Baby spitting up milk does not mean spilling milk, don't be silly and confuse it

Many parents do not understand the difference between spitting up and spitting up milk and often confuse them. New parents in particular are often at a loss when faced with their baby's spitting up or spitting up milk. They become very worried whenever their baby sprays out the milk they have just taken in from their mouth and nostrils. Spitting up of milk in babies is mostly caused by gastrointestinal problems, as well as physiological characteristics and the impact of sleeping posture on the gastrointestinal tract, which are all important reasons for spitting up of milk in babies. So how to prevent spitting up and regurgitation of milk in babies?

It is very common for babies to spit up milk. It can be said that 99% of babies have experienced spitting up milk or vomiting to varying degrees. However, even so, for new parents, they are still very worried and at a loss when they find that their baby sprays out the milk they have just sucked directly from their mouth or even nostrils.

Spitting up milk ≠ spitting up milk, don’t be confused

This is a concept that many people are confused about. As long as they see the baby spit out milk, they say that the baby is spitting up milk. In fact, this is not true. The two are completely different in degree.

◆ The causes of occurrence are different

Spitting up milk is generally a normal phenomenon caused by physiological reasons. Spitting up milk is always accompanied by vomiting, so other problems such as gastroenteritis or allergies may be considered.

◆ The baby feels differently

Spitting up milk usually occurs from the corners of the mouth and is gentler, and the baby does not have a painful expression; spitting up milk occurs forcefully from the mouth and may even be in the form of a jet. It is more intense and the baby has a painful expression.

◆ The nature of vomitus is different

Physiological regurgitation is usually fresh milk, while pathological vomiting usually contains milk lumps, or has a sour and smelly smell. Sometimes yellow-green bile-like substances can be seen, and even coffee-colored liquid can be vomited out.

◆ Different coping methods

Spitting up milk is mainly caused by improper feeding methods and other reasons, and correction should mainly start with the feeding method. Severe spitting up requires medical treatment to improve.

So, from this perspective, what happens to most babies in life is just a normal phenomenon in development - regurgitation. As long as the baby does not cry, cough, etc. when spitting up milk, and eats normally and grows normally, mothers do not need to worry too much!

However, if your baby appears to be in pain when spitting up milk or has other abnormal symptoms, such as:

Repeated spitting up of milk, with large amounts of spitting up;

Severe projectile spitting up;

Throwing up greenish-yellow, brown, or bloody vomit;

Decreased urine output, slow or even stagnant weight gain, and poor spirits;

Accompanied by symptoms such as cough, fever, diarrhea, and difficulty breathing;

It is recommended that mothers take their children to see a doctor in time to rule out whether the vomiting is caused by pathological reasons.