Baby spits milk frequently
Release time : 01/18/2025 18:13:27
Just after feeding my baby, I had settled them down. I was about to take a break myself when I noticed that my baby was sputtering white milk. This is what we call "spitting up."
In such situations, it's quite common for new parents to look utterly puzzled and clueless about what's happening.
Today, let me explain to you that it is normal for infants to spit up. If you notice this happening, what should you do? Is it normal for an infant to spit up frequently? It might seem alarming at first, but in the eyes of experienced mothers or experts, spit-up is a common occurrence among babies.
If it's physiological, that's normal. And the fact that we see this kind of vomiting around us is mostly just the same.
Because the infant's stomach and throat are not yet mature, if they lie down after eating, their stomach will be in an unstable state, resulting in physiological vomiting.
In this case, it is normal, and parents do not have to worry too much. Basically, before birth, they may vomit milk several times a day for several months.
If unfortunately it is discovered that it is pathological spitting milk, you must go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.
However, spitting milk in this case is rare, and the symptoms are obviously distinguishable.
The amount of pathological spitting milk is relatively large, which can occur shortly after feeding, while the physiological amount is not so large.
In addition, when the baby vomits milk pathologically, it must be very uncomfortable, so it will show it on his expression or cry loudly.
What if a baby spits milk? Many fathers and mothers don't know what to do when they face their baby spitting milk. They rush to wipe it off, but is this really how to handle it? The following are based on the common physiological spitting of milk.
Once spitting up occurs, handle it with these three steps and you're set! Step 1: Elevate the upper body. Spit-up is usually seen when babies spit out after being fed directly on their backs.
Therefore, once you notice it, you should elevate your baby's upper body. This action can also prevent vomitus from entering the trachea and causing choking.
2. Appropriate hydration is essential after a feeding, as babies often cry due to discomfort caused by vomiting. However, once they recover, the issue should not be significant.
Additionally, after alleviating the discomfort of the baby's condition, appropriate hydration should be supplemented to relieve symptoms. This usually occurs 30 minutes later.
3. Reduce the amount of feeding. If the baby becomes hungry after spitting milk and wants to feed again, he can feed the baby again. However, the amount of attention should not be as much as before, but reduced to half of the usual amount, and no complementary food should be provided.
So, are you a passing parent? Faced with your baby spitting milk, were you doing it right? What causes babies to spit milk? Of course, spitting milk is divided into physiological and pathological.
So what is the reason for spitting milk under normal circumstances? If you don't know the reason, it's easier to make mistakes without knowing it.
1. Characteristics of the gastrointestinal tract. Because the baby's gastrointestinal tract development is not yet complete, the gastric capacity is relatively small, and the baby's stomach does not hang downward like older children and adults, but is horizontal. Also because the baby's esophageal muscles The tension is relatively low, the cardia is relatively loose, and it is easy to be broken by food, so there will be a situation of spitting milk.
2. Improper feeding, don't ignore the feeding posture. Maybe one posture is wrong, feeding too quickly, too much milk, turning the baby during feeding, etc.
These inappropriate behaviors will further cause the baby to spit milk.
3. Be careful if you are sick. When the baby is sick, physical discomfort will also cause the situation of spitting milk. It usually coughing while spitting, or the weight drops sharply, or the milk spit out is brown or green. This all shows that the child is very likely to have a certain disease and cause the spitting milk.
In addition, inflammation such as the esophagus can also cause milk spitting.
Does your baby often spit out milk? What are the specific reasons? As parents, we cannot be sloppy in this regard. Only by reserving certain knowledge can we respond calmly and quickly and accurately help children adjust fundamentally.
How to care for babies spitting milk? Generally speaking, babies start spitting milk from half a month old.
After three months old, the number of times you spit milk will slowly decrease, and after half a year old, it will become very small.
Therefore, before the baby is half a year old, parents should not be sloppy in their nursing work.
1. After observing spitting milk, parents should pay more attention to the baby's condition, whether it is TA's expression or TA's body language.
Additionally, if the baby has just vomited milk and is lying down, it's important to promptly elevate the baby's head or, alternatively, hold the baby upright. This prevents respiratory obstruction and the risk of choking.
2. After feeding water and vomiting, the baby's stomach is empty. It is appropriate to give a little bit of warm water to try and feed the baby.
However, before administering water, it is important to be cautious! Special attention should be paid! If you immediately provide fluids to the child, it may lead to vomiting again. The best time for administering water is 30 minutes after vomiting has occurred.
3. Clear the Nose: Parents must ensure that their baby is well-cared for after vomiting, as some babies may vomit through their nose.
If breast milk comes out through the nose, it is important to immediately lift your baby up and clean their nose to ensure that they can breathe freely.
These little details in nursing care are likely not something many parents pay attention to.
Babies spit and spill milk. In fact, as parents, after learning about spitting milk, they suddenly discovered a new world. Some people often say that milk spills, and they were immediately confused. What is the difference between the two? Or are they all the same? There is a saying that milk spills.
However, there is only a difference in expression between spitting milk and overflowing milk, and the specific meaning and meaning are the same.
So, what we often talk about is gastric reflux. In medical terms, this is referred to as physiological vomiting, which means that after a baby has been fed and placed in a horizontal position, milk can be seen flowing out of the mouth corner or even all the milk that has just been consumed being vomitted back up.
Infants often experience vomiting and regurgitation due to the relatively shallow nature of their stomachs, as well as the fact that the lower third of the esophagus's circular sphincter has not yet fully developed.
However, after feeding, the stomach will become distended due to food pressure, which often results in vomiting and regurgitation of milk.
Do you know? *The medical part involved in this article is for reference only.
In case of discomfort, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately. The diagnosis and treatment should be conducted by a professional in a face-to-face consultation.