As parents, your heart sinks when your baby is throwing up. You feel so helpless. And you can’t help but get a little scared because they can’t tell you why their throwing up, what hurts, what’s wrong, or what’s going on with them.
Last night I was working up in my office and Jane Skyped me and said that Monkey was making some strange noises. We had just laid him down to bed about 20 minutes earlier after Jane fed him.
I went downstairs and heard Monkey making noises I’ve never heard him make before. Jane and I went into his room and I saw that his eyes were wide open and he was making strange moaning sounds.
I picked monkey up, and felt that he was hot. REALLY hot. His back and head was sweaty – so much that his sleep sack was wet. As I started to walk out of his room with him, he let out a very strange noise. It sounded like a burp, but was a lot louder and bubbly sounding. Within about 7 seconds, Baby Monkey was throwing up all over me.
I had big chunks of baby throw up all over my shirt and we took Monkey into our bedroom so we could put him on our bed and take off his clothes.
I took one look at the old shirt I was wearing (it’s a very old shirt I sometimes wear at night), took it off, and tossed it into the garbage. I then went into the bedroom where Jane was with Monkey and turned on the light. That was when we noticed how pale Monkey was.
And I’m talking PALE. He was completely white white white. It scared the hell out of.
Now the strange thing is that Monkey being the good little Monkey that he is was smiling at us like crazy. He was looking at us and smiling just 5 seconds after he threw up. And now he was as white as the white comforter on our bed, and he was looking up at us smiling like he hasn’t seen us in days.
Jane and I sat with him for a few minutes and talked about what happened. We remember that when we were sick and threw up, that we’d get all hot and sweaty, and sometimes get pale white. I told Jane that we should give him a few minutes to see if his color returns and for us to stay right there and keep a good eye on him. Jane and I were a little freaked out and scared.
Baby Throwing Up = Scared Parents
All Monkey wanted to do was look at us, smile, and play. You would have never thought that our baby was throwing up just a few minutes earlier. So for a few minutes we played with him as he stared into a mirror we had standing up and smiling at himself and us.
Jane began to cry and said, “I just don’t want anything ever to be wrong with him. I just love him more than anything I’ve ever experienced. I never knew you could love someone this much.” I calmed Jane down, told her Monkey was going to be just fine. We will keep a very close eye on him and that I was sure it was just some reaction to his shots earlier in the day.
Shortly after his color returned and he was as good as new.
Jane took Monkey into the living room and held him for about 15 minutes to make sure he was OK and to allow him to get tired. He was yawning like crazy, we put him back into his crib, and he slept all night long without any trouble.
Having a baby throwing up on you is no fun. Jane and I were still worried about Monkey and wanted to make sure he was OK, so I slept on the couch next to his nursery last night so I could be right there if he needed anything. He didn’t make a peep all night.
Monkey woke up this AM as usual and I took over to let Jane sleep in since she’s been so good about letting me sleep in every morning because I’m usually up so late working.
I walked into the nursery after hearing Monkey make his ‘good morning’ noises and peaked into his crib. He turned his head, saw me, and get me the biggest smile you’ve ever seen. I talked to him for awhile, rubbed his tunny and ask him how he felt. He kept smiling, let out a couple of giggles, and I picked him up and gave baby Monkey a great big hug.
We went over to the changing table and I changed a very smelly diaper while Monkey kicked his legs all over the place. Ahhhh. Fatherhood. I had to do some fast ninja-like moves to keep him from kicking the diaper or getting poop all over his legs. Finally, he was changed, smelling good, and I went to make his bottle.
While his bottle was warming, I played with him on the couch. Morning time for Monkey is smile time. He smiles non-stop at you in the morning, and you can’t help but have your heart melt. We played a couple of little games I play with him (like grab my ears, peek-a-boo, and I ooo and ahhh at him and sometimes he does it back to me), etc.
I then fed Monkey and put him back in his crib to watch his mobile go around while a blue light twinkles. He loves to go in there after he eats. After about 20 minutes, he wanted out. So I went back in there (note, Jane is still sleeping and it’s around 7 AM or so now) and I brought him out to the living room to play. We went on the floor, I sang to him, we played with blocks, etc. But his attention was elsewhere. He kept looking all around and every once in awhile he’s look at me and puff out his bottom lip and wine a little.
I picked up up, held him, but he kept doing the same thing.
Baby Monkey wanted his Mommy.
We went into the bedroom and Jane woke up when Monkey made a little squeak. I then put him down beside her and they cuddled for a little while while I made him a small bottle that he drinks before his morning nap. Jane has mornings down to a T with Monkey – and he’s used to it. With me, he acts very different because he must know that I don’t know the exact schedule Jane has with Monkey in the early AM. 
Anyway, that was our night and morning.
