What should I do if my baby spits up milk? What should I do if my baby spits up milk a lot?

Newborn babies often spit up milk when their mothers are breastfeeding. Is it normal for babies to spit up milk? What exactly causes babies to spit up milk? Today, let's analyze how to deal with babies spitting up milk.

Baby spits up milk in a jet-like manner

The situation of newborns spitting up milk in a jet-like shape is something that almost every baby has experienced. It will not affect their intelligence and will heal as they grow older.

1. Be sure to let the baby burp after feeding: hold the baby upright against your shoulder, pat the baby's back gently, let him burp out the air inhaled into the stomach while sucking milk, then put the baby on the bed, this way it will be less likely to spit up milk.

2. Babies under two months old generally do not need pillows, but it is best if the mattress is tilted 15 degrees, with the head higher and the feet lower. If the baby's bed cannot be tilted, you can put a folded towel under the head and tilt the head to one side when putting it down to prevent milk from choking the lungs when it overflows.

3. After feeding, be gentle when picking up and putting down the baby, and do not shake the baby hard.

4. If vomiting only occurs occasionally, and the baby remains in good spirits after vomiting, does not cry or make a painful expression, then there is generally no major problem. Prepare some small towels or wet wipes for the baby, and wipe them clean in time if the baby spills milk.

5. Spitting up has nothing to do with milk powder. Just pay more attention when feeding.

6. Adopt a suitable breastfeeding posture: try to hold the baby while feeding, so that the baby's body is tilted at about 45 degrees, and the milk in the stomach will naturally flow into the small intestine. This will reduce the chance of vomiting compared to feeding while lying down.

Baby coughing and spitting up milk

Once a child has a severe cough, he or she will often show symptoms of vomiting or spitting up milk. Sometimes it may be due to choking, but sometimes the cough caused by spitting up milk may be gastrointestinal discomfort, so mothers should pay attention to identify the cause of the spitting up milk.

1. When the upper respiratory tract is infected, the nasal mucosa of children is already inflamed. If they inhale dry air, it will make the nasal cavity more uncomfortable and aggravate the cough. Therefore, to keep the air moist in the room, you can use a humidifier, hang a wet towel, mop the floor with water, or put a basin of water in the room to increase the air humidity.

2. If the child's cough is caused by odor, no one should smoke in the room, and there should be no other odorous gases, such as kitchen fumes, which will aggravate the cough. When cleaning the room, do not let the dust fly, and wipe the furniture gently with a wet cloth to avoid triggering coughing.

3. To prevent children from coughing while sleeping at night, let them lie on their side. It is best to raise their head or upper body slightly with a towel or pillow to prevent respiratory secretions from flowing back into the trachea and causing coughing, which will affect their sleep. This can also make children feel more comfortable and relieve breathing difficulties.

What is the reason for the baby to spit up milk

There are many reasons for babies to spit up. Sometimes it may be because the mothers have an incorrect feeding posture, causing spitting up. But sometimes the baby will have symptoms of distress and pain for a period of time after feeding, so other reasons need to be considered.

1. Disease factors: Vomiting may be a symptom of systemic or gastrointestinal diseases. If the baby loses weight rapidly due to vomiting, or coughs while vomiting, or the vomit is brown or green, or vomits 70-80 cm away in a jet-like shape, these are likely signs of a disease. Most babies are happy vomiters. If the baby vomits very uncomfortably, it is likely that the esophagus is inflamed, and parents need to take the baby to the hospital for treatment in time.

2. Physiological factors: The anatomical and physiological characteristics of the infant's gastrointestinal tract make it easy for the baby to spit up milk: this is because the cardia between the esophagus and the stomach has not yet matured, and some mucous membranes in the body need to be discharged, which leads to spitting up milk. Spitting up milk due to physiological reasons is more common.

3. Other reasons: The baby may also spit up milk because he eats too much and lies down immediately after feeding. This is physiological spitting up milk, so parents don't need to be too nervous. At the same time, be careful not to let the baby eat too much at one time.

In general, if the baby spits up milk occasionally and is in good spirits, it does not necessarily mean that the baby is sick. However, if the baby spits up several times in a row and every time he is fed, parents should pay attention to whether the baby has a fever, bowel movements, changes in spirit, etc. This is because it indicates that the baby may have gastrointestinal problems or other systemic diseases, and the baby needs to be taken to the hospital to find out the cause.