In the first month of the arrival of the new life, the new parents faced this soft and cute little baby, and after experiencing a certain degree of panic and busyness, they gradually found a little trick. Just when everything seems to be gradually on the right track, the parents suddenly find that the children have become difficult to carry and cry.
This is the old saying of "January sleep February crying" phenomenon, the baby appears "February crying", a very critical reason is flatulence, parents are very necessary to find out what the flatulence is all about, to help the baby relieve discomfort.
What is "flatulence"?
Flatulence, as the name suggests, is that there is gas in the baby's stomach and intestines, resulting in abdominal distention and discomfort. Small-month-old babies have weak digestion ability, the stomach is easy to produce gas, and the abdominal muscles are weak, and they cannot discharge these gases by farting or burping like adults, which will cause flatulence to be uncomfortable.
For babies who are a few months old, they can't tell their parents in words that their stomachs are swollen and uncomfortable, so they have to cry for help. Because of this, parents will always have this wrong feeling after experiencing the brief joy of being a new father and mother - the well-behaved and lovely baby who was just born is "bad at learning", always not sleeping well, not obediently feeding, and always crying.
In fact, as long as parents carefully observe, if the baby keeps crying, accompanied by the position of the entire stomach is round and rolling, often spitting up milk, fart frequency and farting amount have increased significantly, farting difficulties (often clench small fists, red face), stool has milk flaps, and even vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, stool sour and foamy, and so on, that is, the baby has flatulence, need adults to help him.
Baby flatulence is a very common situation, parents do not blame themselves, do not need to worry too much, flatulence generally occurs between one month and three months of age, to two months of age baby is the most common. Generally, the child will gradually get better after 100 days and will not last forever.
Parents need to control the causes of flatulence and find a suitable way to alleviate their baby's flatulence, which can alleviate the baby's discomfort.
What causes "flatulence"?
The main causes of flatulence in infants are as follows:
1. Infant breathing mode: Newborns often use abdominal breathing, which will cause a large amount of gas in the digestive tract.
2. Infant eating method: When breastfeeding, if the baby does not take the entire areola into the mouth; or when feeding the baby with a bottle, the specification of the pacifier, the tilt angle of the bottle, etc. are not suitable, which will cause the baby to swallow a lot of gas when eating.
3, feeding method: the baby's gastrointestinal function is still very weak, if the food fed in the type, quantity, temperature, and the degree of difficulty of digestion and other aspects are not appropriate, it will cause the baby's indigestion, gas caused discomfort.
4, the quality of breast milk: in the case of breastfeeding, if the mother eats too much gas-producing food, the baby will also produce a lot of gas in the stomach after feeding.
5, the quality of formula milk powder: formula milk powder added too much lactose, in the baby digestion will produce a large amount of gas in the intestine.
6, baby gastrointestinal cold: the baby's gastrointestinal delicate, the perception of the temperature change of the outside world is obvious, if the small stomach is cold, it will cause gastrointestinal spasms, aggravating the situation of flatulence.
7. Baby illness: When the baby is sick, the low potassium content in the body and the electrolyte disorder may cause the digestive tract to produce a large amount of gas.
8. Other causes: for example, the baby's digestive tract disease, or the allergy to food, may cause or aggravate the baby's flatulence.
Seeing so many of the causes of flatulence listed above, do parents feel as if they are overwhelmed by flatulence? Next, let's take a look at what can be done to avoid causing the baby's flatulence as much as possible, and if there is flatulence, how to help the baby relieve the symptoms of discomfort.
How can I help my baby relieve the discomfort of "flatulence"?
In order to make the baby's belly comfortable and let the baby sleep peacefully without crying, parents and family members who take care of the baby can pay attention to the following aspects:
1, the quality of food: breastfeeding, mothers should pay special attention to their own diet, as far as possible comprehensive, not excessive consumption of beans, potatoes and other foods with large gas production; formula milk feeding, you should pay attention to the brand and quality of formula milk, but also in each flush in accordance with the number and temperature of the instructions.
2, pay attention to posture when feeding: when breastfeeding, as far as possible, let the baby take the areola together in the mouth, to avoid the baby's mouth has a gap to inhale air; when feeding, on the one hand, you should choose a bottle with automatic exhaust function, on the other hand, you should choose a nipple that suits the baby's age and mouth size, so that the angle between the baby and the pacifier is similar to the angle of breastfeeding.
3, the frequency and number of feeding: as soon as the baby cries, adults think that they are hungry, frequent feeding of the baby or too much breastfeeding at one time. In fact, there are many reasons why babies cry. Excessive food can place a heavy burden on the already delicate baby's digestive tract, triggering indigestion and producing a lot of gas. Parents can observe the baby when they are crying and pay attention to the time of feeding, if the interval between the last breastfeeding time is too short, it may be another reason than the baby is hungry. This point, there are elderly people to help with the children of the family should pay special attention to, afraid of the baby hungry elderly will often overfeed the baby.
4. Hiccup after feeding: After each feeding, immediately pick up the baby vertically, let the baby's head lie on the shoulder of the adult, pat the baby's back, and let the air that the baby has just eaten because of drinking milk be discharged through hiccups.
5, pay attention to the warmth of the abdomen: now there are similar to the adult bib neck like the belly towel on the market, the skillful parents can also do it themselves, directly between the baby's armpits to the groin, the fabric is soft and not appropriate.
6, give the baby a massage of the small belly: adults in the family often rub the baby's small belly, which can effectively help the baby to exhaust and alleviate abdominal discomfort. Parents should pay attention to the need to rub their hands repeatedly before rubbing, and then massage the baby after the hands have a certain temperature.
7. Add probiotics: as long as there is no serious diarrhea, try not to intervene with drugs. Probiotics can be added to the baby's diet to regulate the digestive tract environment and help the gastrointestinal tract improve digestion.
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Parents should pay special attention to the fact that if the baby's flatulence situation lasts too long, and there is no sign of transformation to a good side, or even more serious, it is necessary to consider whether the baby has intestinal obstruction, allergies and other conditions, and timely medical treatment and follow the doctor's advice is the most correct way to solve.