Monkey is doing great and feeling much better. We think the shots he got yesterday didn’t agree with him. 
And for me, having your baby throwing up all over you is a lot scarier than I would have ever imagined.
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= a post from Mommy Jane 
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Sorry to hear that Monkey wasn’t feeling well. I’ve been through enough sicknesses (not to mention 911 calls, ambulance trips and ER visits) to know just how scary this all can be. It’s always harder when they’re babies and can’t tell you what’s wrong. At least later on they can tell you what hurts.
Glad to hear that Monkey is feeling better. It sounds like you had the perfect reactions. Stay calm and keep a close eye on the situation. Panicking, though easy to do, doesn’t help because 1) Monkey would panic too and 2) you don’t think clearly when you panic. (I say this as someone who panics way too easily.)
Wait until he starts eating real food and that ends up all over you! Although, I think the formula smell is worse.
But seriously, if that happens, just keep calm and keep him from getting upset. Then just watch for signs of dehydration. Last year my baby ended up in the hospital getting IV fluids and it was the scariest thing in the world to me.
Oh my! Good thing Jane heard Monkey and you got there in time to pick him up when he threw up. Glad to hear that it was a one time thing and all is well. I’ll be taking Natty for her 4 month shots next week. I hope she doesn’t react to the shots…But thanks to you guys, I know to keep a closer eye on her.
Awww, poor Monkey! And poor you guys. I bet it was scary. You know how when you randomly get sick because something didn’t settle well in your tummy and you somehow immediately feel better the moment you’re done puking up your guts? I bet that’s why he was all smiley, even though you guys were terrified. He threw up what was making him feel rough and then felt all happy and smiley, lol.
My son has asthma and gets sick a lot. I still remember the first time he threw up all over me. He was about Monkey’s age. He had bronchiolitis and I was giving him a breathing treatment in the middle of the night. We were sitting on the floor and out of no where he just vomited all over me. He was so scared. Not at all okay afterwards like your little Monkey. It’s the worst feeling knowing that your baby is sick. My son has since had pneumonia 5 times and he’s only 4. Everytime he gets sick he has a fever of 105/106 and vomits. It’s always as scary as the first time. It never gets easier. I would never wish that feeling on anyone. I’m so glad that your Monkey’s okay!
It is scary when your baby is throwing up. I remember when Kayla first threw up. It was the first time that I tried to give her forumla – it didn’t agree with her well and so still no forula to this day. I was a mess – literally and emotionally. I’m glad Monkey is feeling better now.
It is so scary with little kids and babies. They can literally be fine, crawling around and smiling one minute then hurling the second minute. It looks like that little puke was just what he needed to feel better!
It must of been the day for being sick… My little one didn’t keep anything down all day she is normally quite chucky so at first i didnt worry but then it seemed she was not keeping down any of the breast milk I was getting worried.. We also moved her into her Cot/Crib for the first time last night and her angel care breathing monitor went off say she had stopped breathing… Oh my god talk about scary I had never got out of bed so fast well except for when my waters broke while I was in bed.
She was breathing just fine but that combined with not keeping any food down scared the crap out of me I was too scared to go to sleep she is still in out room and I just wanted to watch her all night to make sure she was ok
then to top it off this morning I was bringing her in to my bed to feed her and as i put her down I wasnt paying enough attention (I was half asleep) and she smacked her on Daddies Elbow we were so worried that she might have concussion but she seems fine and is keeping her food down
I am so glad that monkey is ok you had me worried when I read the title of the post
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Aw, poor sweetie. I hope he’s back to his smiley self now.
@TechyDad … Yikes, ambulance trips and 911 calls? For someone who panics easily, I can only image what it was like. Knock on wood we won’t have to go through that – and knock on wood that you never have to go through any of those again either!!!
@RebeccatheMama … You’re not kidding about the formula smell when throwing up! I forgot to mention in the post above that after Jane and I put Monkey back to bed, we were walking out quietly and I saw Jane start to hop around on one foot. We walked into the light and she had stepped in some of Monkey’s throw up that we didn’t see on the floor! She was freaking out about how bad her foot smelt and we spent the next couple of minutes washing her foot in the sink. LOL!
@Judy from Toronto … Yes, you’re right. Just in case, keep a close eye on Natty for sure. We of course don’t know 100% sure if it was the shots, but he’s never thrown up like that before, so we’re pretty sure it was a slight reaction.
@ Jessi … LOL, yup! It was a strange feeling to go from all worried and freaked out to smiling back at Monkey when he was giving us all those smiles immediately after throwing up! It’s one extreme to the other!
@ FormerlyMac … WOW. You’ve had your hands full and not to mention the countless days/nights of worry with your baby being that sick that often. I hope those days are nothing but a distant memory for you guys!
