Carol,

It sounds like your mom is a first time mother and needs some reassurance.

My experience had been that all babies vomit to some extent some of the
time, but with my 4th, he vomited forcefully after and between feeds.  It
was so bad that my brother and my older children nicknamed him "The Hurler"
and we draped ourselves in towels when we carried him.  I tried all the
standard stuff:  upright feeds, burping often, keeping him upright after
feeds, etc.  None of this made one whit of difference:  he still vomited
forcefully and often.  Still he had nearly double his weight (from 6 lbs.
14 oz. to 12 lbs. 4 oz.) when we saw the pediatric gastorenterologist at 2
mos.  We tried a couple of the standard meds for a few days without effect.
 Since Trevor was thriving, the doctor said we could scope him to make sure
there wasn't anything else wrong, but he wouldn't press the issue and we
declined.  He said that thickening the feed with cereal sometimes helped,
but I pointed out that he was exclusively breastfed and didn't take
bottles.  The doctor was very low key and supportive and told us that
Trevor would eventually outgrow this lovely habit, but it would probably
not be until he walked.  Although I asked whether this constant vomiting
might affect his esophagus and teeth (when they erupted) like it does
bulemics, the gastroenterologist assured me that Trevor would suffer no ill
effects along those lines.  And he certainly made no mention of any risks
of aspirating the vomit or increased risk of SIDS.

Getting covered in regurgitated breastmilk several times a day is no joy,
but it's better than getting hit with "real" food.  Yes, we did finally
start Trevor on solids at around 6 months which he also vomited nicely.  He
continued to eat, grow (30lbs at 1 year) and vomit until he walked at 12
and a half months.  He is now an extremely bright kindergartner.  His two
younger siblings had more normal spit ups (a few curds every now and then
when very small).

Since the baby seems to be thriving, a visit to a pediatric
gastroenterologist to assure her that everything is fine couldn't hurt and
might provide some reassurance.

Hope this helps.

Pauli Loeffler
Mom to Alex, Bobby, Hunter, Audrey, Zach and Trevor a/k/a "the Hurler"