To Term or Not To Term Over Spit Up...

[Meyou]

IMO 15 month olds do not spit up. They vomit. Why aren't her parents more concerned? I would be freaking out if my 15 month old was vomiting all day every day.

I would send her home each time she vomited.

[KiddieCahoots]

I've dealt with reflux a few times, and my own dd had it terribly, and reading your title I was going to say try to stick it out, most babies outgrow it by 9-12 months but seeing she is 15 months and is still that bad and that its creating such a sanitary issue in your home I would probably term. While their dr. may be dismissing it it is the parent's responsibility to demand further testing, treatment, etc. and I would present it as such when terminating. Her parents are dropping the ball here, it could be an allergy, could just be horrible acid reflux but either way there are treatments that can help it!!!

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Was gonna mention something similar to this too.
Three of my own five kids had gurd/reflux/stomach issues.....genetics...oi!
Anyway... baby #3 of my girls had reflux with just the projectile spit up. Perfectly happy baby, without stomach upset, just all of a sudden she'd be painting the wall from half way across the room with spit
Talk about being thankful for spit rags!
When she turned 9mths it stopped....completely! Like someone hit the off switch.
So yay....15mths is awfully old to still be doing this.
Also wanted to mention....had dcp's whose baby had gurd something fierce! Was painful where baby screamed and could not eat, weight in the 5%, extreme spit, was traumatic. The dcp's were in complete denial, and preferred not to put baby on medications, until I became at my wits end, and told them something would have to be done, or we would be done.
If the situation is anything like my dcp's were, you may need to get serious with dcp's to get some results.

[craftymissbeth]

PolkaTots, has she been doing this since she was an infant? If not, how long has this been going on?

I would have a huge problem with having to professionally clean the carpets so often. If the parents weren't willing to pay for the carpet cleaning then I would term.

[choirlady76]

I'm not a doctor but it sounds like severe acid reflux. If this child's parents and doctors' can't get to the bottom of it then I'd consider terming for the health of the other children and staff.

[Unregistered]

My daughter spit a lot when she was a baby; it was spit up, but quite a bit each time. I was even told that breast-fed infants don't usually spit up so we thought this was a bit strange. A chiropractor I was going to at the time said it had to do with an area of her spine that was causing her stomach issues... He'd give her a quick little adjustment and she stopped spitting up completely for weeks then it would slowly come back, so we'd get another adjustment done and so forth. She just outgrew that.

The medical doctor probably has no clue why that baby is still spitting up. I've been to many medical doctors over the years and all I got was a bill... nothing else! A medical doctor does what is he/she can to "treat" the symptoms. But they don't get to whatever is causing the problem! So you could try suggesting that they see a chiropractor or holistic doctor to see if they can figure out what is causing this. Sounds to me like the baby's esophagus hasn't developed quite right or something and is allowing the food to come back up. That could be something that can be corrected by manipulations instead of medicine and hopefully a surgery isn't necessary!

I feel for the parents... it's difficult to have a problem like that, need child care and be rejected by providers.

[craftymissbeth]

My daughter spit a lot when she was a baby; it was spit up, but quite a bit each time. I was even told that breast-fed infants don't usually spit up so we thought this was a bit strange. A chiropractor I was going to at the time said it had to do with an area of her spine that was causing her stomach issues... He'd give her a quick little adjustment and she stopped spitting up completely for weeks then it would slowly come back, so we'd get another adjustment done and so forth. She just outgrew that.

The medical doctor probably has no clue why that baby is still spitting up. I've been to many medical doctors over the years and all I got was a bill... nothing else! A medical doctor does what is he/she can to "treat" the symptoms. But they don't get to whatever is causing the problem! So you could try suggesting that they see a chiropractor or holistic doctor to see if they can figure out what is causing this. Sounds to me like the baby's esophagus hasn't developed quite right or something and is allowing the food to come back up. That could be something that can be corrected by manipulations instead of medicine and hopefully a surgery isn't necessary!

I feel for the parents... it's difficult to have a problem like that, need child care and be rejected by providers.

I totally understand feeling bad for the parents for being rejected by child cares because their child is vomiting every day all day long... but I don't. There are other options to child care. A nanny would be a great option. They could let their child vomit all day long all over their own carpets AND they wouldn't have to worry about services being terminated due to their child creating unsanitary conditions in a facility.

I do feel bad that this child obviously has a health issue going on and her parents don't seem concerned. Long term acid reflux (if that's the cause) is dangerous.

Suggesting a second opinion and a visit to the chiropractor is a good idea, though.

[renodeb]

Terming is hard no matter how you do it. I would term. The parents need to consult a professional. I have a dc baby that has been born really refluxxy and she takes a medicine that helps with it. Its really a sanitation issue. That sour milk smell is awful
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