>Winnie Mading <[log in to unmask]> posted:
>
>It was either Greg White or Herb Ratner who said many years ago that most
>spitting up was a laundry problem, not a breastfeeding problem.  As long as
>the infant doesn't seem stressed, is gaining well, and has no other
>problems, I wouldn't be too upset with it.  I had a friend many years ago
>with a child that always spit up after every feeding.  If she tried to cut
>him short, he got very upset.  That's when I coined the phrase "giving a
>refund" after each feeding.  Once she accepted it and always kept a towel or
>cloth diaper handy to catch it, there was no problem.  I suspect it might
>make public breastfeeding a little more challenging however.

But on the other hand, people tend to give you a wide berth. This is 
welcome when said spitter is highly social, curious, and distractable. :-)

No signs of allergies with my spitty baby; the non-spitter has always been 
sensitive to a variety of things though.

regards,
Julia, veteran of many a refund


Julia R. Barrett
Freelance Science Writer & Editor
Mom to Sean (4) and Kira (1)
Madison, Wisconsin

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