What to do if your baby has trouble digesting breast milk

There are many benefits of breastfeeding. The benefit we hear most often is that babies who drink breast milk have better immunity than babies who drink formula, and are less likely to get sick when they grow up. It is for this reason that many mothers insist on breastfeeding for at least half a year. Breastfeeding is very good, but some babies are born with strange stomachs and intestines. They don’t absorb their mother’s breast milk very well, and even if they do, it’s not easy to digest. What should we do?

You can eat some Mommy's Love to regulate your body. Normally, breastfeeding mothers should not eat irritating foods, and should eat less greasy foods. The baby should wait a little longer between meals so that the stomach and intestines can have some rest. The condition will get better in a few days.

Please adjust your own eating habits, avoid greasy and high-fat foods as much as possible, eat less cold foods, eat less high-fiber foods such as corn, sweet potatoes, etc., and eat a lighter diet as much as possible. Eat a wider variety of foods.

1. Identify the causes and use medications rationally. First of all, we need to distinguish whether it is infectious diarrhea or non-infectious diarrhea. If it is infectious diarrhea, we should also distinguish whether it is bacterial or viral diarrhea. Viral and bacterial diarrhea should be treated with symptomatic medication under the guidance of a doctor, while non-infectious diarrhea can be treated mainly by dietary adjustments.

2. Fasting. For babies with frequent diarrhea and watery stools, it is best to fast for 8 to 12 hours (i.e. stop feeding 1 to 2 times) to allow the baby's gastrointestinal tract to rest. During the fasting period, the baby can be fed with sugar and salt water (i.e. add a little salt to the sugar water). The amount of breastfeeding when you start feeding after fasting should also be less than usual.

If the baby has indigestion while drinking breast milk, the mother may need to look for the cause in herself. The mother should take good care of her body and not get irritated. The baby's drinking breast milk is definitely affected by the mother's physical constitution, so the mother still needs to pay more attention. Taking care of yourself is indirectly taking care of the baby.