New mothers often notice that their babies are anxious while breastfeeding.. Consider the possible causes of this phenomenon.

Spitting up after feeding.

Very young children often experience regurgitation after feeding.. These are the structural features of the digestive system.. The esophagus of a newborn is not yet sufficiently developed, therefore, after eating, the stomach closes weakly, and sometimes even remains open. So-called active suckers often suffer from habitual regurgitation.. In the process of breastfeeding, they swallow a lot of air along with milk, which then leaves the stomach, taking some of the milk with them..

To prevent regurgitation, immediately after weaning the baby from the chest, hold him in an upright position until the air swallowed during sucking leaves, which can be determined by a loud burp. After feeding, the baby is laid on the tummy, because when spitting up milk, he can suffocate. Spitting up should not be a cause for concern, when the baby gets a little older, they will stop on their own.. In case of persistent spitting up, you need to contact the pediatrician.

Vomit.

If the baby vomits immediately after feeding or some time after it, and even more so if it repeats, you should immediately contact a pediatrician and strictly follow his prescriptions.. Vomiting may indicate an intestinal disease. At the same time, the child's stool becomes more frequent, its appearance changes, greens and mucus appear.. Abundant repeated vomiting occurs in children with congenital pathology of the stomach, which requires special treatment..

Stomatitis or thrush.

With stomatitis or thrush, the baby may refuse to breastfeed. The child has to be fed with expressed milk from a cup or spoon, but not through the nipple, so as not to reduce the sucking activity of the baby and not provoke difficulties in resuming breastfeeding.

Health to you and your children!

Author Kristina Osipova.

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