How to massage infants and young children with abdominal distension? What to do if the baby falls asleep while feeding?

The stomach and intestines of infants and young children are very fragile, which requires us to pay attention to their health. So, how to massage infants and young children with abdominal distension?

How to massage baby's bloating

Clears the large intestine and stomach meridians

The baby's stomach bloating can also be cleared of the large intestine and stomach meridian. Specific methods for clearing the large intestine:

Starting from the child's base of the thumb, push along the outer edge of the index finger (radial side) to the fingertip; Specific method of clearing the stomach meridian: The operator holds the child's thumb with his left hand, and pushes the thumb of his right hand from the second section of the palm side of the child's thumb to the base of the finger.

Specific operations:

1. Repeat the above movements 100 to 300 times each time, once a day, for about 15 minutes each time. Pay attention to increase or decrease the number of times according to the child's age, physical condition, and severity of symptoms.

2. Before massage, the operator can apply talcum powder or massage oil on both hands to avoid damaging the child's skin; the massage intensity should be moderate, not too strong or too fierce; massage should not be performed within half an hour after a meal.

What to do if your baby loves to sleep after feeding

Method 1: Adjust your baby’s sleep time

Generally speaking, babies have regular breastfeeding times, usually every 3 hours, so as long as the baby is full at one time, the baby will fall asleep obediently.

Method 2: Increase breast milk

If there is a problem of insufficient breast milk, you can increase the number of feedings. At the same time, if you find that the baby is sucking milk and is about to fall asleep, you can gently move the nipple or pull out the nipple, so that the baby will wake up and continue to suck. If necessary, you can communicate with the baby more with body language or eye contact. This can prolong the baby's excitement time and make it easier for the baby to fall asleep at once. As long as the baby is full, good eating habits will be cultivated over time.

Method 3: Be ruthless

In fact, some babies have developed the habit of sleeping while sucking milk due to long-term bad habits. In this case, the mother has to hold the baby all the time, which is not only tiring for herself but also not conducive to the baby's real sleep. At this time, if the mothers realize this, they must learn to "harden their hearts" and correct the baby's bad habits in time. For example, when you see the baby fall asleep, put him to bed and don't form the habit of holding him to sleep.

The harm of feeding while the baby is sleeping

It is easy to cause caries in deciduous teeth: the amount of saliva secreted during sleep will reduce the function of oral cleaning, and the fermentation of milk in the mouth for a long time will damage the structure of deciduous teeth. To avoid this sequelae, you can put a bottle of warm water in the baby's mouth after sucking milk to slightly clean the remaining milk in the mouth.

Easy to choke: When the baby is unconscious, the oropharyngeal muscles are not able to effectively protect the tracheal opening, which can easily allow milk to seep in and cause the risk of choking.

Reduce appetite: Because the milk in the stomach is poured in when the baby is drowsy, the baby has no feeling of hunger when he is awake, so his desire will be reduced when he sees food in the future.

Develop passive psychological behavior: Humans seek things because they have needs. They eat because they are hungry, wear clothes because they are cold, and seek knowledge because they do not understand. This is how psychological behavior patterns develop gradually. If the baby is passively prepared by adults from a young age, and even the most basic animal behavior of seeking food is not well-developed, how can he cultivate an active and enterprising mentality of seeking knowledge, development, competition and victory in the future in the society of the masses? Therefore, it is necessary to cultivate the habit of actively seeking food in the baby, rather than passively giving it.

What to do if your baby falls asleep while feeding

1. The child spends most of the time sleeping

Newborns spend 20-22 hours sleeping every day. After a month or two, the child's sleep time will gradually decrease from 20 hours to 18 hours, or even 16 hours, but they still spend most of the day sleeping. This is because the child's brain is not fully developed, the nerve cells are not fully developed, and they cannot resist fatigue, so they need enough sleep time to develop. Therefore, parents should not disturb the child's sleep, and try to give the child enough time to sleep. Only by sleeping well can the child develop well and be very healthy.

2. The baby will fall asleep while feeding

If children do not get enough sleep, they will fall asleep while feeding. This is a way for them to secretly increase their sleep time, just like adults taking a nap, because they have not rested well, so they need to continue sleeping. Also, when the mother is feeding, the child is snuggling in the mother's arms, warm and comfortable, which will make the child very comfortable, and then become sleepy, wanting to close their eyes and sleep, which is also the reason why children fall asleep while feeding.

3. Prevent your baby from falling asleep while feeding

It is not a good thing for children to fall asleep while breastfeeding. First of all, when they fall asleep, they will stop sucking milk, which means that the child may fall asleep before being full. This will lead to malnutrition and insufficient diet for the child, affecting their health. In addition, the child may be choked by the milk that has been sucked into the mouth, or the milk may overflow and cause the child to choke. Mothers can touch the soles of their children's feet, pat their cheeks, and talk to them while they are breastfeeding. In short, stimulate the child's excitement points, let them try not to fall asleep, and wait until they are full before coaxing them to sleep.