Two days ago, a mother asked me, the three-month-old baby almost a week did not pull the stink, but feeding, urination are normal, the spirit is also very good, she thought the baby is constipated, to use a little Kaiserlu but no use, do you want to take the child to the hospital?
In fact, the baby does not defecate for a period of time, not necessarily constipated, may also be what we often say "belly saving", but many novice mothers are not clear about which is the stomach, which is constipation, in fact, only need to master three small skills, you can easily distinguish.
What is a baby belly?
Babies in infancy usually have a special phenomenon of bowel movements, that is, belly saving. During this period, the number of stools in the baby is reduced, and the subsequent stool is still soft.
Although babies in the belly saving period have fewer bowel movements, they will not have difficulty defecating or other uncomfortable symptoms.
The reason why the baby has a belly is because there is not much residue in the baby's intestines and there is nothing to drain.
What is baby constipation?
Baby constipation means that the number of bowel movements in the baby is significantly reduced, no more than 2 times a week, and it is difficult to defecate and the stool is dry and hard.
Usually, babies with constipation will cry or even refuse to defecate during defecation, loss of appetite, unstable sleep, bloating and other situations.
How to distinguish between baby belly and constipation?
Generally, babies who have not added complementary foods before 6 months have a decrease in the number of bowel movements, which basically belongs to the stomach.
There are very few cases of real constipation in babies before the age of 6 months. To determine whether the baby's decreased frequency of bowel movements after 6 months of age is constipation or stomach saving, it is necessary to start from the following three aspects:
Look at the mental state
Stomach saving is a normal phenomenon, the baby just has nothing to do for a while, and there will be no other emotional and mental state changes.
But constipation is not the same, constipation is the baby has something to pull, and can not pull out, you can imagine how uncomfortable the baby at this time should be.
Constipated babies due to physical discomfort, mental and emotional will be affected, anxiety, crying is their common signal to express their discomfort.
Look at the performance during poop
The subsequent bowel movements of the baby with a belly are as smooth as usual, without any discomfort.
But the baby with constipation is different, you can obviously see that the baby is defecating harder, the expression is painful, crying, and even refuses to defecate.
Look at the shape of the poop
The poop of the baby with the belly is the same as usual, it is yellow and soft. Constipated babies usually excrete dry, granular, or even bloody stools.
How to prevent constipation in your baby?
The main reason for constipation in many babies is that the diet structure and lifestyle are unreasonable, and we need to pay special attention to these aspects in daily life:
Reasonable diet structure
Usually, you should pay attention to the baby's dietary fiber and fluid intake.
According to the balanced diet pagoda for infants and young children formulated by the Maternal and Child Nutrition Branch of the Chinese Nutrition Society, for example, the daily vegetables for babies aged 7-12 months are 25-100g, fruits are 25-100g, and cereals are 20-75g; the daily vegetables for 13-24-month-old babies are 50-150g, fruits are 50-150g, and cereals are 50-100g.
Some of the types of vegetables that are easy to "raw" can be eaten appropriately, such as autumn ear, radish, garlic seedlings, sweet potatoes and so on.
Although water does not have laxative function, it ensures adequate fluid intake, which is conducive to preventing constipation, and water is also an essential ingredient of our body.
It is worth noting that milk can induce constipation, after the age of one year, the baby, the daily guarantee of 360-500ml of milk intake can meet the daily calcium needs, daily liquid intake is best based on boiled water.
Exercise enough
Babies who don't like to exercise are more likely to be constipated. Exercise can mobilize the functions of the human body and enhance the baby's physique. Daily parents can also give the baby more abdominal massage to help the baby's intestinal peristalsis and promote defecation.
Constipation can make your baby miserable, so we should pay more attention in our daily routine. Early prevention, baby health, parents are comfortable.