Why does my baby cough when drinking milk?

Every expectant mother will experience the phenomenon of her baby coughing while drinking milk. This phenomenon is very worrying for new mothers who have never encountered it before. They don’t know what’s going on with the baby, and the panicked mother will worry about it. In fact, there are many reasons why babies cough when drinking milk. The following article introduces them and related solutions.

Every time the baby finishes feeding, don’t be too anxious to stand up. Wait for a while and then hold the baby upright, let the baby’s head rest on your shoulder, and slowly pat the baby’s back from bottom to top. Pat gently and the baby will burp. If the baby still vomits milk after an hour, it may be because he drank too much and too quickly or because his stomach caught a cold. In case of mild regurgitation or spitting up of milk, the baby will adjust his breathing and swallowing movements by himself and the milk will not be inhaled into the trachea. You just need to closely observe the baby's breathing condition and skin color.

If you spit up a lot of milk, you can deal with it as follows:

1. If vomiting occurs while the baby is lying down, you should quickly turn the baby's face to one side to prevent the vomit from flowing backwards into the throat and trachea.

2. 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 the respiratory tract unobstructed, then use a small cotton swab to clean your nostrils.

3. When 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 the adult's lap or bed, and pat his back hard four or five times so that he can cough it out.

Now mothers know, when feeding your baby milk, you should pay attention to the feeding method and steps, and pay attention to the matters that should be paid attention to, so that the baby's eating process will be smoother, and the baby's coughing phenomenon will never happen again. If young mothers know this, you can also share it with other young mothers, so that our babies can grow up healthily!