What to do if a newborn baby spits up milk from his nose

There is a method to feed a baby. If parents do not know how to feed their baby, it is easy to hurt the baby and make the baby suffer. Therefore, the editor recommends that parents must learn more about relevant knowledge. So how should parents feed a newborn? How much do you know? What should we do if our child spits up milk from his nostrils? Let’s take a look at what the experts have to say, hoping it will be helpful to everyone.

Spitting up is a common phenomenon in neonates. Vomiting up milk can also be called milk spraying. It is a nerve reflex action caused by certain abnormal stimulation of the digestive tract and other related organs. When vomiting, milk mostly jets out of the mouth or even the nose. It is normal for newborns to spit up milk through their nostrils, and parents should pay attention to care. To prevent the baby from spitting up, you can help the baby pat his diaper. If the baby is bottle-fed, you can also change the way the milk powder is prepared. The reason for the baby's spitting up is not caused by the milk powder. If the feeding is unreasonable, the baby will spit up.

How to prevent your baby from spitting up

1. When feeding your baby, try to hold him upright. If you let him curl up in your arms or feed lazily in a car seat, the formula or breast milk will not enter his stomach directly, causing him to spit up. 2. Be quiet when feeding. Concentrating on feeding can prevent your baby from spitting up. Reduce surrounding noise and other distractions that may distract your baby. Also, try not to wait until your baby is very hungry to feed him. Spitting up is more likely to occur if your baby is distracted or fussy, and is more likely to swallow air while feeding breast milk or formula.

3. If your baby is drinking formula milk or expressed breast milk from a bottle, be sure to make the nipple hole not too small, as it will make the baby anxious and swallow air. On the other hand, if the hole in the nipple is too big, the milk will flow too quickly and the baby will not be able to swallow it in time, which may cause the baby to spit up.

4. Burp your baby after each feeding. In fact, if your baby naturally stops eating, you should take this opportunity to burp him before he starts eating again. This way, if there is air in your baby's stomach, it can be expelled before he takes in more milk. Remember to place a towel on your shoulders before burping to prevent staining your clothes. Don't worry if you don't burp your baby within a few minutes. Your baby probably doesn’t need to be burped at that point!

After the above introduction to the prevention methods of newborn nasal spitting up, I hope it can help everyone better understand newborn nasal spitting up. While avoiding this situation, the editor recommends that everyone must do a good job of conditioning the baby's body, take good care of the diet and living habits, actively respond to the child's symptoms, and actively find ways to solve problems when they arise.