Vomiting, Infant
Vomiting occurs when stomach contents are thrown up and out the mouth. Vomiting is different than spitting up. It is more forceful and contains more than a few spoonfuls of stomach contents. Vomiting can make your infant feel weak and dehydrated. Dehydration can make your infant tired and thirsty, have a dry mouth, and urinate less frequently. It is important to treat your infant's vomiting as directed by your infant's health care provider.
HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS
Eating and Drinking
Follow your infant's health care provider's directions on how to care for your infant. Recommendations may include:
• Not giving your infant food or fluids for the first hour after vomiting.
• Giving your infant an oral rehydration solution …show more content…
• Keeping track of your infant's fluid intake and his or her urine output.
It is more important to encourage your infant to drink than to eat.
General Instructions
• Have everyone in your household practice good hand …show more content…
• Watch your infant's condition for any changes.
• Keep all follow-up visits as directed by your infant's health care provider. This is important.
SEEK MEDICAL CARE IF:
• Your infant has a fever.
• Your infant has new symptoms.
• Your infant will not drink fluids.
• Your infant is unable to keep fluids down.
SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE IF:
• Your infant has bloody or black stools.
• Your infant's vomiting gets worse or is not better in 12 hours.
• You see blood in your infant's vomit.
• Your infant's vomit looks like coffee grounds.
• Your infant has a severe headache or a stiff neck or both.
• Your infant has a rash.
• Your infant has abdominal pain.
• Your infant has difficulty breathing or is breathing very fast.
• Yourinfant's heart rate is very fast.
• Your infant feels cold and clammy to the touch.
• Your infant seems confused.
• You are unable to wake up your infant.
• Your infant has pain while urinating.
• Your infant who is younger than 3 months has a temperature of 100°F (38°C) or higher.
• You notice signs of dehydration in your infant who is one year or older, such
Vomiting occurs when stomach contents are thrown up and out the mouth. Vomiting is different than spitting up. It is more forceful and contains more than a few spoonfuls of stomach contents. Vomiting can make your infant feel weak and dehydrated. Dehydration can make your infant tired and thirsty, have a dry mouth, and urinate less frequently. It is important to treat your infant's vomiting as directed by your infant's health care provider.
HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS
Eating and Drinking
Follow your infant's health care provider's directions on how to care for your infant. Recommendations may include:
• Not giving your infant food or fluids for the first hour after vomiting.
• Giving your infant an oral rehydration solution …show more content…
• Keeping track of your infant's fluid intake and his or her urine output.
It is more important to encourage your infant to drink than to eat.
General Instructions
• Have everyone in your household practice good hand …show more content…
• Watch your infant's condition for any changes.
• Keep all follow-up visits as directed by your infant's health care provider. This is important.
SEEK MEDICAL CARE IF:
• Your infant has a fever.
• Your infant has new symptoms.
• Your infant will not drink fluids.
• Your infant is unable to keep fluids down.
SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE IF:
• Your infant has bloody or black stools.
• Your infant's vomiting gets worse or is not better in 12 hours.
• You see blood in your infant's vomit.
• Your infant's vomit looks like coffee grounds.
• Your infant has a severe headache or a stiff neck or both.
• Your infant has a rash.
• Your infant has abdominal pain.
• Your infant has difficulty breathing or is breathing very fast.
• Yourinfant's heart rate is very fast.
• Your infant feels cold and clammy to the touch.
• Your infant seems confused.
• You are unable to wake up your infant.
• Your infant has pain while urinating.
• Your infant who is younger than 3 months has a temperature of 100°F (38°C) or higher.
• You notice signs of dehydration in your infant who is one year or older, such