What if a baby makes himself throw up? The baby is this Q&A sticks his fingers into his mouth until he throws up.
Let’s take a look at what to do about this.
Mom’s Question:
Why does my 5-month-old keep making himself throw up? He sticks his fingers in his mouth till he throws up. He does this with breastmilk and formula, before and after feeding, all time of the day.
Please help!!!
Baby Makes Himself Throw Up – What To Do
What an interesting problem! However, babies at this age are experimenting, and your baby has discovered he has control over something, which is pretty clever for his age!
I would suggest you try not to make a big deal out of it; he is probably getting a lot of attention when he does this, so you are reinforcing it.
Instead, play lots of games with him and give him lots of attention when he isn’t doing it. It is usually easy to distract a young baby with exciting noises and games, and toys. He will learn that it is much more interesting to play peek-a-boo with you or bang on a pot with a spoon, or clap hands.
If you can head him off by distraction rather than drawing attention to his putting his fingers in his mouth, then he will switch focus. Babies at this age naturally put everything in their mouth, so it is a normal thing to do, however, you little boy is very bright in that he has learned to take this a step further and gets lots of energy and fuss happening when he does it.
He is at the age of needing a lot of stimulation and interesting things to play with and needs lots of interaction with you. Far better to be putting energy and attention into play and learning activities that are more productive.
The only other thing to check is if he could possibly have a sore throat or mouth that could be the reason for his behavior. Teething, throat infection, or even oral thrush could be painful or itchy and make him feel better when sticking his fingers into his mouth and throat.
Enjoy your little boy,
Paula
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Paula Dennholt founded Easy Baby Life in 2006 and has been a passionate parenting and pregnancy writer since then. Her parenting approach and writing are based on studies in cognitive-behavioral models and therapy for children and her experience as a mother and stepmother. Life as a parent has convinced her of how crucial it is to put relationships before rules. She strongly believes in positive parenting and a science-based approach.
Paula cooperates with a team of pediatricians who assist in reviewing and writing articles.
