be good for her to spit up that much. I sit her mostly upright to eat and for at least 10 minutes after she finishes, and I burp her after every 2 or 3 ounces. We tried the formula that is supposed to help reduce spit up but I didn't notice any improvement and it seemed to make her constipated. Does anyone have any suggestions to help reduce the spit up?
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