What to do if your baby has indigestion and spits up milk

If the baby vomits due to indigestion, parents will definitely be very worried and don’t know what to do. So what should you do if your baby vomits due to indigestion? Next, this article will introduce what to do if your baby vomits due to indigestion, for your reference only. Friends who want to know what to do if their baby vomits due to indigestion can come and have a look!

Spitting up is a common phenomenon in infants. There are two reasons for this: one is that it is a symptom of systemic or gastrointestinal disease; the other is that the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the infant's gastrointestinal tract make vomiting prone to occur. Generally speaking, vomiting caused by the second reason is more common. First of all, we need to figure out whether the baby is spitting up milk or spitting up milk. The two have different meanings, causes and treatments. The amount of spitting up is relatively large, and may occur shortly after feeding or half an hour later. Before spitting up, the child will open his mouth and stretch his neck, with an expression of pain and discomfort. The amount of milk spitting up is small and usually occurs right after a meal. It usually stops after one or two mouthfuls.

What should I do if my baby vomits due to indigestion?

1. Feed in moderation, not too much.

2. Eat small meals frequently to reduce the pressure on the stomach.

3. During and after each feeding, let the baby lie upright on the adult's shoulder and pat the baby's back. This action can expel the air swallowed into the stomach to reduce stomach pressure.

4. Don’t feed too quickly or too hastily. Pause for a while in between to allow the baby to breathe more smoothly.

5. The hole in the bottle should be moderate. If the hole is too small, you need to suck hard, and air will easily be inhaled into the mouth from the corners of the mouth and then enter the stomach. If the hole is too big, the throat will easily be flooded by milk, blocking the respiratory trachea.

6. After feeding, do not let the baby lie down immediately. Let the baby sit up straight for a while and pat his back gently. When lying down, the baby's upper body should also be raised a little, and it is best to lie on the right side so that food in the stomach will not easily flow out.

7. After feeding, do not let the baby get excited, and do not shake or rock the baby at will.

For infants and young children who vomit frequently, if organic diseases and gastrointestinal inflammation are ruled out, most of the cases are gastroesophageal reflux. You can choose the lateral position with the head high and feet low, with the head raised 15°; for children with gastroesophageal reflux, the head can be placed in the prone position, for 20 minutes each time, 2-4 times a day. However, there must be someone to take care of the patient during the prone position to prevent respiratory apnea. This can reduce the frequency of reflux, reduce the number of vomiting, prevent aspiration of vomitus, and avoid aspiration pneumonia and suffocation.

The above is an introduction on what to do if your baby vomits due to indigestion. I believe that after reading the above introduction, you already know what to do if your baby vomits due to indigestion. From the above introduction, we can know that there are two reasons for baby's indigestion and spitting up, namely physiological and pathological. Generally, the physiological one is the most common. If it is physiological, parents do not need to worry, just change the feeding method.