What is the trick to keep your baby's stomach early?

Holding the baby's bowel movement refers to a normal bowel movement pattern of the baby's stomach and intestines after birth. There are many ways to help the baby hold the baby's bowel movement early. Holding the baby's bowel movement early can improve the gastrointestinal function. You can let the baby defecate at regular times and establish a correct bowel movement pattern for the baby. You can also massage the baby's abdomen frequently and gently rub the baby's abdomen with your palms to make the baby's gastrointestinal motility more regular.

If your baby has constipation, it is normal bowel movement due to breastfeeding and the mother does not need to be too anxious. However, studies have suggested that the amount of breast milk at this time is just enough or slightly insufficient for the baby, so the ideal frequency of bowel movements should be adjusted to 1-2 times a day. In order to better ensure the rapid metabolic needs of infancy and seize the opportunity to cultivate good bowel habits in babies, it is possible to effectively prevent constipation in the future. Parents can take the following measures:

1. Have bowel movements regularly. Since constipation usually starts to occur around 2 months old, it is important to train your child to have regular bowel movements (e.g., early morning and evening) so that they can develop good bowel habits early.

2. Do abdominal massage every day.

(1) Use your palms to gently rub the baby's abdomen, with the navel as the center, rotating from left to right 10 times. Rest for 5 minutes, then massage 10 times again. Repeat 3 times.

(2) Place the baby in supine position and hold the baby's legs to do flexion and extension exercises, stretching and flexing once, for a total of 10 times, and then flexing and extending one leg 10 times. This will help the baby's bowel movements and facilitate the discharge of stool;

4. Increase milk supply. If the child's stool decreases and weight gain is not ideal because of insufficient breast milk, then you can add some formula milk to the child in time; if the baby is more than 4 months old, you can also add a little rice soup, which can better improve the stool condition;

The duration of constipation in babies varies from individual to individual. For some babies, it lasts for ten or eight days, while for others, it lasts for half a month or a month. Every baby develops differently. Generally, the baby will have less bowel movements after two months. As long as the baby's digestion is good, there is no need to worry. New research suggests that babies hold their bowels in order to better meet the rapid metabolic needs of infancy. Therefore, you can seize the opportunity to cultivate good bowel habits in your baby and effectively prevent constipation in the future.