gave birth to a baby, novice parents not only have to learn to change diapers, soak milk powder, brush milk bottles, and wash their butts, but also learn a very important skill-hiccups. The main purpose of
hiccups is to prevent/relieve the phenomenon of spitting up and overflowing milk, but many parents have found that even if the hiccups occur, the baby will still spit up or overflowing milk. Why is this happening?
Today we will talk about the issue of "belching and spilling milk".
Why does the baby hiccup, can't you not do it?
In the first few months after the baby is born, milk will often overflow and spit up. In addition to pathological reasons, it is mainly related to the baby's stomach structure and milk feeding status.
A. Stomach structure: The stomach of a newborn baby is horizontal, has a small volume, and has a loose mouth. It cannot contract as well as an adult, so the milk that is drunk can easily flow back out.
B. Milking status: Baby drinking too quickly, or the connection is not tight enough, or crying and drinking, will allow a large amount of air to enter. After the air enters, it cannot be smoothly discharged from the stomach, which will increase the occurrence of abdominal distension and vomiting.
The baby drinks too much milk, which exceeds the capacity of the stomach, and the excess milk will flow back.
C. Pathological reasons: If the baby is sick or allergic to milk powder, severe spitting up often occurs: jet-like spitting up, or accompanied by sour milk, the color is yellow, green, and bloodshot.
Normal vomiting and overflowing of milk can be relieved by hiccups and drinking. The hiccups can help the baby quickly expel the air in the stomach and reduce the occurrence of abdominal distension and vomiting.
But not all babies need to burp. Whether to burp depends on the baby's vomiting situation. Some babies do not spit or spill milk after a full moon, and can hold them upright for a while without having to burp; some babies often spit or spill milk, and must burp after milk, and it is best to burp, really shoot If you don’t come out, you can hold it upright for 15-20 minutes. If it doesn’t work, you have to find the reason why the hiccup is not coming out. Is there a problem with the hiccup position? Or is the movement and strength incorrect?
If it is abnormal vomiting caused by pathology, you must take your baby to see a doctor for examination!
When does the baby need to burp?
Generally speaking, babies don’t need to burp for 4-6 months, because during this time, the baby’s digestive system is gradually developed and can be burped to expel the air from the stomach after milk, and there will be no more vomiting. , There is no need to burp.
But as mentioned earlier, it depends on the baby's situation. Dingdong stopped vomiting after the full moon, so after the full moon, I basically hugged him for three to five minutes, and then put him down sideways; after 2 months, the vertical hug stopped and put him down sideways. Z1z
and Ding Dong’s little cousin vomits very badly, often in a jet shape, lasting from birth to more than 4 months. Moreover, even if he hiccups, the little cousin often vomits up milk, which often happens when the hiccups are released. Why is this so? This is the point of this article-why belch and vomit?
hiccups and still vomiting milk, it may be that three aspects have not been done well, novice parents should be cautious
why spit up milk after hiccups? It may be that the posture of the burp is incorrect, the timing of the burp is wrong, or the burp is too rushed to let go. Parents, please compare and see, what is your home?
★The hiccup posture is incorrect.
The hiccup is not just a matter of holding up and patting the back. There are a lot of specialties.
When picking up, do not move too quickly, do not squeeze the baby's belly, do not pat hard, and do not pat. The
hiccup position can be divided into vertical hug and sitting hug. Here, we explain it according to the vertical hug and hiccup:
: When holding the baby in a vertical hug: the mother supports the baby's buttocks with one hand and the baby's neck with the other hand, the baby is close to the mother's body, lying on the mother's shoulders.
Note: Face outwards, do not cover your mouth and nose.
When burping: mother protects the baby with one hand, and the five fingers of one hand are slightly together, concave into a bowl shape, and the baby is burped with an empty palm. This will not only not hurt the baby, but also produce strong vibrations. Fuse the air in the stomach and expel it quickly.
At the same time, pay attention to the order and intensity of hiccups. Moms should tap rhythmically in a “bottom-up” order, one second; the intensity should not be too strong, so that the baby can produce slight vibrations.
★ There is a problem with the hiccup time
When is the appropriate time to hiccup? Pick up and burp immediately after eating milk? Still stay for a few minutes?
Generally speaking, it is better to stay for 3-5 minutes and then hiccup, otherwise the baby will easily spit up milk during the hug or hiccup process.
★ Putting down too quickly
After the hiccup is over, you need to put your baby on the bed. When you put it down, be gentle, don't be too rushed, and don't be too wide, otherwise the milk in the stomach may flow back out. When
is down, it is best to lie on your side for a while, because burping does not mean that the air is completely empty. There is still the possibility of spitting up or overflowing milk. If you lie on your side, you don’t have to worry about your baby being choked even if you spit up.
Generally speaking, after giving baby a hiccup, parents can pay attention to these issues, the hiccup will be smoother, and the spitting and overflowing of milk will also be relieved.
To prevent your child from spitting up, these methods are more useful than hiccups.
In fact, there are many better ways to prevent spitting up than hiccups, such as adjusting the way of drinking milk to reduce air ingress.
Whether breastfeeding or formula feeding, you should pay attention to the posture of feeding and the connection of the baby.
1. Regardless of whether you are feeding while lying down or holding it up, you should raise your baby's head slightly.
2. If breastfeeding, the baby should be close to the mother and close to the breast. It is best to connect to the RU with one mouth; when drinking, you need to connect all the RUs and most of the RU dizziness, so as to reduce the entry of air .
3. For milk powder feeding, the bottle should preferably be inclined at 45°, so that the air can settle at the bottom of the bottle and prevent the air in the bottle from being sucked into the baby's stomach; when drinking, the baby needs to connect most of the pacifiers, tighter Do not allow outside air to enter.
4. In addition, you have to pay attention to these issues:
Don’t let your baby eat too much or too eagerly. Breastfeeding often has a milk burst. When a milk burst comes, you can let your baby rest for a while and pat and burp. Continue to eat.
Don't breastfeed when your baby is crying badly. You can hold it up to coax it, and then feed it after you stop crying.
Don't tease your baby while it is drinking, give your baby a quiet feeding environment, eat and drink and rest for a while before playing.
Do not take a bath directly after breast milk. If you really want to wash it, you can wash it after 0.5-1 hour. Pay attention to the size of the
pacifier, not too big or too small, so as not to be choked or unable to drink the milk.
If the baby writhes and restlessly while feeding, it may be due to abdominal distension and discomfort. You can continue eating after patted and hiccup.
When breastfeeding, if parents can do these points, the phenomenon of baby spitting up and spilling milk will be greatly reduced; coupled with the assistance of correct burping, parents will no longer have to worry about fear. Z1z
Ding Ma’s message:
spitting up and overflowing after milk are very common phenomena, which usually occur in babies within three months. As long as it is not pathological spitting up, don’t worry too much. Parents can relieve by feeding and belching If vomiting up is severe or pathological, parents must pay attention to it and take the baby to the hospital for examination!
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