Reasons why babies spit up a lot

Many expectant mothers will find that their babies spit up a lot of milk when feeding them after they are born. In fact, this is a common phenomenon that occurs in many babies. This will inevitably make mothers particularly anxious and worry that their children are not full and the problem will occur early. So let us learn about it together.

If the baby lies flat on the bed immediately after feeding, milk will flow out from the corners of the mouth, and the baby may even spit out all the milk he has just eaten. However, if you hold your baby upright for a while after feeding and then put him/her in bed, spitting up will be significantly reduced. In medicine, this kind of spitting up is called regurgitation.

Why do babies spit up milk?

The stomach of a child is horizontal, with a straight bottom, and the contents can easily overflow. After standing and walking, the diaphragm descends and the effect of gravity gradually turns it into a vertical position. In addition, the baby's stomach capacity is small, the stomach wall muscles and nerves are not yet fully developed, and the muscle tone is low, all of which can easily cause milk regurgitation.

The sphincter of the cardia (near the esophagus) of the baby's stomach is not as well developed as that of the pylorus (near the duodenum), which makes the stomach's outlet tight and the entrance loose. When the baby lies flat, the stomach's contents can easily flow back into the esophagus and overflow with milk.

Improper feeding methods, excessive feeding, inverted nipples, empty bottles, or nipples that are not full of milk can all cause the baby to swallow a lot of air and spill milk.

Frequent changes in body position after feeding can also easily cause milk to spit up.

Spitting up is completely preventable.

From the article, we learned that babies spit up a lot of milk. First of all, it is because the child’s feeding method is not correct and the child may have a bad stomach. It is recommended that mothers properly open the milk for their children to prevent them from spitting up milk.