What to do if premature baby spits up milk

Premature birth itself is a very unfortunate event for pregnant women, and various problems will occur during the growth of premature babies, posing a great threat to their survival. For example, premature babies may experience symptoms such as spitting up, which may lead to frequent malnutrition. Moreover, spitting up due to premature birth must be resolved in a timely manner, otherwise it will endanger the safety of the respiratory tract. Let’s take a look at what to do if a premature baby spits up?

Spitting up of milk is a common phenomenon in babies and most babies have this problem. The amount of spitting up is relatively large, and may occur shortly after feeding or half an hour later. Before spitting up, the child will open his mouth and stretch his neck, with an expression of pain and discomfort. The amount of milk spitting up is small and usually occurs right after a meal. It usually stops after one or two mouthfuls.

Reasons why babies spit up milk include:

1. Physiological reasons: The baby's stomach does not hang downward like that of older children and adults, but is in a horizontal position. This will reduce the stomach's capacity and allow it to store less food.

2. Pathological cause: cold. Due to coughing, abdominal pressure increases, and vomiting is often accompanied.

Solution:

It is normal for newborns to spit up milk. If mothers want to prevent newborns from spitting up milk, they can pay attention to the following points: Be careful when feeding, change diapers first and then feed. If you turn your baby over and over after he finishes drinking milk, it will be difficult for him to prevent him from spitting up the milk. Similarly, massage, touch, bathing, etc. should be arranged before feeding to prevent the baby from spitting up milk due to excessive turning after feeding. When the baby is feeding, do not let him eat too fast. You can burp him once during feeding. After feeding, do not put the baby on the bed immediately. Instead, hold the baby upright and let him lie on the mother's shoulder. At the same time, the mother can pat the baby's back with her hands to expel the air swallowed during sucking. In addition, you should also pay attention to the time interval between feedings. It is generally more reasonable to feed once every three hours. If you feed too frequently, the baby will easily spit up the milk before it has digested it.