What should I do if a baby vomits severely

Release time : 01/18/2025 18:13:27

Some infants frequently experience vomiting, which is a phenomenon that starts from birth and continues into 1-2 months of age. This can be quite troublesome for many mothers.

Moms worry that their breast milk might be completely regurgitated, leaving the baby hungry and affecting their growth and development.

If your baby is having severe vomiting, how should you handle it? What should you do if your baby has severe vomiting? What should you do if your baby has severe vomiting? Mothers can't just stand by and watch.

1. 45-degree Crooked Hold: Try to lift the baby up and breastfeed it, with the baby's body tilted at around a 45-degree angle. This will help the milk flow more naturally and reduce the chances of spit-up.

2. Helping Your Baby Stretch: Burping helps your baby expel air from the stomach, which can effectively reduce the occurrence of vomiting. You can do this by holding your baby upright against your shoulder and gently patting their back.

3. After feeding the baby, it is appropriate to gently turn the baby onto their side: Many mothers quickly lay their baby down after feeding them.

However, this sudden change of posture will cause the baby to spit up milk severely. The baby should be asked to lie on his side first, and then slowly change to his back.

4. Don't let your baby eat too fast: If the nipple is too big or the baby is too hungry, it will make your baby eat too fast, which will lead to serious spitting of milk.

Therefore, mothers should pay attention to choosing the appropriate pacifier for their baby, as well as the amount of feeding and the interval between feeding.

Mothers will wonder why babies spit out milk so seriously. Why does their babies spit out milk so seriously? Is something uncomfortable? 1. The baby's stomach is not well developed: The baby's stomach is horizontal, with a small stomach capacity and not much food can be stored.

There are two doors in the baby's stomach, one entrance and one exit. The outlet is generally closed, and food passes slowly or difficult, so the milk easily flows back to the inlet, causing milk spitting.

2. Illness and discomfort: Some illnesses can also cause severe vomiting in infants, such as colds and coughs, diarrhea, hepatitis, otitis media, anemia, constipation, etc.

3. Improper feeding and nursing: Improper feeding posture, or feeding too fast, too much milk, too short interval between meals, too big or too small milk nipple, etc., will cause the baby to spit heavily.

Is it possible for a baby to have severe vomiting, which could lead to hunger? Many mothers worry that even if a baby only ingests a small amount of breast milk, the severity of vomiting might cause them to fear that all the milk has been expelled. Does this mean the baby would go hungry? Could this affect its normal development and growth? In fact, there is no need for concern from mothers as the volume of milk vomited by the baby seems very large, and in reality, most of it is just gastric fluid. Therefore, it is not necessary for the baby to go hungry.

Moms can feed the baby in small amounts several times a day after vomiting, about one hour later.

As long as the baby's weight is not falling, there is no need to worry.

Does the baby spit milk seriously need to see a doctor? Mothers look at the baby's severe discomfort when spitting milk and just want to relieve the baby's pain as soon as possible. But what can be done to immediately relieve the serious problem of the baby spitting milk? Need to see a doctor immediately? In fact, it is a common phenomenon for babies to spit milk. Mothers don't need to make a fuss and go to the hospital for everything.

If the baby's mental state and physical condition are good after spitting milk, there are no symptoms of discomfort, no weight loss, no green stools, no crying and coughing, etc., then there is no need to see a doctor.

But this does not mean that we can ignore our baby's serious problem of spitting milk. Mothers should still pay close attention to it.

If your baby is lethargic after vomiting, always wants to sleep and doesn't play with people, or has an unsettled mood and can't fall asleep, and has a fever and bloating stomach, then it is likely that the baby is ill and you need to see a doctor immediately.

How can we effectively prevent infant regurgitation? It is effective to let the baby burp after feeding. So, how can we help the baby burp? 1. Hold the baby upright and gently pat their back.

Lightly patting for about 5 minutes can effectively help the baby burp. If the baby still doesn't burp, try gently massaging the back of the baby with your palms.

2. Lift your baby's chin and help them sit up.

It's not common for babies to sit up at this age, so moms can put their baby on their lap and let the baby's belly rest against their thigh. This way, the baby's belly is facing upwards, making burping easier.

3. Raise the baby's backrest, place a cushion behind the baby's back for about 30 minutes to help the baby burp smoothly.

Overall, vomiting in babies is normal, and with proper care from mothers, the baby will grow healthily and happily each day! *The medical parts mentioned in this article are for reference only.

In case of discomfort, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately. The diagnosis and treatment should be based on a face-to-face medical evaluation.