What should I do if my two-month-old baby has a white coating on his tongue?

When the baby is still breastfeeding, white coating often appears on the tongue, and I thought the baby was sick. Many of my friends have sent me text messages asking me whether the white coating on their babies’ tongues has any impact on them. The white coating on the tip of the baby's tongue means that the baby is not digesting well, but mothers don't need to worry too much and make mistakes by giving the baby random medicines. Now let me tell you what to do if there is white coating on your baby’s tongue.

White tongue coating on a baby is caused by cold, while yellow tongue coating is caused by heat. This phenomenon means that the baby has poor digestion. It is recommended that you massage your baby from the navel every day in a clockwise spiral to the outside to promote gastrointestinal motility and aid digestion. Do this three times a day for twenty minutes each time. Soon, vomiting, milk curds and bloating will disappear. Using physical methods to promote baby's digestion is better than using medicine. Try not to take medicine if you can, as all medicine is poisonous. As for the baby's staple food milk powder, you must choose milk powder that is easy to digest, easy to absorb, does not cause heatiness, and has little irritation.

After the baby has finished feeding, since the baby's stomach is straight and he always likes to spit out water when he is in the mother's belly, actually he is playing, so after birth, the contents of his stomach will easily pour out. In fact, he has adapted to it, so after the milk stays in the stomach for a while, it will decompose with the acidic substances in the stomach and become white, similar to tofu pudding, and sometimes because the baby's sleeping posture is not good, it will overflow. What you see is actually what is stored in the stomach and then comes up. In addition, babies under 6 months old have very strong immune functions. Generally, they will not get sick or have other problems unless the environment is very harsh, so there is no need to worry too much.

If you are exclusively breastfeeding, it may also be related to the mother's diet. The mother should eat more fruits and vegetables, avoid spicy food, avoid food that causes heat, and avoid eating too much meat. If the baby is fed with milk powder, you can feed some Qinghuobao or honeysuckle dew, or some Xiaoer Jianpi Powder or Huaji Oral Liquid, and feed the baby more water. If the tongue is thick, you can wrap cotton gauze in your hands and gently clean it for the baby.

The above is the experience method summarized by the editor. Expectant mothers should pay attention to the method when feeding their babies, and try to feed their babies food that is easy to digest. Eating more fruits and vegetables is also conducive to digestion. There is no need to worry too much about the white coating on the baby's tongue, and the baby should drink more water. I hope my method will be helpful to mothers.