What should I do if my baby spits up milk in a projectile manner?

Many babies will spit up milk when feeding, but there are many reasons for this situation, which makes parents very headache, and many friends will also ask what the cause is. So now I will give you a detailed introduction to what causes babies to spit up milk.

First of all, we need to figure out whether the baby is spitting up milk or spilling milk. The two have different meanings, causes and treatment methods. Spitting up milk is a large amount, which can happen shortly after feeding or half an hour later. Before spitting up milk, the child will open his mouth and stretch his neck, with a painful expression. Spitting up milk is a small amount, which often happens right after feeding, and usually stops after one or two mouthfuls.

Spitting up is a common phenomenon in infants. There are two reasons for this: one is a symptom of systemic or gastrointestinal diseases; the other is that the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the infant's gastrointestinal tract make spitting up easily. In general, spitting up caused by the second reason is more common.

The milk taken in through the mouth first passes through a tube called the esophagus, and then enters the stomach. The stomach has two doors, one is connected to the esophagus called the cardia, which is the entrance of the stomach, and the other is connected to the intestines called the pylorus, which is the exit of the stomach. The tension of the esophageal muscles of infants and young children is low, which is easy to cause expansion, and the peristalsis is relatively slow, so food is easy to accumulate. The cardia is relatively loose and not tightly closed, and it is easy to be washed open by food. When there is a little more food in the stomach, it can be washed open and flow back into the esophagus. The pylorus is tightly closed and easily stimulated by food and spasms, which makes the exit resistance greater, and the food passes slowly or difficultly. The food flows back from the pylorus to the cardia and breaks out.

Milk spitting is mostly caused by the baby inhaling air while feeding. After the air enters the stomach, it is lighter than liquid and is located at the top, so it is easy to break through the cardia and come out, and it will also bring out some milk, which will cause milk spitting.

Now, everyone should be very clear about how to feed their children. In fact, everyone should also pay attention when feeding, because incorrect posture will also affect the feeding of the child. At the same time, everyone should also pay attention to let the child develop good breastfeeding habits, which can also help solve this situation better.