The child has a swollen belly

If a child has a bloated belly, parents should pay attention. If the baby is still breastfed, this may be related to breastfeeding. If too much air enters during feeding, it may cause this phenomenon. In addition, indigestion, improper diet, or the child catches a cold while sleeping may also cause such symptoms. Of course, we should also be alert to some disease causes.

Is it normal for a baby to have a bulging belly?

1. The abdominal wall muscles are not fully developed

A baby's belly always looks bulging and bigger than an adult's. This is mostly because the baby's abdominal wall muscles are not fully developed and are easily affected by gastrointestinal fullness. This is a normal phenomenon. As your baby grows, your tummy will gradually become flatter.

In addition, the baby's body is round from front to back, not slightly flat like an adult's, which is why the baby's belly looks bulging.

2. Swallowing too much air

Incorrect breastfeeding posture. When the baby is feeding, if the posture is not right or the baby sucks too quickly, it is easy to inhale too much air;

The nipple does not fit. If the nipple is not the right size or the bottle is tilted, it is easy to inhale too much air and cause bloating;

Incorrect feeding method. Some mothers are inexperienced and often wait until the baby is so hungry that he cries loudly before feeding. This can easily cause the baby to eat too quickly and cause bloating.

Tips: Babies who are breastfed should try to hold most of the areola in their mouth; for babies who use pacifiers, the nipple should be filled with milk and free of air to avoid inhaling too much air and causing abdominal bloating. The choice of pacifier for your baby should be based on his or her age. It is normal if the belly is slightly bulging, but it is soft, the distension is even, the gas and bowel movements are normal, and the weight is normal.

3. Indigestion

If you are troubled by constipation, or if you have poor digestion and absorption caused by milk protein allergy, lactose intolerance, enteritis, etc., it is easy to produce a lot of gas, resulting in constipation.

If the baby's belly is not only bloated but also hard, it may be due to a cold abdomen or indigestion. You should pay attention to keeping the baby's abdomen warm.

4. The consequences of crying

If the baby cries too much, he will inhale a lot of air, creating a vicious cycle. Once the baby starts crying, he is likely to have abdominal bloating due to burping, which in turn will cause physical discomfort and make the baby cry even more.

5. Baby's gastrointestinal motility disorder

There are two types. One is purely functional, called "pseudo-intestinal obstruction"; the other is "congenital megacolon" in which the gastrointestinal tract truly lacks ganglia.