How many months will a baby spit up milk? Will spitting up milk affect the baby's growth?

It is normal for babies to spit up milk. There are many reasons for this. Generally, babies will not spit up milk when they grow up. Therefore, we need to know how many months babies will spit up milk? Will spitting up milk affect their growth?

Generally speaking, the baby's spitting up will gradually improve after 6 months, but due to the baby's physical constitution and the speed of development, the time will vary. Spitting up is caused by the imperfect development of the gastrointestinal tract, so when feeding, you can slightly raise the baby's head, control the flow rate of milk during feeding, and don't let the child eat too fast. After feeding, stand the baby upright and gently pat the baby's back to burp. When the baby is sleeping after feeding, the head can be tilted to one side to avoid choking. As the child grows, the physical development will become more and more complete, and the spitting up phenomenon will gradually disappear after 6 months.

There are two types of baby spitting up: physiological and pathological. Most spitting up is physiological, mainly because of the baby's special body structure. The stomach is horizontal. After feeding, the abdomen is slightly squeezed, which will cause spitting up. In addition, incorrect feeding posture can also cause spitting up. Physiological spitting up is very normal. As long as the baby is in good spirits and feeds normally, the mother does not need to worry too much. Generally, it will be relieved after 6-8 months. Physiological spitting up will not affect the baby's development. However, if the baby vomits a lot and is accompanied by fever, crying, etc., parents have to consider whether it is pathological spitting up, and take the baby to the hospital in time. Parents should know some ways to avoid baby spitting up: try to feed the baby in a semi-sitting position when breastfeeding, so that the baby can hold most of the areola and avoid inhaling air; if the baby is bottle-fed, do not feed the baby when he is crying, the bottle should be 45 degrees, and a nipple of the right size should be selected; burp the baby in time after feeding; do not change the baby's diaper right after feeding.

First, you need to know how often your baby needs to breastfeed. Generally, it is more reasonable to breastfeed every three hours or so, because it takes about 2 to 3 hours for milk to empty in the baby's stomach. If the interval between breastfeeding is too short, it will inevitably affect the amount of milk intake next time or cause the stomach to swell and even spit up milk. Second, the correct feeding posture should be adopted. Some mothers like to breastfeed while lying down, that is, the mother and the baby breastfeed on both sides, which is a comfortable breastfeeding method. However, if the mother holds the baby to breastfeed, the milk inhaled due to gravity will be in the lower part of the stomach or in the small intestine, making the stomach vacant, thereby greatly reducing the chance of the child spitting up milk. In the process of breastfeeding while lying on the side, it is very comfortable for the mother to fall asleep, so that the breast squeezes the baby's mouth and nose, causing the baby to suffocate. If the older baby starts to resist and struggle due to breathing difficulties, but the baby of one or two months does not have this ability. So try to take the sitting posture of holding the baby in your arms when feeding the baby. Third, do not rush to put the baby down after feeding. After the baby finishes feeding, the mother should not rush to let the baby lie back on the bed, but hold the baby upright and use a gentle way to stroke his back to make the baby happy and joyful, while also allowing the air that was previously inhaled by the baby when sucking milk to be discharged. The gas keeps churning in the stomach and takes up a lot of space, which causes the baby to spit up milk. Similarly, the baby should not lie on his back after feeding.

Spitting up is a common phenomenon in infants. There are two reasons for this: one is that it is a symptom of systemic or gastrointestinal diseases; the other is that the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the infant's gastrointestinal tract make spitting up easily. Generally speaking, spitting up due to the second reason is more common. The milk taken in through the mouth first passes through a tube called the esophagus and then enters the stomach. The stomach has two doors, one is connected to the esophagus called the cardia, which is the entrance of the stomach, and the other is connected to the intestines called the pylorus, which is the exit of the stomach.