Why does the baby cry during feeding? