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

A baby's health concerns the life of a family. There are many small details to pay attention to during the baby's growth, especially during the period before one month old. Many babies vomit when they eat. Some babies spit up milk and phlegm, and they spit up everything they eat. Some parents were very anxious. Babies are very fragile. Many parents force their children to eat if they don’t want to eat. This is not good for babies and will have the opposite effect. What should I do if my baby spit up milk and has phlegm?

Because the baby's stomach is horizontal, with a small capacity, the cardia connecting to the esophagus is wide and has poor closing effect, and the pylorus connecting to the small intestine is tight. When the baby is feeding, he often inhales air, and the milk easily flows back into the mouth, causing vomiting. Pay attention to the following issues to prevent the baby from vomiting.

Use a proper feeding posture: try to hold your baby while feeding so that the baby's body is tilted at about 45 degrees. The milk in the stomach will naturally flow into the small intestine. This will reduce the chance of vomiting compared to feeding while lying down. After the baby finishes feeding, stand him up and pat his back until he burps. Be sure to let the baby burp after feeding: hold the baby upright against your shoulder, pat the baby's back gently, let him burp out the air inhaled into the stomach while sucking milk, then put the baby on the bed, this way it will be less likely to spit up milk. 3. It is not advisable to let the baby lie on his back immediately after feeding, but should lie on his side for a while, and then change to lying on his back. The amount of milk should not be too much, and the intervals between feedings should not be too close. After the baby spit up milk, if there is no other abnormality, generally you don't need to worry about it. It will get better slowly and will not affect the baby's growth and development. The milk that the baby vomits may be in the shape of tofu dregs. This is the result of the reaction of milk and stomach acid. It is also normal and there is no need to worry. Generally, the baby will spit up less after ten months.

Spitting up is a common phenomenon during infancy, so parents should not be anxious. However, vomiting and phlegm should be taken seriously. It is recommended to see a doctor for examination and necessary medication. Especially for phlegm, babies cannot cough it out by themselves and it is easy for it to get stuck and cause suffocation. This is something very noteworthy.