Is your baby just spitting up or is it reflux? Let’s look at a
few definitions and facts. GER (Gastroesophageal Reflux)
Statistics and Facts Spitting up and reflux (gastroesophageal
reflux) are actually the same thing. It is caused when the
muscle at the entrance of the stomach is not strong enough to
keep stomach contents in the stomach. When the stomach goes to
let off air (burp), the muscles allow food and stomach acid back
into the esophagus, which can come up through baby’s mouth.
These muscles become stronger and usually the baby can control
this muscle better once he or she learn to sit up. Some babies
spit up more at a time than others. - More than half of all
babies spit up regularly during the first months of life. -
Reflux is usually worse between 1 and 4 months and usually stops
by 12 to 18 months. Breastfed babies can experience reflux as
well as formula-fed babies. In breastfed babies reflux can be
caused by ingestion of too much foremilk or food allergies to
something the mother ate (e.g., toma