Can a newborn baby sleep on his stomach? Why does a newborn baby always spit bubbles from his mouth when sleeping?

Mothers should all have discovered that their babies always like to sleep on their stomachs after they are born. This is because the babies are used to the posture in their mothers' belly, and the familiar posture will give the babies a sense of security.

It is also OK for newborn babies to sleep on their stomachs appropriately, which will make the baby feel more secure, because the fetus lives in the mother's body with its abdomen facing inward and its back facing outward. Newborn babies like to sleep on their stomachs to protect the most vulnerable part of the body. After falling asleep, they will feel more secure and more likely to enter a deep sleep. This will prevent the baby from crying and is also helpful for promoting the development of the fetal nervous system.

It is generally normal for newborns to spit bubbles, because babies secrete more saliva and like to blow bubbles. This is mainly because they like to play, but it may also be due to the increase in saliva caused by teething. On the other hand, newborn babies with pneumonia will spit saliva frequently. You can count the number of breaths when they are sleeping. If it is more than 40 times per minute, pneumonia is suspected and you should seek medical attention immediately.

1. Diagnosis through breathing. When a newborn has pneumonia, his breathing becomes particularly rapid and irregular, and some babies even cough. Parents can also see varying degrees of blueness around the baby's mouth and nose. In addition, the baby's sleep quality is not good. Parents can listen carefully to the baby's lungs while they are sleeping and hear a buzzing sound, which may be pneumonia.

2. Spitting foam. The early symptoms of neonatal pneumonia are spitting foam. They always spit foam, and they are in a bad mood and often cry and feel restless. When parents feed sick babies, they also spit milk and choke on milk. Therefore, if parents see their babies spit foam for no reason and refuse to eat milk, they should consider whether their babies have pneumonia.

1. Affecting the baby's tooth development Sleeping on your stomach will cause the baby's lower jaw to be under great head pressure, but when sleeping, the baby's muscles are in a relaxed state. At this time, in order to get rid of the pressure, the baby's lower jaw will move, and then teeth grinding will occur. Long-term teeth grinding is very harmful to the baby's tooth development. 2. Compressing the baby's heart The human heart and various organs are on the front of the human body. When sleeping on your stomach, these organs of the baby will be compressed. This is why people often feel chest tightness and shortness of breath when lying on their stomachs. 3. Affecting facial development This situation is also caused by the baby's face being squeezed when sleeping on his stomach. Of course, the baby's teeth grinding when sleeping will also affect the baby's facial development, so it is best not to let the baby sleep on his stomach. 4. Affecting lung capacity When the baby sleeps on his stomach, it will also compress the baby's lungs, and at the same time affect the baby's respiratory system and lung capacity.