It is a very common thing for babies to vomit milk. It often comes out after they have just finished feeding: sometimes the milk flows out along the corners of the mouth, or is accompanied by hiccups;

It is a very common thing for babies to vomit milk. They often spit out after they have just finished feeding:

• Sometimes the milk flows out along the corner of the mouth, or is accompanied by hiccups and ;
• Sometimes when the baby is emotional or moves in a large range, the milk may suddenly gush out of the mouth and nostrils;
• When exaggerated, you can vomit more than ten times a day.

Why do babies vomit so easily? Is this normal?

Why do babies vomit?

For babies, vomiting is a very normal thing. is mainly related to the baby's immature digestive system and eating .

There are two "doors" in the stomach of adults. The connection between the stomach and the esophagus is " cardia ", and the connection between the intestine is " pyloric ". The muscles in the cardia are tighter, so food generally does not run upwards.

But the baby's cardia muscles have not yet matured and are relatively loose. In addition, his stomach is horizontal, not as erect as adults, and has a small capacity. Once you eat too much, milk will easily flow out of the esophagus and spit out of your mouth.

This is like an open-mouthed bottle. If there is too much water in it, it will flow out with a slight sway.

Not only that, if the baby is too anxious to take a milk and inhales a lot of air, then when changing his posture, such as taking a bath or changing diapers, the air will easily run out of the stomach, which is what we often call "hiccups". A small part of the milk we drink will also surge up.

However, when babies vomit milk, they usually only vomit a small part of the milk, and most of them will be digested and absorbed normally, so they will not affect growth and development.

Most babies will have stronger muscles in the cardia by about 6 months of age, and at this time, many babies can already sit up, their stomachs will slowly hang down, and they will not vomit frequently. A few babies may vomit until they are about 1 year old.

What should I do after vomiting?

When a baby vomits milk, some parents’ first reaction is to pick him up and pat him on the back. This method is actually wrong!

Because in addition to vomiting after feeding, the baby may also cough while vomiting, causing choking. If the baby is holding him upright when he choked, it will not only prevent the milk from being discharged, but will instead cause the milk to enter deeper into the respiratory tract, causing the choking to become more serious.

Therefore, when a baby vomits milk, we must first determine whether he chokes on .

If you don’t choke, you usually don’t need to deal with it. Just help him clean up the spitted milk and change his clothes.

If you choke, we should first observe the extent of the baby choking. If you cough a few times gently, you can lie on your side, turn your face to the side, and pat your back. When choking is serious, the baby can lie on the adult's legs and pat his back hard to let the milk flow out.

In addition, if the baby vomits milk, if there are some abnormalities, such as poor weight growth, difficulty in eating, , difficulty in soothing, or vomit is red, brown, black, yellow-green, etc., then you should be alert and the doctor needs to determine whether vomiting is caused by the disease.