Sometimes the baby will have several days of defecation, there may be mothers feel that he is constipated, so they began to do their own tricks, some are the baby's plug some soap head, or with the opening of the plug, ah, and even go directly to the hospital to give the baby an enema, in fact, this is too worried, many times this may just be the baby's belly, not constipation...
What is "belly saving"?
"Belly" is a folk saying, in fact, it refers to the baby's stool law changes, generally in 2, 3 months, some of the baby's bowel movements will change from the original 2 to 6 times a day to two or three days, or even once every 7 days, and during this period, the baby eats, sleeps normally, no obvious crying, weight growth is also normal, the stool form is also normal and mushy.
So, how does a mother distinguish between stomach saving and constipation?
These signals indicate that your baby is constipated:
1: The baby's expression is painful when defecating, it is difficult to defecate, and even refuses to defecate
2: Stool is dry, hard, lumpy, or pellet-shaped
3: The baby has fissures and blood when he defecates
4: The baby's fart is very smelly, the stool has a peculiar smell, which is more sour than the average stool
From the above points of view, we can know that constipated babies have a characteristic when defecating, that is, "the stool is dry and hard, the baby has difficulty defecating", when the baby is constipated, we must first find out the cause of constipation, because different constipation symptoms are solved differently.
For breastfed newborns, if it is because of eating too little, there is less residue after digestion, resulting in less stool, and the amount of sugar in the milk is insufficient, you can identify dry stools, and the mother can appropriately increase the amount of feeding. For artificially fed and mixed-fed newborns, the baby can drink more warm boiled water, stimulate intestinal peristalsis, and have a certain diarrhea effect.
Babies with a belly bumper usually have the following manifestations:
1. The baby's bowel movements are very relaxed, without any difficulties
2: Stool is long golden yellow with no clumps (breastfed babies may have thin stools)
3: No sour smell in the stool
4: The baby has a good mental state and a good appetite
(But if your baby hasn't had a bowel movement for more than 3 days, it's also important to consider that you may be constipated or affected by other gut disease factors, and it's best to let a doctor diagnose it.) )
What should I do if my baby has a belly?
1. Regular stool
Belly saving generally appears after the baby's full moon, and parents should let the baby develop the habit of defecating at a fixed time from this time to help him form a good bowel habit.
2. Insist on abdominal massage
With the child's navel as the center, the parent can place the palm of his abdomen and massage in clockwise circular motions, resting for 5 minutes every 10 massages, and so on 3 times.
Lay your child on your back on the bed, hold your child's legs for a flexion and extension motion, 10 times flexion and extension, and then 10 times each leg. Such exercise can promote the baby's intestinal peristalsis and facilitate the discharge of stool.
3. Drink plenty of water
Breastfeeding babies, mothers pay attention to the adjustment of diet structure, eat lightly, and mothers should also drink more water.
4. Stimulate defecation
Twice a day, about 20 to 30 minutes after the baby suckles, apply oily topical drugs (such as chlortetracycline ointment) on the baby's entrance, pad soft paper, gently push the anus, slowly do 10 times, generally soon there is a desire to defecate or defecate, with a disinfectant cotton swab dipped in vegetable oil, gently extended to the baby's entrance, can also cause rectal defecation.
When saving your belly, don't do this:
1. Long-term laxative with kaiser or soap strips
Kaiser dew can only be used in emergency, not the prelude to the baby's regular defecation, long-term use will form a psychological dependence, and the soap bar is a chemical product after all, which will stimulate the baby's delicate intestinal mucosa, and it will also form a dependence after a long time.
2. Eager to add formula milk or complementary foods
Mothers do not think that the baby saves the belly, is not enough breast milk, blindly add formula to the baby, and even add complementary food in advance, which is wrong, the baby eats enough, the key is to see whether the baby's height and weight growth is up to standard, whether the development is good, rather than the number and amount of bowel movements.
Source: Baby Care ~