Hey everyone.

So my daughter, like most other newborns I guess, is in the habit of clusterfeeding during late at night. Last night though, I put her in her carrycot just after the last feed, she stayed there for like, twenty minutes or so, started fussing, so I lifted her up and held her up for a while in case she'd go back to sleep again. Only she didn't. Instead, she opened her cute little mouth and a wave of milk fell out. I panicked but was reassured by my mother that babies do that quite often. It didn't happen again during the night.

But then this morning she did it again. She ate, decided she wanted more, then puked all over my bedsheets. I called the doctor and she said it's probably nothing to worry about, I just need to control her clusterfeeding and not put her straight away to the breast if she's eaten 30min ago, but rather give her to my husband or my mum to try and soothe her (she explained that as she can smell the milk on me, she won't rest until gets her feed and so it'd be better if someone else rocks her and walks her around).

I'm not sure I have a question here but the thing is, I panicked and now I'm constantly afraid she'll just vomit at some point in her sleep and I won't be there to supervise her. Anybody else had to deal with this? I suppose I need some reassurance.

Aw poor baby
My son did this last week during a cluster feed, he ate so much as soon as I put him to down threw up all over himself, and did it again the next morning. I don't think he realized he was that full. But he seemed normal and went on with his day.

My LO does that at times. I've noticed if I put him down as soon as he's asleep, he always throws up. If he's over-fed, I hold him on my shoulder or on me (half reclining in bed) for half an hour. For some reason that helps him keep it down though I have no reason why. Its just something that worked for us with trial and error.

His HV said as long as he's keeping some milk down, and isn't vomiting because of some other reason (like a fever or anything), its perfectly normal.

My LO also panics really quickly so if he's not placated quickly, he goes into a 15 minute long screaming crying session. He was vomiting a bit after that feed too and I was told by the HV that this mucous-y vomit (it was about 3-4 tbsp of milk mixed with mucus) was because he swallows mucous (spelling?) while crying. So that's normal too.

Though yucky to deal with :doh:

Hope your little one feels better soon

Thank you, guys.

I called the doctor this morning and she told me to try and not clusterfeed her too much today. She said to try and trick her a bit with games and stuff, and put her to the breast only if she demonstrably (ie screaming) still hungry. So I tried the soother once again (she's two weeks old today, and from what I've read that's the earliest she can get a soother) and this time it worked. I don't plan to use it widely from fear it will replace her feeding, I just want to monitor her today.

It's nearly impossible to trick a 2 week old baby with games lol. All they want to do is eat....and sleep. Mine used to do this too when she was first home, but grew out of it pretty quickly (2 weeks or so) once her stomach could hold more. She also did a big puke lying on her back, which is what you're worried about, and i was amazed how she managed to get it all out without choking. They also can swallow it back down. Yum! So try not to worry too much. The trouble with stopping the cluster feeds is that they're what increase your supply.

Even with the big pukes she still packed on loads of weight. Not sure if you're using infacol or anything but i found that made the puking worse (possibly a bit refluxy)

My LO pukes sometimes and has never choked, even when he was on his back, try not to worry too much!
My baby often cluster feeds at night too, they're hungry when they're little

Sounds like my lo when he was small and it was reflux, he'd be soothing his throat with milk and being really sick if laid down too soon. Also it can be worth winding for ages as they can often mistake wind tummy ache for hunger when very young. I disagree with not nursing on demand though, a 2 week old baby can't hold much food in their tummy and breast milk is so easily digested that they can want to nurse constantly especially in the evening. Once I'd realised this I got a lot more sleep as he would be well stocked up to help get a slightly longer stretch of sleep.
Its important to nurse on demand to ensure you get a good supply going, there are also endless growth spurts early on, its the only comfort your baby knows too and they will probably only be happy while latched on. Its extremely hard to begin with especially with lots of sick added in but I'd say get the snacks in and some films and feed feed feed.
If you are getting tired you could try Co sleeping even if its only in the day, get your mum to take lo for a push in the pram so you can get some sleep and have your dh hold lo while you have a shower.
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Oh I forgot... My baby was choking on his sick when he had been put in his Moses basket and I had gone to sleep but I instantly woke up, you wouldn't sleep through it. He also was sick in his sleep at another time but he'd managed to tilt his head and be sick to the side and gone back to sleep, I didn't realise til I picked him up when he woke and he had dried sick on one side of his head he was fine.
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I still can't trick mine into games. lol
He will smile and be amused for a minute and then forgets
I gave my son a soothie at 1 day old and never had any problems. Really helps out when he wants to suck on something late at night to go to sleep. But some babies do get nipple confusion, but he hasnt

Hey you guys, thank you.

Yesterday I gave her a soother and she took it but today she's been clusterfeeding all day long. We finally managed to get her to sleep, thankfully because my breasts feel completely deflated. I've also noticed she's been sucking less vehemently today and falls asleep on the boob-hopefully the former hasn't anything to do with nipple confusion. And yes, you're right about no fooling newborns, she'll stare at me for a while and her eyes will play around but soon enough she'll be back to screaming.