What are the effects of choking on babies? Beware of choking and suffocation

Newborns are very prone to choking, especially those who are breastfed. Sometimes choking can occur if the mother's milk is too much, the feeding posture is incorrect, or the baby is not burped in time. Severe choking can cause the baby to suffocate.

1. The nervous system of newborns and infants is not fully developed, which can easily lead to epiglottis failure, and choking on milk is the main manifestation. When a baby spit up milk, the epiglottis piston cover fails to move and does not cover the tracheal opening tightly, causing milk to accidentally enter the trachea. This is called "choking on milk". The baby cannot cough out the milk that has choked into the respiratory tract, which leads to mechanical obstruction of the airway and severe breathing difficulties and hypoxia, which is called "choking on milk".

2. In case of mild choking, the baby will adjust his breathing and swallowing movements by himself and will not inhale the milk into the trachea. Just closely observe the baby's breathing condition and skin color. If the baby vomits a lot of milk, first, you should quickly turn the baby's face to one side. Then, wrap a handkerchief around your fingers and put them into your mouth and even your throat to quickly clean out the vomited and spilled milk and food to keep your respiratory tract unobstructed.

3. If the baby holds his breath or his face turns darker, it means that the vomit may have entered the trachea. Let him lie prone on an adult's lap or bed, and pat his back hard four or five times so that he can cough it out. If it still doesn't work, immediately pinch or stimulate the soles of the baby's feet to make him cry in pain and breathe more frequently. The most important thing at this time is to let him breathe oxygen into his lungs, rather than wasting time thinking about how to remove the foreign body.

4. Babies who choke on milk may have cyanosis of the face, twitching all over the body, irregular breathing, and spit out milk or foam, blood, black water, etc. The baby's brain cells are very sensitive to oxygen. If rescue is not timely, it can easily cause sudden infant death.