What causes newborns to spit up milk?

Mothers have all experienced babies spitting up milk during the process of feeding their babies. At first, they will be overwhelmed by the spitting up of milk, and they will always worry about whether the baby is uncomfortable in some way. However, as time goes by, mothers will find that spitting up is a common phenomenon for newborns. When encountering babies spitting up, mothers will know how to deal with it, and after careful observation, they will find that babies spitting up can actually be prevented in advance. Download the complete set of 29 lessons of Grandma Chen\’s acupoint massage training video tutorial for children. 1. Why do newborns always vomit milk? After the baby is born, whether he is breastfed or fed with milk powder, he is prone to vomiting milk after he is full. Faced with the baby vomiting milk, the mother feels distressed and the baby will feel uncomfortable and cry non-stop. When I went to visit my friend Xiao Yao who was in confinement, I found her and her mother-in-law changing the baby\’s clothes and wiping the baby\’s neck as soon as I walked in. It turned out that the baby had vomited milk. Xiao Yao said that at first she was very panicked every time her baby spit up milk, and her mother-in-law would hold her granddaughter around in distress. Seeing the baby crying heartbreakingly, Xiao Yao felt very sorry for her child. To this end, she specifically consulted a doctor friend who works in the pediatric department of the hospital to find out how to prevent her baby from spitting up milk, because her baby could spit up milk several times a day and had to change clothes many times, which made her very worried. After that, this pediatrician friend told her in detail that spitting up is a common phenomenon for newborns, so that she could relax. He also explained to her why newborns are prone to spitting up, and the difference between babies overflowing and spitting up. First of all, it is easy to distinguish between milk overflow and vomiting. Milk overflow means that after the baby is full, a small amount of milk will flow out from the corner of the baby\’s mouth, or a little milk will flow out of the baby\’s mouth when the baby burps. The baby does not have any obvious discomfort. Spitting up milk is when the baby spits out milk lumps or milk from the mouth within a short period of time after drinking milk. The amount is quite large and the baby feels obviously uncomfortable. Generally speaking, there are two main reasons why babies spit up milk: The first reason: improper posture when and after drinking milk will cause the baby to spit up milk. Some novice mothers like to lie down when feeding their babies, which not only easily chokes the baby, but also causes the baby to vomit milk. Another reason is that after the baby drinks milk, the family holds the baby in the wrong posture, and the family loves the baby too much. After the baby has finished eating and drinking milk, the parents will hold the baby around and coax the baby to sleep. At this time, it is also easy to cause the baby to vomit milk. . In fact, this has something to do with the baby\’s stomach capacity. When babies are born, their stomachs are very small, and their stomachs and throats are not yet mature. The stomach of newborns is lying horizontally when viewed from the front, so it is easy to drink milk. If the milk flows backward, the baby will easily vomit milk if not careful. The second reason: Feeding the baby too much milk leads to poor digestion. The stomach capacity of newborns is very small, so when the baby is not able to breastfeed on the first day after birth, nurses recommend giving the baby 30ml of milk powder. If the baby drinks milk powder, it will gradually increase as the baby grows older. Add to. However, if novice parents are inexperienced, they will think that the baby is hungry when they see their baby crying. There are also some elderly people who love their babies very much. When they see their grandchildren crying, they will think that the baby is hungry, so they will firstI thought about increasing the amount of milk for the baby for a while. I remember that it was like this when my baby was a baby. When the baby cried, the first thing the old man next to me said was, the baby is hungry and he needs to be fed quickly. However, after eating, he vomited milk, and finally he realized that he had overdosed on milk. Later, when the second baby was born, he had the experience to calculate the next time to drink milk based on the last time the baby drank milk. He also used a small book to remember the time of the last feeding. In this way, the second baby will be able to drink milk in the first 100 days after birth. , rarely vomited milk, I remember vomiting milk only a few times. For newborn babies, parents should pay attention to controlling the amount of milk and not letting the baby vomit milk due to poor digestion due to accumulated food. This will cause discomfort to the baby\’s gastrointestinal tract and cause trouble for adults. Therefore, for newborn babies, because the baby\’s stomach capacity is relatively small, you must choose the right pacifier, pay attention to the feeding posture, pay attention to the holding posture after the baby is full, and control the feeding frequency, so as to reduce the baby\’s spitting up. 2. To prevent babies from spitting up milk, you can do the following points. Once parents know what factors are likely to cause newborn babies to spit up milk, they will know how to prevent it in a targeted manner. Here are some tips for mothers to prevent babies from spitting up milk. Very practical. ① When feeding, it is important to choose the right feeding posture and method. When feeding your baby, pay attention to the rhythm of feeding, let the baby stop and eat, and choose a pacifier suitable for newborns. A pacifier with small holes can allow the baby to swallow quickly. It will not cause large mouthfuls of swallowing to avoid spitting up milk. If the nipple hole is too small, the child will have to suck hard, causing air and milk to be sucked in together, which can also easily cause vomiting; if the nipple hole is too large, the child will easily choke when sucking, which will cause coughing and vomiting. I remember that when I was in the hospital after giving birth to my second child, a newborn in the adjacent bed kept spitting up milk when drinking milk. After seeing it, the nurse reluctantly told the family that the pacifier they were using was the pacifier used for half-year-old babies, and asked them to hurry up. Changed. In addition, novice parents and family members who take care of newborns must learn the correct breastfeeding posture in advance. It is recommended to check some professional maternal and infant knowledge, and you can also consult professional nursing staff. Do not cause your baby to vomit milk because of your improper breastfeeding posture. . ② After feeding, burp the baby in the correct way. Feed the newborn in a small number of times, feed frequently, and gently pick up the baby after each feeding and put it on the adult\’s shoulder. Burping helps your baby expel the air that enters his stomach while feeding. Experienced mothers know that there are three common ways to burp the baby: hold the baby upright, put the baby\’s front body close to your heart, then support the baby\’s butt with one hand, and use the other hand to burp the baby. Using the hollow palm method, pat the baby\’s back from top to bottom until the baby burps. In addition, some people also like to let the baby lie on his stomach for burping or put his baby on his back for burping, but the most commonly used method is to hold the baby upright for burping. This way, the baby can be kept close to the adult\’s body and the baby will feel safe. ③ After feeding, let the baby lie on the shoulder of the family member and hold him upright for a while. After feeding the baby, family members should not be in a hurry to let the baby lie down, let alone play with the baby. It is best to let the baby lie upright on the shoulder of the adult for a while. This can be Ten or twenty minutes,After burping gently, wait. Regarding babies spitting up milk, some mothers around me have experience with this. When everyone talks together, they are all very experienced. Generally, the baby is held upright for a while, and then, even if there is no burping, the baby is put down to lie down again. I rarely vomit milk anymore. 3. Conclusion From pregnancy to the birth of the baby, and then to the feeding of the baby, these are all tests for parents. Parents need to calm down and learn, observe and accumulate experience little by little, so that they can avoid detours on the road to parenting. When faced with babies spitting up milk, as long as you observe more and master some practical methods to prevent babies from spitting up milk, the frequency of babies spitting up milk will be reduced, and other problems on the road to parenting can be solved bit by bit. We all hope to make babies healthier through scientific feeding, and we also hope to make babies feel more secure through parent-child companionship. In this process, parents need to give their babies more care and care so that they can be less tormented and eat well and sleep soundly.