What is the cause of the newborn's bloated belly?

Children especially need care from their parents when they are just born, and some newborns even have bloating in the stomach. Many parents do not understand this situation, and they will become worried and anxious because after all, their children's physical conditions are not as good as their own in all aspects. So many parents want to know why the newborn's belly is swollen? Let me introduce it to you below.

Generally speaking, a baby's belly is bigger than an adult's and looks bloated. This is because the child's abdominal wall muscles are not yet fully developed, but have to accommodate the same number of internal organs as an adult. When the abdominal muscles do not have enough strength to bear the weight, the abdomen will appear more prominent, especially when the baby is held, the abdomen will appear to sag. In addition, the baby's body is round from front to back, not slightly flat like an adult's, which is one of the reasons why the belly looks bloated.

In addition to the aforementioned reasons, another common factor causing abdominal distension in babies is that babies are more prone to bloating than adults. The main causes of bloating include the following aspects:

1 The baby eats and sucks too quickly, causing air to be inhaled into the stomach, especially when the baby is hungry for too long before feeding milk.

2 The nipple hole of the bottle is not of appropriate size, causing air to enter the baby's body through the gap in the nipple.

3. The baby cries excessively.

4 The inhaled milk or other food is fermented in the digestive tract by intestinal bacteria and other digestive enzymes, producing a large amount of gas.

1 Try not to let your baby cry. It is easy for babies to get bloated when they cry. In this situation, parents should give more comfort or hug him to avoid worsening of bloating by adjusting his emotions.

2 Don’t let your baby be hungry for too long before feeding. If your baby is hungry for too long, he will suck too quickly and swallow a lot of air. Therefore, you should feed your baby on time and encourage your baby to pass gas properly after feeding.

3 Massage your baby’s abdomen more often, which will help gastrointestinal motility and gas discharge, thereby improving digestion and absorption.

4 When feeding, be careful to ensure that the milk fills the front end of the bottle nozzle and there is no slope to prevent the baby from inhaling air.

5 Temporarily stop eating foods that easily ferment and produce gas in the digestive tract, such as sweet potatoes, apples, melons, etc.

To sum up, we have a very detailed understanding of the question of why a newborn's belly swells. At the same time, we also introduced in detail how to solve this problem, which will reduce many problems. Because if the baby is unhealthy, the parents' lives and emotions will be more affected, so it is more useful to read the content carefully.