Is this normal? I don't think it is, and I asked my friend to Please tell her baby's doctor that she does this. My friend--naive as a day-old fawn, feels it's not a big issue. She says she "thinks" her daughter does this (makes herself throw-up) for attention and to stay up later at night.
SHE'S ONE-YEAR-OLD!!!!!
This baby has a twin sister, and they have an infant sister. So I can see the child is looking for attention--but makes herself vomit??? Unreal man...unreal.
It sounds like she vomited once (by accident or illness perhaps) and received what she perceived as positive reinforcement. It gets her center stage in a house where out of the other two kids, one looks just like her and the other has the more dependent needs of an infant.
Its going to sound like a cruel action to simply wipe it up and ignore her or not react at all immediately, but since her vomiting prevents her from getting adequate nutrients if she continues this it might be necessary to handle it that way.
Has she spoken with her pediatrician about this yet? If the kid keeps doing it she will be at risk for dehydration and sometimes this is taken as a sign of neglect and could prompt the hospital staff to report children services. Not to mention the other twin might start to mimic for attention too.
It isn't typical, but it isn't abnormal either. Just somewhat extreme. Kids have been known to hold their breath until they pass out, or bang their heads on the floor or walls when throwing a tantrum. Somehow it has worked for her, as Sally said.
Well back in Feb, the twin girls were both sick and vommiting, so the doctor knew then that the girls were sick and weren't able to hold in food. But the one girl twin made a habit out of the vommiting, only forcefully, and my friend didn't tell her pediatrician about that. I asked her to Please tell her baby's doctor about this...I mean c'mon! But I guess she is worried about what the doctor will think. But I think the kid, who is about 22 months' old, is too young to know to stick her hands down her throat to vomit. But my friend, queen of justifications and excuses, says that she feels her daughter does this for attention and to stay up later...
It is sick, but it also is common. My son tried it for a while around the same age. I asked my aunt who is a pediatrician and she said it is nothing to really worry about as long as they are still gaining weight, they grow out of it. You are supposed to be careful about not giving them attention for it when you know they did it on purpose.
not a healthy precedent to set if she's intentionally doing this, but in a child that young, my guess is that there's some serious underlying problem the parents need to get checked out STAT! This isn't normal, to say the least. Playing with poop, yes, force puking, no.
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not a healthy precedent to set if she's intentionally doing this, but in a child that young, my guess is that there's some serious underlying problem the parents need to get checked out STAT! This isn't normal, to say the least. Playing with poop, yes, force puking, no.
Well, if I remember correctly, the weight gain is an issue. But she referred to her daughter as "bullemic." That's sad in itself. I'm going to discuss this with her again next time I talk to her...
I was thinking that the baby needs to be checked for reflux.. many babies have an immature valve that closes off the stomach and what they drink/eat comes right back up from the stomach involuntarily..
It reall isn't even puked up.. the baby doesn't realize that it is coming and boom...
They have a medicine that fixes it right up.. it increases the digestive movements so the food starts digesting faster and goes away from the valve..
They also have a medicine ( just like zantec ) that is a histemine reducer that will remove the pain from the acid reflux..
My baby is on such a medicine as he has acid reflux...
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Well, if I remember correctly, the weight gain is an issue. But she referred to her daughter as "bullemic." That's sad in itself. I'm going to discuss this with her again next time I talk to her...
Babies with acid reflux have trouble gaining weight...
This baby--well, she's hardly a baby anymore--puts her hands down her throat and vomits. It doesn't voluntarilly come up--she forces herself to throw up. That's the issue and main concern here...
This baby--well, she's hardly a baby anymore--puts her hands down her throat and vomits. It doesn't voluntarilly come up--she forces herself to throw up. That's the issue and main concern here...
If I was the parent I would be sitting in the doctors office in about as fast as my feet would get me there..
At a year I don't think she is doing it to throw up but might be doing it for another medical reason...
At 22 months, these little people are smarter than you think. She's almost in her terrible twos. If she's self-inducing to vomit, I agree that she's doing it for attention. Do tell her pediatrician though. He might suggest some kind of saline solution to ensure for sufficient hydration.
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