Many parents and mothers often encounter the situation of the baby spitting up when feeding the baby. For "baby spitting up", novice parents and mothers may be overwhelmed. In fact, to prevent the baby from spitting up, you can start from the following three aspects:
Why does the baby spit up?
The digestive system of infants and young children is not fully developed, their stomach is horizontal, and the entrance is relatively loose, and the digestive capacity of the gastrointestinal tract is also very limited. Once various internal and external factors cause digestive burden, they will spit milk. Therefore, it is normal for the baby to spit up milk occasionally! If the baby spit up frequently, parents need to pay attention.
Method 1 to prevent the baby from spitting up milk: Pay attention to the preparation method of milk powder
Before preparing milk powder for the baby, parents and mothers need to wash their hands and bottles first, and bring bacteria and viruses from the outside into the milk, otherwise it is easy to Affect the baby's gastrointestinal digestive ability. When washing the bottle, you can also put the bottle into boiling water for about 5 minutes to sterilize; then, put the prepared milk utensils and put the required amount of milk powder into it. and add water. It is worth noting that the water added for reconstitution can be based on the official water temperature and water volume reference. Also, pay attention to the amount of milk powder you add, and don’t make the milk too thick. Finally, mom and dad need to close the bottle cap, shake the bottle clockwise horizontally with wrist strength, or rub it back and forth with both hands. Avoid pushing too hard to create too many air bubbles, then wait until the milk powder is completely dissolved.
Method 2 to prevent the baby from spitting up: feeding posture
When breastfeeding the baby, the mother and father need to check the condition of the breastfeeding device first, for example, check whether the flow rate of the pacifier is appropriate before feeding. Generally speaking, if the bottle is turned upside down, it is normal for the milk to flow out at 1 drop/second. There are also some nipples that won't drip, and need to be sucked by the baby to drink milk.These are all things that parents and mothers need to pay attention to; in addition, when breastfeeding the baby, parents and mothers need to choose a comfortable position, so that the baby's body is inclined at about 45°, and at the same time, the inclination of the bottle needs to be maintained until the milk The state of just filling the pacifier, so as to prevent the baby from inhaling air; formula feeding also requires the baby to hold the entire pacifier to avoid air inhalation.
Method 3 to prevent baby from spitting up: burp.
First of all, it should be clear that the purpose of burping the baby is to expel the air in the baby's stomach to avoid spitting up. Therefore, after the baby drinks milk, you can hold the baby upright on your chest, rest your head on your shoulders, and pat or caress the baby's back with a hollow palm. You can put a clean towel on your shoulders to prevent your shoulders from getting wet with the milk; secondly, parents and mothers can also try to sit the baby face out on the lap, and use the arm of one hand to hold the baby. Hold and support the baby's chest, fix its head, and pat or caress the baby's back with the hollow palm of the other hand. Support your baby's head and neck with one hand, so that your baby's head is slightly higher than his body, and pat or caress your baby's back with the open palm of your other hand. It is worth noting that when burping your baby, you need to pay more attention to your baby's reaction. If the baby is patted for a few minutes in a row, and the baby still does not expel air, it may mean that he does not need to burp this time, but still needs to be held upright for 10 to 15 minutes.
