How to deal with newborn vomiting? How to clean your baby's mouth?

For babies, spitting up milk is a very common phenomenon. Babies are not only prone to vomiting milk, but sometimes milk even spurts out directly from the baby's mouth and nose. It must be scary for inexperienced parents. Since the newborn's stomach is horizontal, has a small capacity, and the gastrointestinal function is not fully developed, this phenomenon is likely to occur if the feeding posture or feeding method is incorrect. The biggest danger to newborns who spit up milk is suffocation and suffocation, so effective measures must be taken to deal with it. Let’s talk about the treatment of newborn vomiting in detail below.

The reason why newborns spit up milk is mostly because feeding too much at one time causes excessive pressure in the stomach, so the milk in the stomach will surge, causing the child to spit up milk. Appropriate use of small amounts and multiple feedings can effectively reduce the frequency of spitting up in children. After the birth of a newborn who spits milk, the remaining milk in the mouth should be cleaned to prevent excessive milk from blocking the airway and causing suffocation or aspiration pneumonia. After vomiting up, do not force-feed immediately. You must wait until the newborn's energy improves before feeding in the ascending position. And you need to feed small amounts frequently to reduce the frequency of spitting up. That is, after a newborn vomits milk, he should lie on his side, let the vomit flow out from the corners of his mouth, and gently massage his abdomen to help promote digestion and improve vomiting.

When the baby has no teeth, the cleaning method is relatively simple. As long as the baby is fed a few mouthfuls of water, the purpose of cleaning the mouth can be achieved. After the baby drinks milk, drink a few sips of water to rinse away the remaining milk in the mouth and prevent it from accumulating on the tongue or mouth. Most oral diseases are caused by bacterial infections. If there is no environment for bacteria to grow, they cannot reproduce, effectively reducing the incidence of oral diseases in babies.

In short, most babies will experience spitting up, so parents don’t need to worry too much. Under normal circumstances, as long as there is no discomfort after the baby spits up milk, it is a normal physiological reaction. However, it is worth noting that if the newborn baby vomits milk frequently, the amount of milk vomited is large or even spray-like, the color of the vomit is abnormal, or the mental state after spitting is very bad, such as lethargy, crying, etc., parents should immediately take care of the baby. Baby go to the doctor!