The influenza virus spreads easily and causes a variety of symptoms in babies, including a loss of appetite, fever, fatigue, cough and runny nose. Some babies experience abdominal symptoms, including vomiting or diarrhea. As the flu symptoms subside, your baby needs a nutritious diet to support her healing body. Her age, diet before getting sick and symptoms affect how to feed her after the flu.
A baby that vomits excessively may have a medical problem that needs treatment. In older children, vomiting often indicates a stomach virus. However, babies vomit for a variety of reasons. Physical abnormalities that may need s...
Vomiting is a normal part of every baby's life but must be treated carefully to avoid other serious medical issues. If your baby is having trouble breathing, has a swollen abdomen that is tender or vomits green bile or blood, g...
If your baby is vomiting, you might be worried that she is seriously ill. If you have ruled out colds, flu and other infections but have recently fed your baby yogurt, the food might be the cause of the vomiting. Do not feed yo...
Most babies spit up when they burp or when they are overfed. Sometimes infants spit up such a large amount of milk or food that parents wonder if their infant is spitting up or vomiting. No definitive test can tell you when you...
You might think that continuing to offer her food is just asking for a repeat performance. However, babies can get dehydrated very quickly, so it is important to get your infant to continue to eat and drink so she doesn't get d...
While your baby's vomiting may cause you distress and worry, most of the time, vomiting is nothing to worry about, except for the danger of dehydration. Occasionally, vomiting has a cause that should be evaluated and treated by...
Young children are fragile, and new parents often don't know what is normal and what should be cause for concern. This is particularly true of a vomiting baby. It can be a very distressing sight and is often a sign of illness.
When your baby regurgitates milk, it can be difficult to determine whether he's spitting up because of infant reflux--a common infant condition that causes his stomach contents to spill out of his mouth when he burps--or vomiti...
Almost all children experience several episodes of vomiting during infancy. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, most cases of vomiting are caused by mild gastrointestinal infections. A baby will generally overcome ...
It can be difficult to determine a cause when your baby vomits. Especially in cases when no other symptoms are obvious, finding the source can be troublesome. Most cases of vomiting are no reason for concern, but some may requi...
Infant vomiting can be scary to witness. Vomiting is different from an infant simply spitting up. Vomiting is usually much larger in volume than spit up and vomiting will normally repeat until the stomach empties. Some common c...
Many infants spit up after every feeding, but vomiting, forceful projection of food out of the mouth and sometimes across the room, occurs less commonly and can require treatment if it occurs repeatedly. Illness, intestinal ab...
Most babies vomit at one time or another, and some babies vomit a great deal. While most causes of vomiting in infants is self-limiting and benign, vomiting can also indicate a serious medical problem. The type, frequency and a...
Vomiting is a common infant ailment, and in the majority of cases resolve themselves on their own without medical intervention. While it is dangerous to use vomit-reducing medications unless prescribed by a doctor, there are tr...
