How to deal with newborn spitting up milk in the nose

It is necessary to take better care of her and protect her, but mothers may not understand some changes in their children's bodies and lack knowledge in this area, especially when they find sudden phenomena in the newborn's nose while feeding their children. So let's understand what is going on.

It is common for newborns to spit up milk. Some babies spit up so much that milk comes out of their noses. The main reason for newborn spitting up is the baby's physiological characteristics, because the newborn's stomach and throat are not yet fully developed. The stomach of a newborn is horizontal and has a small capacity. The cardia connecting to the esophagus is wide, while the pylorus connecting to the small intestine is tight. Babies often inhale too much air when feeding, which can easily cause vomiting.

Generally speaking, babies start spitting up when they are half a month old, and the condition is usually most serious when they are two months old. The frequency of spitting up gradually decreases after they are three months old, and spitting up becomes rare after they are half a year old. Some newborns spit up milk because they drink too much milk and the baby will spit out the excess. Some newborns spit up milk because they expel the air they drank into the stomach. After a newborn baby has just finished drinking milk, do not let the baby lie down flat immediately. This can easily cause the baby to spit up milk. When spitting up milk while lying flat, milk can easily come out of the nose. At this time, if the parents do not help the baby clear the nasal cavity in time, it can easily cause the baby to be unable to breathe, causing dangerous things to happen.

After the baby finishes drinking milk, the correct approach is to hold the baby upright and have the parents gently pat the baby's back to allow the inhaled air to be expelled through burping. But sometimes, no matter how hard you pat the baby, the baby still cannot burp. Parents don’t need to worry. Generally, they should hold the baby for half an hour, and then put the baby in the crib, first lying on its side, and then lying flat.

In the above article, we learned that newborns spit up milk in their noses. First of all, we need to find out the reason. It is because the baby accidentally choked on the milk while feeding. It is recommended that mothers must be careful when feeding their babies and try not to let the children choke on the milk.