If you keep reading you will learn a little more about infant vomit so you will be prepared in the event this happens to your child.
Most of the time infant vomiting is caused by gastroenteritis. The biggest worry with infant vomiting is that the child will become dehydrated. Also, keep in mind that infant vomiting in a child less than six months of age is treated differently than infant vomiting in a child six months to one year of age.
For infants less than six months of age you should replace any fluids lost with a non-flavored electrolyte solution. Your doctor can also recommend the best electrolyte replacement solution for your child. Make sure you do not give your child plain water, but the oral electrolyte solution instead. Also, never give your infant more solution than he usually eats at one time. This will simply irritate his already sensitive tummy and increase the vomiting. Infants six months to one year of age require a similar treatment plan, however sometimes you may need to give flavored electrolyte solution to help your child drink it. There are also electrolyte frozen pops that encourages children to drink. After 24 hours have passed with no vomiting a normal feeding schedule can resume.
If at any point you are worried about your child then call the doctor.
