What is the problem with the baby spitting up milk repeatedly? What should I do if the baby always spits up milk?

Breast milk contains rich nutrients, and breastfeeding is the most common way of breastfeeding. Sometimes babies always spit up milk, but parents don’t know what’s wrong, which sometimes makes parents very anxious.

Why does my baby keep spitting up milk?

It is mainly a gastrointestinal problem of children, and generally needs to be adjusted slowly.

1. 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.

2. Other reasons: The baby may also eat too much, and lying down immediately after feeding can also easily lead to spitting up. This is physiological spitting up, 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.

3. Spitting up a lot of milk, mostly after feeding. Before spitting up, the baby will stretch his neck or open his mouth, showing a painful expression. Spitting up a little milk, usually happens when the baby finishes feeding, and spits out one or two mouthfuls of milk at random. Spitting up milk is a normal phenomenon in newborns. Most babies spit up milk several times a day in the first few months after birth.

4. The baby's stomach is horizontal, with a small capacity, so it can store less food and easily return to the cardia. Even under normal circumstances, if the baby eats too much and lies flat immediately after feeding, the milk can easily break through the cardia and return to the mouth through the esophagus, causing vomiting.

What to do if your baby always spits up milk

1. Your baby’s stomach may be a little cold

It is summer now, and the temperature in some places is a bit high. Many families keep the air conditioner on 24 hours a day. Some babies like to kick their quilts. When the quilt is kicked off, the baby's belly is directly exposed, which will cause the baby's stomach to get cold. After getting cold, the baby is not only prone to vomiting, but also may have diarrhea, so mothers should pay attention to keeping the baby warm, and the stomach must not get cold.

2. Problems with milk powder or incorrect addition of complementary food

When the baby starts to grow up, mothers start to give the baby milk powder and even add some complementary foods. But it is worth noting that at the beginning, the baby should not add a lot of milk powder to the complementary foods from breast milk. It should be slowly adapted to the milk powder and complementary foods. If it is not done slowly, it may cause vomiting due to unfamiliarity. Therefore, mothers choose milk powder that promotes digestion for the baby, and add complementary foods slowly, so as to see whether the baby can get used to it.

3. The mother’s feeding posture is incorrect

In fact, many mothers now have a problem, that is, the posture when feeding the baby is not so correct. When the baby's stomach is still slowly developing, the mother must let the baby's head be in a high position for feeding, and it is best to hold the baby at an angle of about 45 degrees to feed the baby, so that the baby can slowly swallow the milk by himself. Don't rush to put the baby on the bed after feeding. You can hold the baby upright and let the baby lie on your shoulders. In this way, wait until the baby completely swallows the milk before putting it on the bed, and there will be no spitting up of milk.

4. The mother feeds the baby too frequently

Nowadays, many mothers are too nervous about their babies. They are always worried that their babies are not full. They feed their babies as soon as they wake up. In fact, feeding too frequently can also cause babies to spit up milk. When babies feel hungry, they will send signals to their mothers. Mothers should not worry too much about their babies being hungry. Babies have small stomachs and cannot eat a lot. They should let their babies digest the food before feeding them.

What to do if your child spits up milk

1. Change feeding posture. When the mother holds the baby to breastfeed, the baby's head should be higher and the body lower, which can reduce the baby's spitting up symptoms. When feeding the baby milk powder, try not to let the baby lie down to drink, it is better to sit or stand.

2. Change the feeding frequency. If the baby spits up milk, the feeding frequency should be appropriately reduced from once every two hours to once every three hours.

3. The mother should strengthen the care. If the baby spits up milk, it may be because the baby swallowed air into the stomach, which is generally physiological spits up milk. The mother should hold the baby upright in time, pat the baby's back gently, let the baby burp, and the baby will not spit up milk again.

4. Another reason for baby spitting up is cold. If the baby's stomach is cold, it will cause gastrointestinal cramps and lead to vomiting. When the baby is sleeping, be sure to cover the quilt to prevent the stomach from getting cold, especially pay attention to the area around the navel.

5. Sometimes the mother's milk is very abundant and strong, and the baby can easily choke. Therefore, the mother must learn to pinch the milk and gently press near the breast to avoid too much milk. This can also alleviate the baby's spitting up.

Reasons why babies spit up milk repeatedly

1. If the baby's weight growth is good, there is no discomfort, and all physiological indicators are normal, this situation is considered physiological vomiting. If the vomiting is frequent and large, the weight does not increase, or is accompanied by abdominal distension, diarrhea, fever and other symptoms, pathological conditions should be considered. The more common ones are gastroesophageal reflux, infection, pyloric spasm, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, etc., and the baby should be sent to the hospital for further examination and treatment.

2. Improper feeding can also cause babies to spit up frequently or spit up a lot of milk, such as feeding too quickly, feeding too much, frequently changing milk recipes, crying for a long time before feeding, swallowing a lot of air during feeding, etc. Some babies change their body position too much after feeding, such as changing diapers, which can cause vomiting. The condition will improve after improving the feeding method.

3. At birth, the digestive system of infants is not yet fully functional, so they may not be able to fully digest and absorb all nutrients. Studies have shown that some enzymes are essential for digesting and absorbing lactose and protein, but they may not be fully activated at birth.

4. If the above methods reduce the spitting up, the baby's spitting up is not a pathological phenomenon. If the above methods are still ineffective, or the spitting up is jet-like, accompanied by fever, mental abnormalities, etc., it is a pathological phenomenon and should be taken to the hospital for examination and treatment.