If your baby farts a lot, moms should be careful because this is the reason!

Now many mothers have found that their babies fart continuously, even all day long. In this case, it can be considered that the baby has dry stools recently, or inhaled air while drinking milk, which will cause gastrointestinal gas. However, there is a situation where pathological factors, dietary factors, physiological factors, etc. can also be considered. As a mother, you need to observe in time and be more careful about this problem.

There are several reasons why babies fart a lot:

1. Swallowing excessive air: The baby's digestive system is not yet fully developed, and the stomach is small and flat. When a large amount of air passes through the intestines, the baby will feel very uncomfortable. If there is a lot of gas, the mother should let him burp more often, and let him burp to pass gas before and during each feeding. When feeding, hold the baby in a semi-sitting position in your arms, let the baby hold the nipple and areola in his mouth, and the milk flow should not be too fast or intermittent. The hole in the rubber nipple should not be too large or too small, and do not suck the artificial nipple empty.

2. Excessive milk syndrome: characterized by crying, frequent farts, and abdominal cramps when sucking milk. The reason is that when babies consume a lot of foremilk and less hindmilk containing fatty acids, their stomachs empty quickly and excess lactose is discharged into the intestines, which leads to increased intestinal fermentation and colic symptoms. The baby should only be fed on one side at a time, and then wait 1.5-2 hours before feeding on the other side.

3. Stimulating ingredients in the mother’s diet: Breastfeeding mothers should not eat large amounts of fruits, juice, coffee, yeast, certain fish, peanuts, peanut butter, and some gas-producing vegetables such as beans, cabbage, and onions.

4. The baby wants to defecate: Another possibility is that the baby wants to defecate, then farting is also a signal of the baby's defecation. There is a good saying: wind is at the head of the rain, and fart is at the head of the shit, which means that people will inevitably fart before defecation. Based on this point, the mother can help the baby in time to let the baby defecate.