@ Karissa … Yeah, it hit Jane pretty hard. When she was crying while we were on the bed with Monkey you can’t help but realize how much you love your baby. My father always told me and still tells me that as a parent, you’ll feel emotions you never experienced or even knew existed. He’s 100% right. Jane and I were both experiencing some wild emotions that night while making sure Monkey was OK.
@ MNM … Yes, that did the trick!
@ Peta … WOW. That must have been a HUGE scare. I can imagine you jumped out of bed so fast and ran into the room I bet you don’t even remember putting one foot in front of the other and just flew! And the smack on the elbow – you had a rough couple of days! Jane and I have had some inevitable little Monkey bumps. When we was smaller and still trying to get head control, when holding him, he’s sometimes head butt us pretty hard. That freaked us out and made us worry! But, these little babies are quite resilient. In the beginning we handled Monkey like he was a frail little piece of glass. When we’d bring him to the doctor or something, we’d think “wow, they are being so rough with him!” but we were just overly careful
I’m sure all new parents go through that stage. Anyway, we’re very glad that your baby is OK!! 
@ Jillian … I can’t tell you how many times people on our blog here have helped us out. Also, people on Twitter have been a huge, huge help. Shortly after Monkey was born, Jane didn’t have time or energy to be on Twitter so I took that over for awhile. I tweeted when I went to the store to buy things and so many people helped me out as to what I could get, where to get a good deal, and yes, even where to find things! LOL!
@ MVP … Thank’s MVP. Yes, Monkey is back to being a normal little playful smily Monkey.
@Tarzan,
Thanks. Unfortunately, I think JSL has taken a delight in scaring Daddy. Not too long ago we were visiting my wife’s brother. We were over at their house playing when JSL suddenly looked up at me, opened his mouth and looked like he stopped breathing. I yelled for my wife to come down, thinking he was choking, but JSL was just fine. He knew just what to do to make daddy panic and enjoyed doing it! Of course, I’ll take playing to make daddy panic over his real sicknesses/accidents that caused me panic any day of the week.
I posted earlier this year about my four scariest moments and they all involved NHL or JSL. Children bring enormous joy into your lives but they can also bring levels of fear that you didn’t know were possible. (Still wouldn’t trade them for anything, though!)
Of course he was smiling afterwards, don’t you feel like a million bucks post-vomit?
Awwww….. I’m glad he’s feeling better. BTW I just found out I’m having a GIRL!!!
This was a crazy read, reminded me a lot of Baby Cute; our son had all kinds of problems with acid reflux when he was born, & after breastfeading failing, & 3 different formulas–he’s on Soy. He used to throw/spit up just like in the YouTube video you showed! It was scary & gross, & terrible. He’s much better now, thank God. Glad Monkey is doing well again!
And I totally can relate to the baby smiling after he threw up too! Our son seems to laugh & smile so very much after he pukes, or has a dirty diaper, or anything that we find gross!! Babies are like that–adorable, but with a wicked sense of humor, hehe!
I’m SO glad monkey is feeling better! We’ve been fighting very severe reflux and one day two weeks ago he was projectile vomiting like crazy. I was more freaked at the amount and worried about him dehydrating. And then we both were exposed closely to H1N1. When my guy started to run a fever, i FREAKED big time!! I think if we didn’t worry there would be something wrong!
Tell monkey to keep those sweet smiles coming!!
Wow what a story! My little chap was sick overnight a few weeks ago. We heard him cry out at around 9:30pm and he went back to sleep after about half a minute. When we went in to get him in the morning, we notice piles of vomit on his mattress! He was fine that morning (apart from having sick in his hair) so it must have been something he ate. What worried us was the fact that he could have choked on his own sick – and we wouldn’t have known (although I think we would have heard).
That video was the best! I like the one where the kid is walking offscreen to the left and the one where the babies are cuddling and the one with the old lady and her glasses. My husband and I watched it twice – because we realized there was probably music if we turned on the speakers. I haven’t seen my 3-month-old really let go and barf like that yet. Thanks for preparing me for the inevitable.
You and Jane seem like a great team. I’m so happy you guys have kept writing. My son is just a month younger than yours, so it’s nice to get a sneak peek into the next month! Keep up the good work
What kind of name is monkey he’s your child not an animal from the jungle you shouldn’t have been allowed to produce if your so retarded as to name your kid.. MONKEY. WHAT’S THIS WORLD COMING TO. you and your wife must be terrible parents perhaps you two are on heavy drugs.?
Um wakkaflakka, Monkey is not the baby’s real name, it is just his code name. This is what we call an anonymous pregnancy blog. Do you know what anonymous means? Probably not. Jane is not really named Jane, Tarzan is not named Tarzan, and baby Monkey isn’t really named Monkey. I would guess you are the one heavy on drugs!