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

Spitting up milk is a common phenomenon in babies during feeding. Although it is common, parents still need to avoid this situation. Today, I will teach you how to best deal with the baby's spitting up milk, and teach you how to judge whether the baby is spitting up milk.

What is baby spitting up milk?

The phenomenon of milk spilling in babies refers to the situation that after feeding the baby, if the baby is laid flat on the bed immediately, milk will flow out from the corners of the baby's mouth. In worse cases, the baby will spit out the milk that he drank. Usually, if the baby is held upright for a while after feeding and then put on the bed, the milk spillage will be significantly reduced.

Spitting up of milk is a normal physiological phenomenon and does not require special treatment. To reduce the risk of spilling up of milk, you should not feed the baby immediately after crying, because crying can cause swallowing of air, which is the direct cause of spilling up of milk. Also, do not let the baby suck an empty bottle, and do not use sucking the bottle to coax the baby.

After feeding, you can gently pick up the child, let him lie on the adult's shoulder, and pat his back. If he can burp, it can prevent milk from spilling. After feeding, you should put him in a suitable position according to the rules of exploration. You can try lying on the right side at first to see if he spits up milk. If not, you can adopt this position in the future.

It is very common for newborns and infants to vomit due to improper feeding. When the amount is large, it may be in the form of a jet. If a lot of milk is vomited, weight gain may slow down. The main causes are feeding too much milk, water or complementary food, or swallowing too much air, causing vomiting. There are also reasons such as the mother's nipples are retracted or when feeding with milk, the nipple perforation is too little and too much air is swallowed.

What to do if your baby spits up milk

The first thing you need to do is to burp.

Burp the baby, don't force it; (If you don't swallow air while feeding, don't force it to burp)

Don’t burp newborns for too long.

Put your five fingers together, and keep your palms empty; (When burping, put your five fingers together and close together, bend your palms, like holding water)

Beside the spine, pat on both sides. (Pat on both sides of the spine on the back, preferably by the shoulders, but not on the spine)

From bottom to top, use moderate force; (Just enough to feel a slight vibration, the order is from bottom to top)

After burping, let the baby lie on his side first. (After the baby burps, let him lie on his side, but be careful not to burp the newborn for too long)

If you can’t burp, don’t worry; (If you can’t burp right away, don’t worry, because there is a trick below)

Hold the baby upright for 30 minutes. (Keep the baby upright for 20-30 minutes, the air will rise and the baby will burp naturally)

Reasons for baby spitting up milk

Specifically manifested in these aspects:

1. Babies will keep crying when they are hungry. Many mothers will feed their babies immediately, which will cause them to inhale a lot of air. When the air overflows from the stomach, the milk will come out, causing the baby to spit up milk.

2. If the mother has sufficient milk, the baby will have too much milk when sucking milk, and the swallowing action will be faster, which will also cause spitting up milk along with the inhalation of air; if the baby is fed with formula milk, the hole on the nipple is too large, which will also cause the baby to drink milk too fast;

3. The baby turns over too much during feeding for some reason, the feeding posture is improper, and the baby is placed too flat, which can also cause spitting up;

4. Feeding too many times or for too long will cause the baby to eat too much and also cause spitting up;

5. In addition to the above reasons, bottle-fed babies may spit up milk because the temperature of the prepared milk is too high or too low.