What causes newborn babies to fart?

Newborns will fart uncontrollably after feeding. This is a relatively normal situation, but if it happens frequently, it needs to be taken seriously. It may be due to poor development of the gastrointestinal tract of the newborn, or other reasons. The specific situation can only be known after taking your baby for examination. Try not to let your baby eat foods that are easy to produce gas, which can improve this symptom to a certain extent.

A baby who is just over ten days old and has been breastfed has a constant rumbling stomach and some poop comes out when he farts.

The gastrointestinal tract of infants is immature, so the intestinal motility of the baby is not coordinated, causing intestinal bloating. The stomach growls, there is a lot of gas and farting, and you may cry for no reason. This is actually infantile colic. Infant colic occurs when a healthy, well-nourished baby cries for at least three hours a day, three days a week, and may last for about a month. Many babies start to experience symptoms 2-3 weeks after birth, and will get better after 3-4 months.

Colic in babies is quite common, so don't be too anxious, and remember that your baby's crying is not because he is sick. Keep your baby in a comfortable position to help him or her pass stool smoothly. If the condition does not improve, it is best to go to the hospital.

To determine whether farting is caused by good digestion or indigestion, parents can observe the baby to see if the baby feels uncomfortable when farting. For example, the baby keeps moving around when farting, as if he is uncomfortable, and his face becomes red. This is the so-called indigestion. If the baby does not feel uncomfortable and feels relaxed, there is no need to worry. This is a sign that the baby's digestive system is functioning normally.

Another situation is that the baby inhales some air while feeding, so he expel the air by farting, or the lactose in the milk is not completely digested, and the rest turns to gas, which also requires farting.

1. Stinky Fart

Constant farting or hiccups with a sour smell. Then you should pay attention, this is due to the baby's indigestion. If this is the case, it is best for parents to give their babies less milk, add boiled water to reduce the intake of fat and high-protein foods, and at the same time, the food should not be too thick. Appropriate addition of milk containing bifidobacterial factors and glucose can inhibit E. coli and promote food digestion and absorption.

2. Empty Fart

If your baby farts intermittently and there is no bad smell, it usually means that the baby feels hungry after the stomach and intestines are empty. There may also be bowel sounds, so the baby needs to be fed. Therefore, farting may be caused by hunger, and parents must pay attention to it.