What happens if my baby vomits at night?

Today's food problem is not just a problem for adults. Children's food safety is even more concerning as children are the core of the family. He is the treasure of the family. If he shows any physical discomfort, his family members may be at a loss and not know what to do. If some mothers find that their baby vomits after feeding, their first reaction is to think that it is a problem with the milk powder. But sometimes it is not necessarily a problem with the milk powder. Today we will specifically introduce what causes baby vomiting.

What causes milk leaking and spitting up?

When a baby burps, the milk he drank flows back from the stomach into the mouth and is spit out. If the amount is not much, this situation is called regurgitation. If the amount of milk spit out is large or the speed is fast, or even spurts out, it is called "spitting up". Since the oral cavity and nasal cavity are connected, vomiting of milk often comes out from the nostrils. When the baby regurgitates or spit up milk, parents are often at a loss and in a panic. The more this happens, the more worried my parents become. So what exactly is going on with baby spitting up and regurgitating milk?

Compared with adults, babies actually eat a lot. The amount they eat every day is twice that of adults. However, the baby's stomach capacity is small, the esophagus is loose, the stomach is horizontal, the pyloric sphincter is well developed while the cardiac sphincter is poorly developed, the neural regulation function of intestinal peristalsis and the endocrine function of gastric acid and proteolytic enzymes are poor. All of the above physiological characteristics are the reasons why newborns are prone to vomiting. On the other hand, if the baby's way of sucking the nipple is clumsy, or the nipple is too small, the baby will suck hard when feeding, and air can easily enter the stomach along with the milk. In this way, when the baby burps or shakes his body, the milk he has taken in can easily be vomited out.

Today we have carefully explained why babies spit up milk. In fact, this is not necessarily a problem with milk powder, because the baby's stomach and intestines are relatively fragile, and the absorption and digestion speed is relatively slow, so vomiting may occur easily. In fact, there is no need to worry too much. Be sure to pay attention to the amount when feeding your baby, especially at night when he or she is sleeping. I hope this will be helpful to you all.