Newborn hiccups after breastfeeding

In our lives, many babies will burp after feeding, and some babies may even spill milk when burping. Most of the time, it is because the breast milk is too abundant, which causes the baby to eat too quickly. Without the ventilation process, it is easy to cause gas to enter the stomach. At this time, mothers can pick up the baby and gently pat their offspring to help them relieve it. So what is the reason for newborns to burp after feeding breast milk?

What to do if your baby burps after feeding

Babies may hiccup if they feed too quickly or too much. When the baby is breastfeeding, the mother can pinch the nipple with her hand appropriately to control the discharge of milk to prevent the baby from feeding too quickly or eating too much at one time. Do not feed your baby when he is extremely hungry or crying loudly.

Babies may burp when they swallow air. When feeding, let the baby hold the entire nipple in his mouth, especially for babies who are fed with a bottle. After the baby finishes feeding, the mother can hold the baby up and let his head lie on her shoulder, and gently pat the baby's back to expel the air in the baby's stomach. Whether you are breastfeeding or formula feeding, don't feed your baby too quickly or too quickly.

Babies who like coolness may have hiccups. If the baby's hiccups are caused by cold, the mother should first pick up the baby, then gently pat his little back, feed him some warm water, cover his chest or belly with warm clothes and blankets, etc. When the weather is cold, make sure to keep your baby warm to prevent him from catching a cold.

The mother can also pick up the baby who keeps hiccuping and gently tickle the baby's mouth or ears with the tip of her index finger. Once the baby starts crying, the hiccups will naturally disappear. Because the nerves around the mouth are more sensitive, tickling can relax the nerves around the baby's mouth and the hiccups will disappear.

Causes of hiccups in newborns

1. Due to improper care by parents, the baby catches a cold, which induces hiccups. If the baby has no other diseases but suddenly hiccups, and the hiccups are loud, powerful and continuous, it is usually caused by cold. At this time, you can give your baby some hot water. At the same time, you should pay attention to keeping the chest and abdomen warm and cover him with warm cotton clothes and quilts. In winter, you can also put a hot water bottle outside the clothes and quilts to keep them warm. Hiccups can sometimes be cured without treatment. If the baby's hiccups last for a long time or occur frequently, you can also soak a small amount of orange peel in boiling water (orange peel has the function of unblocking the Qi, clearing stomach turbidity, and regulating spleen qi), and drink it when the water temperature is suitable. The hiccups will stop if the water is cold enough.

2. Due to lack of control over the baby's diet, giving the baby too much milk, or too much raw and cold milk, or excessive use of cold medicines, the baby's spleen and stomach function will be weakened, causing the stomach gas to rise up to the diaphragm, resulting in hiccups. At this time, parents can use methods to help digestion and relieve constipation, such as gently massaging the baby's chest and abdomen to let the hiccups go down, or drinking hawthorn water to relieve gas and constipation (hawthorn is sour, helps digestion and strengthens the stomach, and increases the secretion of digestive enzymes). Once the gas is smooth, the bowel movements will be unblocked and the hiccups will naturally stop.

3. Hiccups can also be induced by choking caused by babies eating too quickly or after crying. In fact, most hiccups in newborns are benign and self-limiting. They are not as uncomfortable as those in adults and will go away after a while. Parents don’t need to worry too much.