Patient's question:
23-day-old baby had a stuffy nose the night before yesterday, and on the third day, she had some diarrhea with abnormal bowel movements. She was held all day and didn't take a nap. In the evening, she was fed about 100ml of formula, and about an hour later, she had a bowel movement, which was also abnormal. She cried and wanted to eat more, so I gave her some breast milk, about 120ml, and after another hour, she still wanted to eat. She kept fussing, so I gave her a little more, but she vomited right away, spitting up a lot—she has never vomited before. Then she kept crying. I took her to the county hospital for a thorough check-up, but nothing was found. The ultrasound said she has an ovarian cyst. What is the relationship between these two conditions? What is going on?Doctor's answer:
Recurring vomiting is relatively common in infants and doesn't need to be a cause for excessive concern. This is usually due to overfeeding. In such cases, you should increase the amount of milk at the next feeding—typically doubling the usual amount. After feeding, it's important to keep the baby in an upright position as much as possible to prevent aspiration during vomiting. Your description isn't very clear, and I can't see the text or details above, but it's unrelated to ovarian cysts. The main issue is likely that the child cannot absorb such a large amount of milk.