Health Tip: Baby Spitting Up?

Here are suggestions to help avoid the problem

January 25, 2011 RSS Feed Print

(HealthDay News) -- Babies often spit up after a meal, but it's usually nothing dangerous, experts say.

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests how to help reduce instances of spitting up:

Make sure feeding time is slow, relaxed, quiet and calm. Try to prevent baby from being startled or interrupted.
If you bottle feed, stop to burp baby every three to five minutes and make sure the hole in the nipple is the appropriate size.
Don't let baby eat while lying down, and keep baby upright for about 20 or 30 minutes after eating.
Make post-feeding time quiet, without any jostling or very active play.
Feed baby before he or she gets too hungry.