How to deal with newborn bloating? 4 ways to relieve it

First, take precautions and do not feed too fast, as feeding too fast will cause the baby to inhale air and become bloated. Secondly, massage the abdomen to promote gastrointestinal motility. Thirdly, pat their backs gently to help digestion. Finally, if the condition is serious, send them to the hospital for examination and treatment.

Method 1: Don’t feed too fast

Newborns may have bloating because they drink milk too quickly and inhale some air. Therefore, it is recommended that mothers try not to feed them too quickly. If some mothers have trouble controlling too much milk, it is recommended that you use a breast pump to suck out some of the milk, so that even if the newborn sucks very hard, there will not be too much milk to supply, thus preventing them from feeding too quickly.

Method 2: Abdominal massage

When newborns are uncomfortable with bloating, it is recommended that mothers lay them flat, then put their hands into their stomachs and gently massage them in a clockwise direction. This is because it helps to expel the gas in their bodies and can also make them feel comfortable and forget the temporary discomfort. Tips: The climate in winter is relatively cold. When massaging with your hands, mothers should try to warm up their hands before massaging the newborn's belly, otherwise they may have diarrhea!

Tip 3: Pat them on the back

You can also pat their backs between feedings to help them burp, which helps to expel excess gas from their bodies and relieve bloating. Tips: When patting their backs, don’t pat too hard, as this can easily cause them to spit up milk and result in insufficient daily nutrition intake.

Method 4: Send to hospital for examination and treatment

If the above methods do not work for your baby and their bloating is getting worse, then it is recommended that you take them to the hospital for examination and treatment, and try not to give them a root cause of illness when they are young.

1. Let the baby lie down. First, let the baby lie down in a comfortable position. Place one hand on the upper abdomen below the baby's ribs and slide down to the legs.

2. Press down with both hands and slide with the other hand in the same way, and gradually increase the force depending on the baby's acceptance;

3. Push your hands outwards. Place your thumbs on both sides of the navel and push outwards in parallel from the center. The force should be slow, gentle, soft and round to relieve the baby's flatulence and constipation problems.

4. Circle massage: Place your right hand on the baby's abdomen and slowly slide it in a clockwise direction to draw a semicircle; use the left hand to draw a full circle in the same way, alternating between both hands and repeat several times.

5. Letter-shaped massage: Place the right palm on the upper left side of the baby's abdomen, and slide it down to the crotch, as if writing the English letter "I"; then, use the same technique to slide from the upper right side of the baby's abdomen to the upper left side, and then slide down, as if writing an inverted "L"; finally, use the same technique to slide from the lower right side of the baby's abdomen to the upper side, and then slide to the lower left abdomen, as if writing an inverted "U". Such continuous movements can help the baby expel gas and relax, and can be performed several times depending on the baby's acceptance level.

6. "ㄇ"-shaped massage In addition, you can also often follow the direction of the arrows in the picture, as if walking with your fingers, and press the baby's intestines in sequence. The path is very similar to a large inverted "ㄇ" shape, which helps the baby's gastrointestinal motility.

1. Restless and crying when sleeping: The child will strain when sleeping, with the hands and legs curled up, making straining noises, and sometimes the face will turn red; sudden and violent crying.

2. Holding the baby while sleeping: You may think that the baby is soundly asleep, but wakes up immediately when you put him down. This may be due to bloating. When the baby kicks his legs and does other actions, he actually wants to massage his belly, and the massage problem can be solved well by parents holding him. At this time, you can use a sling so that the adult will not be very tired.

3. Love to lie on your stomach: You will be a little quieter when lying on your stomach.

4. The baby is not obedient when feeding: the baby always kicks his legs or pulls the nipple. If the baby is feeding while lying on his side, the baby may keep kicking his legs and then jump upwards.

5. Constantly asking for food: The baby stops crying after sucking the nipple, so the family thinks that the baby may be hungry. In fact, the baby has found a way to comfort himself. However, eating too much will aggravate bloating.

6. Farting and defecation: Some babies will fart, which is a typical symptom of flatulence. Usually the symptom of flatulence will be relieved after the baby passes gas and defecates.

1. Your baby swallows too much air

When feeding a baby with a bottle, if the baby sucks too quickly, it is easy for the baby to inhale too much air. If the nipple hole of the bottle is not the right size or the bottle is tilted, the baby will inhale air through the nipple gap. Excessive crying can also easily lead to flatulence.

2. Baby's indigestion

The accumulation of intestinal feces causes the proliferation of gas-producing bad bacteria, and diseases such as milk protein allergy, lactose intolerance, and enteritis cause indigestion in babies. The inhaled milk or other food is fermented in the digestive tract by intestinal bacteria and other digestive enzymes, which can easily produce a large amount of gas.

3. Baby's gastrointestinal motility disorder

There are two types: one is purely functional, called "pseudo-intestinal obstruction", and the other is "congenital megacolon" where the gastrointestinal tract lacks ganglia.

4. Flatulence caused by tracheal lesions

If the organs in the abdominal cavity are enlarged or have tumors, or if there is intestinal obstruction or ascites, it may also cause abdominal distension. However, bloating caused by organ diseases is less common in babies.