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Many mothers found that their children opened their mouths after waking up, and their tone was extremely compelling.
It is said that the baby's diet is also very simple, unlike adults who have passed through the intestines, why does it have a peculiar smell in the mouth?
According to general experience, the first reaction of many people is bad breath caused by "getting hot". In fact, there are generally three reasons for baby's bad breath:
gastroesophageal reflux, disease reasons, and poor oral hygiene.
1 Common causes of bad breath in young babies: gastroesophageal reflux
Gastroesophageal reflux refers to the food that the baby eats in the stomach and then returns to the mouth through the esophagus.
This condition is more common in children under 1 year old. If they eat too much or lie down immediately after eating, it is easy to cause gastroesophageal reflux, such as milk overflow. The food that
eats has been mixed with stomach acid and some secretions, so it will taste after regurgitation and cause bad breath.
treatment method
prevention of baby reflux or milk overflow, we need to start from two aspects:
First, mothers should pay attention to the latch position when breastfeeding: let the baby hold both the nipple and areola in the mouth, which can reduce the baby’s feeding time Swallowing too much air reduces the chance of spitting up.
Two is that after each feeding, parents can lean on the back of the chair and sit back 45°, and at the same time let the baby lie on his shoulders vertically, so that his head and face are higher than the shoulders.
After a period of time, the gas that the baby drinks into the stomach will merge with each other, and it will soon hiccup, and then let the baby lie down, which also helps to reduce the occurrence of vomiting.
In addition, hiccups can also alleviate milk spills, so pay attention to maintaining proper hiccups.
If mild gastroesophageal reflux does not affect your baby's normal eating, sleep and activities, you should not care too much.
As the baby grows up, the reflux condition will gradually decrease or disappear.
2 The cause of bad breath in older babies: Disease
For older babies, obvious bad breath may be caused by the disease.
For example, a baby’s oral or nasal cavity has an infection, causing oral ulcers, tonsil inflammation, sinus infections, rhinitis and other diseases. Problems like
can also cause children to breathe with their mouth open for a long time, reduce saliva secretion, and worsen the breath problem .
In addition, long-term indigestion, constipation, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal diseases may also cause bad breath.
Tips: a list of bad breath
rotten egg smell: generally indicates indigestion.
putrefaction odor: is mostly inflammation in the oral cavity and poor oral hygiene habits.
Purulent halitosis: is mostly caused by ulcers, erosions, and suppuration in the lesions of babies' nasal foreign bodies, sinusitis, suppurative tonsillitis, and bronchiectasis.
sour taste: is more common in babies' gastrointestinal disorders. The specific reason for
still depends on the actual situation of the child.
treatment method
if it is caused by disease, bad breath will not exist alone, and the child will have other symptoms.
This situation requires everyone to go to the stomatology, otolaryngology or gastroenterology department as soon as possible after the abnormality is discovered.
3 Key reason: poor oral hygiene
Strictly speaking, bad breath, in fact, most (80%~90%) come from the oral cavity.
Therefore, if the baby's oral cleaning is not done properly, it will also cause bad breath.
If the baby does not clean the mouth after eating, the milk and food residues will remain between the teeth, periodontal and other parts, mixed with the bacteria and saliva in the mouth, and will produce odor over time.
treatment method
cleaning tongue
children under 3 months, need to pay attention to cleaning the child's tongue coating.
After each milk, you can moisten a piece of sterile gauze with warm water and wrap it around your index fingerGently wipe the milk residue on your baby’s tongue and gums.
Pay attention to avoid the place too close to the base of the tongue, so as not to cause the baby to vomit.
Babies over 6 months old can feed a little warm water to rinse their mouths to help clean their mouths.
Brush your teeth carefully
After your baby has his first tooth, you can use fluoride swallowable toothpaste to brush your baby's teeth. The dosage of
fluoride toothpaste is: the size of rice grains for 0~3 years old, and the size of soybeans for 3 years old and above.
After 1 year old, you should develop a good habit of brushing your teeth sooner or later. Mom and dad should help their children brush their teeth until they are 6 years old, and make sure to brush for 3 minutes each time. Don't be lazy. On the basis of doing a good job of daily oral cleaning, recommends that take your baby for an oral examination every six months. Don't wait until the toothaches to go to the hospital. The child will thank you in the future!
Do you have any questions about your baby's bad breath?
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