Why is my baby's stomach rumbling?

A child's digestive ability is very limited, so a child's diet is very important and many details need to be paid attention to. Otherwise, it is easy to cause physical discomfort in the child. A typical example is a rumbling stomach. Although we know that there is a problem with the child, the cause is unclear. So, what is going on when your baby’s stomach makes gurgling sounds? Let’s take a closer look below.

Diet is the most important thing:

If the baby is breastfeeding, the mother should check her eating habits. Did you eat corn or spicy cold noodles for lunch today? Maybe they are the culprits that made your baby's stomach uncomfortable in the afternoon! If you suspect that your eating may be the culprit, then breastfeeding mothers should eliminate those suspicious foods, such as beans, cauliflower and spicy foods from your daily diet, and then observe whether your child's symptoms improve at any time. "If the child's symptoms continue to wax and wane while the mother is on a diet, breast milk is not the cause of the gas," says Joseph Levy, MD, a pediatric gastroenterologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in the United States. However, if the child's gas is relieved, the mother should stay away from the suspected foods for a while before eating again. In addition, if breast milk contains too much sugar, the sugar will over-ferment in the baby's stomach and easily cause the baby to have intestinal bloating (also including loose stools, frequent stools, more foam, and a strong sour taste). At this time, the mother should pay attention to limiting her sugar intake.

If your child is formula-fed, you can try a different brand of formula. When choosing milk powder, you should pay special attention to the nutritional formula printed on the packaging bag. Lactose-free, soy-free or hypoallergenic formula milk powder may help reduce your child's tummy ache. Of course, even if you change the milk powder, it will take at least two weeks to see the effects.

In addition, certain solid foods may also cause belching and bloating. For example, whole grains (have you added corn soup, chestnut puree, etc. to your baby's complementary food to increase nutrition?), vegetables (such as pea puree, soybean puree), etc. all contain fiber that can cause intestinal bloating. Most pure fruit juices, such as apple, pear, apricot, etc., which contain high concentrations of sugar, can also cause poor gas condensation in the baby's abdomen.

Solution: The best way to identify the culprit that's causing your baby's bloating is to eliminate one food from his or her diet for a few days at a time, observe how the baby reacts, and then slowly reintroduce the food.

Eating style

Sometimes, the key to the problem is not what the baby eats, but how the baby eats.

In the case of breastfeeding, if the baby's mouth is not placed properly on the mother's breast when the baby is feeding, the baby may inhale too much air, resulting in burping or bloating. The correct posture is to have the child's face facing the breast (rather than at an angle) to ensure that his mouth covers the entire nipple and areola.

Babies who are bottle-fed are more likely to take in excess air. Dr. Susanna Nelson of Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago said: "When the child is drinking milk, if you hear a bubbling sound or see milk flowing out from the corners of the child's mouth, it is obvious that the child is not holding the nipple very tightly." You should try to position the baby's head at 45 degrees and keep the bottle tilted accordingly so that the nipple is always full of milk. If your baby has good swallowing ability, you can also make the hole of the nipple smaller to reduce the amount of air he inhales while drinking milk.

The above is an introduction to what causes gurgling sounds in the baby’s stomach. I hope it will be helpful to parents. Children's growth is inseparable from diet. Given that children's digestive ability is limited, parents must have more knowledge about their children's diet. If they find that their children have abnormal digestion, they should go to a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time to avoid serious harm.