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baby burping position, baby spitting up, spitting up, spitting up, gentle sloshing of stomach contents up, the mouth in babies, accompanied by a burp, an entirely different process than vomiting, forceful expulsion of contents, stomach by a fierce contraction, the diaphragm, most babies spit up milk out of mouths, noses, the sphincter, top, the stomach, in otherwise healthy, happy babies who, growing well, spit-up is mostly milk, rather than stomach acid, nothing needs to be done, except a lot of laundry, babies gaining at least 6 ounces a week, wet diapers at least every 6 hours, growing well, on average, spitting up peaks at 4 months, over, 7 months of age, though it, take longer, spitting up is not likely to be a formula intolerance, allergy to something, nursing mother's diet, sphincter, top, the stomach too loose, it can't hold things in, valve, bottom, the stomach too tight, stomach gets too full, big air bubbles, take up too much room, babies just drink too, too fast, babies, reflux enough acid that the lining, the esophagus becomes tender, red, swollen, might arch backs in pain, acid, inhaled, lungs, irritating the sensitive linings, children might not gain weight well, might cry a lot from discomfort, might develop a chronic cough, wheezing, recurrent pneumonia, a few stop breathing, apnea, to try to protect lungs, all of these children need relief from reflux, to reduce spitting up, burp baby several times, after feeding, sit the baby upright, hand supporting the head, let the baby lean over slightly, bending, waist, upright posture moves air, top, the stomach, forward lean puts a little pressure on the stomach to eject the air, helping the baby to burp, avoid pressure on the abdomen, occurs, holding baby over shoulder, causes, expulsion of stomach contents, ways to reduce spitting up, breastfed babies, try limiting nursing to just one breast per feeding, bottle-fed babies, avoid feeding large amounts, feed smaller amounts more frequently, sure the nipple doesn't have too large a hole, try holding the baby upright, 30 minutes after feedings, excessive movement, jiggling, after feeding, time to lay baby down, try keeping the head of his bed slightly elevated, switching formulas, removing a food, mother's diet, cow's milk, "projectile" spit-up shoots across the room, important to consider a condition, pyloric stenosis, too-tight valve, bottom, the stomach needs to be treated, nelson sp, chen eh, syniar gm, christoffel kk, one-year follow-up of symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux, infancy, pediatrics, 1998, 102(6), e67, hassall e, decisions in diagnosing, managing chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease in children, j pediatr, 146(3 suppl, s3-12.