Why is my seven-month-old baby retching?

If a seven-month-old baby retches, he will not only cry constantly, but it will also affect the baby's physical development. Therefore, parents are very worried about this situation. While they feel sorry for their children, they are also afraid that their children will get sick. So what is the reason for a seven-month-old baby to retch? Next, this article will introduce you to this knowledge for your reference only. Please see the detailed introduction below.

Why is my seven-month-old baby retching? The main reasons for retching in seven-month-old babies are as follows:

1. The baby's throat is irritated by the cold air, and the mucus in the baby's nasal cavity flows into the throat, causing dry retching.

2. Baby's retching may be caused by thirst.

3. It may be that the baby does not like the taste of milk powder or rice noodles, or it may be that the baby has not yet adapted to the new milk powder.

4. It may be enteritis or tonsillitis, and the diagnosis should mainly be based on the baby's physical and mental condition.

5. It is caused by indigestion. You should pay attention to your baby’s diet and feed your baby light and easily digestible food.

6. Neurological diseases: Central nervous system diseases such as encephalitis, meningitis, intracranial hemorrhage or tumors, and craniocerebral trauma can also cause vomiting, which is characterized by no nausea before vomiting and projectile vomiting, but is often accompanied by other symptoms of the nervous system, such as headache, mental depression, drowsiness, and even convulsions and coma.

7. Mental factors: Some children may vomit due to excessive mental stress or anxiety caused by certain reasons. Recurrent vomiting is sometimes related to mental factors.

8. Others: Vestibular dysfunction of the inner ear or Meniere's disease (hydromatous accumulation in the inner ear membrane and labyrinth) causes severe vomiting, but is often accompanied by vertigo and spinning vision; congenital gastrointestinal malformations in children, such as gastric torsion, hypertrophic pyloric obstruction, etc. In addition, vomiting is also severe in children with intestinal ascariasis who have intestinal obstruction or biliary ascariasis.

What should I do if my seven-month-old baby retches?

1. Let the child sit up and turn his head to one side to prevent vomit from entering the trachea.

2. After vomiting, rinse your mouth with warm water to clean your mouth and remove bad odors. Babies can clean their mouths by feeding them water frequently.

3. Feed water frequently, drink small amounts frequently, and ensure water supply to prevent excessive water loss and dehydration. The water temperature should be hotter in winter and cooler in summer. Warm water can easily cause vomiting.

4. Pay attention to your diet, don’t eat too much, and try to eat small meals frequently.

5. Pay attention to observation. If the dry retching is caused by illness, it must be treated promptly.

The above is an introduction to why a seven-month-old baby retches. From the above introduction, we can see that there are many reasons that cause dry heaving in seven-month-old babies, so as parents, we must observe the baby carefully and try to find out the reason for the baby's dry heaving. If you really can't find it, it is recommended to take the child to see a doctor as soon as possible.