Newborn baby keeps red face?

After the baby is born, parents need to be extra careful when taking care of the baby. Since many organs of the newborn are not fully developed after birth, it is easy for problems to occur. The newborn keeps straining and blushing, which may be a sign of gastrointestinal disease. Parents can massage the baby's abdomen to help the baby's gastrointestinal motility.

Why do newborns always have red faces?

In this case, you should consider whether the baby is constipated. The baby is too young and the gastrointestinal function is not yet fully developed, so you should pay more attention to observation. It is recommended that postpartum mothers eat as light a diet as possible, avoid spicy and irritating foods, do not let the baby wear too much, pay attention to indoor temperature and ventilation, keep the baby's abdomen warm, and help the baby massage the belly.

How to determine whether a newborn is constipated

Whether a newborn is constipated cannot be determined solely by the frequency of bowel movements. Instead, it is necessary to observe the quality and quantity of the baby's stool as a whole, and to see whether it has any impact on the child's health. If the stool characteristics and quantity are basically normal, and there are no abnormalities in the baby's eating, general condition, and weight gain, then no treatment is needed.

Moreover, each child has different physical conditions, so the normal number of bowel movements per day is also different. Some babies have bowel movements several times a day, while others may only have bowel movements every few days.

For example, babies fed with milk or other milk substitutes may defecate once a day or once every 2 to 3 days, while babies who are exclusively breastfed may defecate more frequently per day, and the shape and regularity of their stools may vary greatly. At this time, no matter how long the interval between two bowel movements is, as long as the defecation process is not very strenuous and the stool shape is not dry and hard, it is normal. Do not use the length of the interval between two bowel movements as a diagnostic criterion for constipation.

Causes of constipation in newborns

1. Constipation even after breastfeeding

It is rare for babies to be constipated when breastfeeding, but it can still happen. The main reasons are as follows:

Insufficient breast milk. If the mother's milk is insufficient, the baby will always be in a semi-hungry state, and the baby may only defecate once every two or three days. In addition to infrequent bowel movements, there are also signs of insufficient breast milk, such as feeding time longer than 20 minutes, no sense of satisfaction after feeding, slow weight gain, restless sleep, etc.

Breast milk is too high in protein. The mother's diet directly affects the quality of breast milk. If the mother drinks protein-rich soups such as pig's trotter soup and chicken soup at every meal, there will be too much protein in the breast milk. After the baby eats it, the stool will be alkaline, hard and dry, and not easy to excrete.

2. Artificial feeding can cause constipation

Babies fed with formula milk are particularly prone to constipation. The main reasons are as follows:

Powdered milk is not easy to digest. The raw material of milk powder is milk, which contains a lot of casein and a high content of calcium salt. It is easy to clump under the action of stomach acid and is difficult to digest.

The baby has gastrointestinal discomfort. Formula milk is made from milk and various nutrients are added to it. Some babies' stomachs are not adapted to certain milk powders, so they become constipated after drinking a specific brand of milk powder. This is generally related to the baby's stomach and intestines. Every baby's physique is different.