feed him again after a chuck?

[Lewis's Mummy]

DS 1 rarely chucked up anything after a feed, but DS 2 seems to either spill a little up or have a pretty good chuck after every feed. He's 11 days old. Do I offer him more after he chucks? He always seems to want more, but my adult brain doesn't really understand it - I mean, if we eat so much we throw up at a party for example, we don't keep eating or it just makes it worse... are babies different? He doesn't seem to have the classic reflux, doesn't scream after a feed or anything like that, just doesn't settle until he's had a chuck , done another massive poo and had a bit more... why oh why didn't mother nature put little 'fuel guages' on the sides of boobs and babies?

[Jasper76]

My DD2 was a chucker too! For her it seemed related to needing to burp. She'd have a big feed, then burp and lose half her feed then go back on the same breast to finish off!

I had oversupply so she'd be drowned in milk and get lots of wind. I would take her off at the first let down and let that spray into a nappy and then pop her on once the flow slowed down. Lots of frequent burping helped too.

I always offered her another feed after a vomit - I figured she'd let me know if she wanted it or not. I just made sure to always offer the same breast that she had just finished on.

Hopefully it will settle down soon.

[HotI]

My DD2 was a chucker too! For her it seemed related to needing to burp. She'd have a big feed, then burp and lose half her feed then go back on the same breast to finish off!

This sounds like my little one. If i burp her after a few minutes of feeding, this seems to get rid of the bubble 'air lock' and then she can feed again and keep more of it down. If i keep feeding without the early burp, she throws up more of her feed.

[Jennifer13]

It's not really 'vomitting' at this age - it's a possetting action. Basically the valve at the top of the stomach is not very strong and can easily let go of some of the stomach contents (so if bub needs to burp, as Kate has said, or even if you just jiggle them a bit more than what it can take). It always looks like more than what it actually is! If he is still hungry, by all means, keep feeding him. If you think your let down is fast, try feeding him reclining backwards a bit or have a look at some of the other threads on here that deal with oversupply/fast letdown.

His tummy valve will strengthen in time. Otherwise, plenty of cloth nappies to catch the excess! My DD didn't posset that much, but she always had a bit come up. She stoopped at about 8 mths.

[Liviam]

A certain lady on here (thanks Barb) has given me the best bit of b/f advice (which I pass onto everyone). "When in doubt get it out!!" If bubby wants it they'll take it and if they don't want it they won't. Follow your bubby's lead. Good luck.