Many parents have such a question in their hearts: why is the child's stomach always round, bulging, like an inflated balloon, is it too much to eat? Today's article will solve this doubt for everyone.
The baby's belly is bulging, mainly for the following 3 reasons:
The physiological reason is that the abdominal muscles are not yet mature
The baby's abdominal wall muscles are not yet mature, but they must play a role in accommodating various organs, because the abdominal muscles are not strong enough, so the stomach will look more prominent.
Babies breathe mainly abdominally
Babies are mainly breathing in the abdomen, so the stomach will rise and fall, so it will appear swollen. As your baby develops, they will change from abdominal breathing to chest breathing, and then the "little belly" will no longer bulge.
It may also be flatulence
The vast majority of babies have a large belly is just a physiological phenomenon, if the stomach is soft to the touch, eating, drinking, defecation are normal and the weight continues to increase, mothers do not have to worry too much.
If the baby's stomach is not only swollen, but also always makes a "grunting" sound, accompanied by crying and poor appetite, it may be flatulence. Because the digestive system of the newborn baby is not yet mature, it is easy to have indigestion and intestinal flatulence.
What are the symptoms that indicate that your baby may have flatulence?
Bulging stomach
The baby's belly is bulging, but it is not very soft to the touch, and it also carries a little tension, like the feeling of touching a balloon, then it may be flatulence.
Often fart, the sound is also particularly loud
The number of farts is relatively frequent, the noise is particularly loud, and sometimes it "collapses" a little and comes.
Often spit up easy
Babies vomit more often than ever, and if they are serious, they will eat and vomit once. As the amount of milk ingested decreases, the hunger is faster and the number of feedings is correspondingly increased.
Restless sleep
Many parents find that the baby will cry inexplicably when he sleeps, and there is no defecation or urination when crying, and feeding the baby is not very effective.
In general, if your baby has 1-2 of the above symptoms, it indicates that flatulence may occur.
How to relieve your baby's flatulence?
Massage your baby's abdomen
Massaging your baby's abdomen can relieve discomfort and stop crying.
Here to remind parents is: before the massage, be sure to cut your nails short, wash your hands, rub some of your baby's moisturizer to moisturize, and rub your hands warm, and then help your baby massage. Gently massaging your baby's abdomen can help them get rid of the gas.
Give your baby a vent exercise
Venting exercises can help relieve flatulence and at the same time reduce abdominal pain.
Exhaust exercises are best arranged to be carried out half an hour after the baby has eaten, otherwise it is easy to cause the baby to spit up after just finishing milk, and if it is too hungry, the baby will not be too cooperative.
The indoor temperature is best around 26 ° C, the baby can wear a thinner clothes, if the indoor temperature is suitable, you can directly wrap a diaper to do the exhaust exercise, the effect will be better. As with massage, parents should wash their hands before doing the procedure.
The steps are as follows:
Rub your hands warmly, centered on your navel, and gently stroke your palms clockwise. One beat at a time, almost 8 beats.
Alternately stroke down with both hands, in groups of eight beats, making two sets.
Then gently stroke your hands down together, also in groups of eight beats, and then do two more.
Airplane hug
You can pick up the baby, the posture is similar to the holding posture of simulating the take-off of the airplane, and then gently pat the baby's back to promote the discharge of air in the baby's body, which can effectively alleviate the baby's flatulence problem.
How to prevent flatulence in your baby?
Avoid inhaling air while breastfeeding
If the mothers are in the wrong position when feeding, or the size of the bottle nipple is not appropriate, it may lead to too much air entering the baby's body, resulting in bloating. Therefore, mothers should pay attention to raising the baby's head a little higher when feeding, and try not to let the baby eat too fast.
After feeding, pick up your baby and burp it
Doing so can drain the air from your baby's body and effectively prevent your baby's bloating. Baby bloating is mainly caused by inhaling too much air when feeding, and timely discharge of air from the body can effectively alleviate the baby's gastrointestinal discomfort and prevent the baby's bloating problem.
Do not feed your baby after crying
Feeding your baby immediately when you cry can also easily lead to air entering the body, so you can stabilize your baby's mood before feeding, and then breastfeed.
Be careful to fill the front of the nipple with milk when feeding so that your baby does not inhale air.
Although we know that flatulence is a normal phenomenon in babies, but the baby is uncomfortable, parents will be very distressed. Any problem with the baby is a big problem in the eyes of parents. So, in response to the problem that the baby's stomach is always bulging, do the parents understand it?