Why do children vomit after eating milk powder?

Parents who have raised children know that babies are prone to many problems in the process of growing up, such as vomiting after eating milk powder or not eating milk powder at a very young age. Many parents only let their babies eat milk powder when they have insufficient milk. However, this situation is very detrimental to the baby's physical development. So why do children vomit after eating milk powder?

First, why do children vomit after drinking milk powder? After feeding, the baby must be held upright and burped. Try to reduce activities after feeding. If the baby vomits, you can raise the upper body. If he still vomits, you can lie on the right side for 1 to 2 hours and then change the position. Because the baby's stomach and throat are not yet fully developed, vomiting is likely to occur. Parents need to pay attention to the mental and physical condition of their children after spitting up. After the baby's spitting up has been relieved, if the child still shows symptoms such as lack of energy, sleeping too long or unable to fall asleep, emotional distress, crying loudly, or fever and bloating, it means that the spitting up is pathological spitting up and the child needs to go to the hospital as soon as possible.

Second, choose a suitable pacifier: Although no matter how good the pacifier is, the feeling will still be different from drinking mother’s milk, you can choose a pacifier that is closer. Another suggestion is to boil the nipple for a while to soften it, and the baby may be more accepting of it. See if the baby doesn't like the pacifier or the taste of milk powder: try expressing breast milk and putting it in a bottle for your baby. If he accepts it, he may not like the taste of milk powder. You can try a brand that tastes closer to breast milk. You can also try making the milk powder a little lighter or colder or hotter.

Why do children vomit after drinking milk powder? The baby's stomach capacity is limited (about 30-50ml for newborns, about 120ml for 3 months, and about 250ml for 1 year old). The position is horizontal and gradually becomes vertical when they start to walk. The lower esophageal sphincter is not fully developed. These physiological characteristics make it easy for babies to spit up milk. If the newborn is not vomiting violently and its weight gain is not affected, no special treatment is required. Be careful not to overfeed. Pat the back after each breastfeeding to expel gas and avoid choking. However, some infants who are allergic to cow's milk protein also experience vomiting. These symptoms can be relieved by switching to extensively hydrolyzed formula milk.