Regurgitations are considered frequentnewborn babies. They happen for several reasons, the main of which is that the infant's stomach has not yet been fully formed by this moment. However, many parents who are confronted with this problem are very worried about this question: “Why do children spit up with a fountain?”. Regurgitation can be organic (anomalous) and functional (acceptable norms). This article will describe the safe form of this phenomenon, its causes and the prevention of its manifestation.
Why do children spit up the fountain? Allowable rates
Almost half of newbornsregurgitation is observed, and sometimes they are a fountain. This is a small amount of milk or mixture that “merges” in an infant immediately or some time after a meal. Regurgitation occurs without tension of the abdominals and does not cause discomfort to the crumbs. This is the norm and is explained by the physiological features of the structure of the stomach, its work, overfeeding, as well as the horizontal position of the baby during feeding. Such regurgitation occurs in a small volume and does not entail weight loss. With an acceptable form of this phenomenon, the child has more than six urinations per day. To check the approximate amount of "merged" by the child, you can knock over a spoonful of milk next to the diaper and compare the spots. If they are the same size, then do not worry. This means that such regurgitation in babies is permissible, it will go away with time independently.
Why do children spit up the fountain? The reasons
- Overfeeding crumbs.Most often this happens during artificial feeding, but sometimes with breastfeeding. This happens when the baby loves the sucking process too much and cannot tear itself away from the breast. Surplus then simply pour out.
- Ingestion of excess air during feeding. It happens because of improperly grabbing the breast or bottle, and also if the baby cried for a long time before eating.
- Another answer to the question of why children regurgitate are intestinal cramps.
Why do children spit up the fountain? How to fix the situation?
To regurgitate the baby in smaller quantities, you must adhere to the following recommendations:
- Do not overfeed the baby and feed the breast or bottle correctly to prevent excess air from entering.
- Observe the correct position of the crumbs when takingfood. Keep it should be so that the head was above the torso, that is, at an angle of 45 to 60 degrees. It is also recommended to change the posture of the baby when feeding.
- If a baby eats from a bottle, you need to choose a pacifier with a small hole and make sure that there is no air in it.
- To improve digestion and prevention of colic, it is recommended to spread the newborn on the tummy before feeding.
- If the baby is crying, you should first calm him down, wear him vertically, and then offer the breast.
- After eating the baby, you need to hold it for about 10 minutes with a pillar so that it bares its air.
- Lift the headboard approximately 45 degrees in the crib. Lay the crumb on the flank so that it does not choke with the spit-up milk.
