Is it a sign of brain hypoxia if the baby keeps straining?

Having a baby will make many parents feel very happy. However, the baby is still very young and can only express discomfort through body language. Therefore, parents should promptly discover some phenomena exhibited by the baby during the process of caring for the baby. Brain hypoxia in babies is a disease that causes great harm to babies. There are many reasons for brain hypoxia in babies, but the damage to babies is irreversible.

The symptoms of neonatal cerebral hypoxia can generally be divided into three categories according to their degree :

1. Mild :

Hyperarousal state, irritability, excitement and high excitability (shaking, tremor), normal muscle tone, active hugging reflex, normal sucking reflex, steady breathing, no convulsions. The symptoms usually disappear gradually within 3 days and the prognosis is good.

2. Moderate :

Inhibited state, drowsiness or light coma, hypotonia, convulsions in 50% of cases, respiratory apnea and weakened hugging and sucking reflexes. The decrease in muscle tone in the upper limbs of full-term babies is more serious than that in the lower limbs, suggesting that the lesion involves the parasagittal sinus area. If a premature baby shows that the lower limb muscle tone is more severe than the upper limb, it indicates that the lesion is periventricular leukomalacia. If symptoms persist for more than 7-10 days, there may be sequelae.

3. Severe :

The child is in a coma, with extremely low and loose muscle tone, disappearance of hug reflex and tendon reflex, unequal pupils, poor reaction to light, bulging anterior fontanelle, frequent convulsions, irregular or stopped breathing, and even respiratory failure. The mortality rate among children with severe disease is high, and survivors often have sequelae.

What to do if your baby is lacking oxygen

1. First of all, you must maintain a quiet indoor environment, and do not hold or move the baby frequently.

2. Pay attention to keeping warm. Overheating can easily cause the baby to lose water and become dehydrated; too cold can cause the body temperature to not rise or neonatal scleredema. The ideal temperature for your baby's room in winter should be between 18 and 22 degrees. If conditions do not allow, you can place a hot water bottle around the newborn's swaddling clothes. The water temperature should be 40-60 degrees. Change the water every 1-2 hours to keep the baby's body temperature between 36-37 degrees. Also maintain a certain air humidity.

3. Feed the baby carefully. You can also use milk and water in a ratio of 1:1, 2:1 to 3:1, and add 5% sugar water to feed the baby. Gradually increase the proportion of milk, mainly in small amounts and multiple times. Do not feed the baby too full at one time to prevent vomiting, aspiration, aspiration pneumonia, and the risk of suffocation. Babies who are fed milk should supplement calcium and cod liver oil in time.

4. To prevent infection, there should be less movement of people in the room where the newborn is, and relatives with infectious diseases, skin infections or colds should try to avoid contact with the baby. At the same time, we should strengthen the care of the navel, buttocks and oral cavity to ensure the healthy growth of the baby.