What is the reason for babies to spit up milk? Why do babies spit up milk?

Everyone must have heard a lot about babies in life, but do you know why babies spit up milk? Today, let's learn about it together. What is the reason for babies to spit up milk? Let's learn together with the editor.

What causes babies to spit up?

1. The baby’s own physiological development is immature

Generally speaking, there is no other health problem when a newborn baby spits up milk. Spitting up milk is a normal phenomenon in the newborn period, which is called milk spitting up. Because the physiological structure of a baby is not like that of an adult, the stomach of a newborn baby is horizontal and cannot accommodate a lot of things, and the muscle contractility is not very good. In this case, the baby will naturally spit up milk.

2. Parents’ improper feeding and care methods

Many mothers let their babies drink a lot of milk because they are afraid that their babies will be hungry or because they have no experience in feeding babies. The stomach structure and capacity of babies will easily cause them to spit up milk when their mothers feed them a lot of milk. Therefore, parents should pay attention to feeding small meals and frequent meals, and pay attention to the feeding posture. When feeding, it is best to raise the baby's upper body to allow the baby to digest well.

3. The baby has certain diseases

Some babies' spitting up is pathological. If the baby's spitting up is severe and frequent, and is even accompanied by crying, weight loss, etc., mothers should pay attention to whether the baby has a bacterial infection or other intestinal diseases.

Why do babies spit up milk?

1. Physiological reasons

The baby's stomach is not slanted downward like that of older children and adults, but is horizontal. This will reduce the capacity of the stomach and store less food. In addition, because the tension of the baby's esophageal muscles is relatively low, the cardia is relatively loose and not tightly closed, so it is easy for food to break out of the cardia, causing vomiting.

2. Pathological causes

Colds, bacterial infections, constipation, pyloric stenosis, esophageal atresia, intestinal atresia, intestinal malrotation, congenital megacolon, etc. can all cause abnormal spitting up in babies.

3. Improper feeding and care

Improper feeding posture, feeding too quickly, too much milk or too short an interval between meals; turning the baby too much during feeding; adding complementary foods too early; when feeding with a bottle, the hole of the nipple is too large, causing the milk to flow out too quickly and not have time to swallow, etc. These improper feeding methods will cause the baby to spit up milk.

What are the dangers of baby spitting up?

In most cases, infant spitting up is physiological spitting up. Simply put, the child is not sick and will be fine when he grows up. If the baby's weight growth is good, there is no discomfort, and all physiological indicators are normal, then it is generally physiological spitting up. Parents do not need to worry too much. The baby will not feel uncomfortable and it will not affect future development. However, if the baby chokes and suffocates or coughs when spitting up, it may be dangerous, and if not handled in time, it may be life-threatening.

How to treat baby spitting up

If the child spits up, the upper body should be kept elevated. Once the vomit enters the trachea, it will cause suffocation. Therefore, when letting the child lie down, it is best to put a bath towel under the child's body and keep the upper body elevated. If the child spits up while lying down, we can turn the child's face to one side. After spitting up, pay more attention to the child's condition. When the child lies down, raise the child's head, or simply hold the child upright. After spitting up, the child's face may not look good, but as long as he recovers later, there is no problem. In addition, according to the situation, you can give the child some water appropriately.