Question
Parents have asked how they should handle their child frequently choking while drinking formula.
Answer
It is normal for infants to spit out a small amount of milk shortly after feeding, which is known as “possetting.” If choking becomes frequent and develops into projectile vomiting, and the amount vomited is more than what was ingested, and there are no other symptoms, it may be a condition called congenital pyloric stenosis. Parents are advised to pay close attention and seek a professional doctor’s diagnosis and advice. Hopefully, these suggestions will be helpful to parents, and may the child grow up healthy!