What to do if your newborn has a thick tongue coating

Now many parents have reported that their babies’ tongue coating was very thick and serious when they were just born. The parents don’t know what is going on and have no effective solution, which troubles them a lot. Well, today I will introduce to you what is going on with the thick tongue coating of newborns, and what should you do if you encounter this situation?

Symptoms of indigestion in children include thick tongue coating, red cheeks, abdominal distension, dry and smelly diarrhea, excessive flatulence, etc.

Three methods to deal with baby's indigestion

1. Diet therapy

1) Sugar-fried Hawthorn

Function: Clear the lungs and help digestion. Especially for dealing with indigestion caused by eating too much meat.

Preparation method: Take an appropriate amount of brown sugar (if the baby has fever symptoms, you can use white sugar or rock sugar instead), put it into the pan and stir-fry over low heat (to prevent it from burning, you can add a small amount of water), add an appropriate amount of pitted hawthorn, and stir-fry for another 5-6 minutes until you smell the sweet and sour taste. Let your child eat a small amount after each meal.

2) Yam Rice Porridge

Function: Regulate the spleen and stomach, nourish yin and fluid. It is used for children with indigestion, loss of appetite, weight loss, and sallow complexion and thin body.

Preparation method: Take 100 grams of dried yam slices, 100 grams of rice or millet (corn), and appropriate amount of white sugar. Wash the rice clean, crush it together with the yam slices, put it into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, and cook it into porridge.

3) White Radish Porridge

Function: Open the chest, relieve gas, and strengthen the stomach. It is effective for children's indigestion and abdominal distension.

Method: 1 white radish, 50 grams of rice, and appropriate amount of sugar. Wash the white radish and rice separately. Slice the radish, boil it for 30 minutes, then add the rice and cook together (if you don’t eat radish, remove the radish and then add the rice). Cook until the rice is soft and the soup is thick, add appropriate amount of brown sugar and bring to a boil.

2. Massage therapy

1) Chiropractic

Have the child lie flat on his back, face down. Parents should pinch both sides of the spine with the thumb, index finger and middle finger of both hands, pressing as they pinch, from bottom to top, then from top to bottom, 3-5 times, once every night.

2) Massage Zhongwan

The Zhongwan acupoint is halfway between the center of the chest and the navel. Parents should use the base of their palms to rotate and massage twice a day.

3) Moyong Spring

The center of the sole of the foot is the Yongquan point. Parents should press the Yongquan acupoint with their thumb and rotate and massage it 30-50 times, twice a day.

3. Exercise therapy

1) Outdoor sports

Insist on letting your children do outdoor activities. If the weather is cold, you can let your children go out for half an hour to an hour every day when the sun is shining and the wind is light.

2) Take a walk after dinner

After eating, take your baby on a gentle walk for half an hour to an hour.

The above are the reasons why newborns have thick tongue coating as introduced to us by professionals, and some effective solutions are also introduced to us. Therefore, if your child at home has this situation, you can refer to the content introduced above, which can help us solve the problem for your child. The health of their children is the greatest happiness for their parents.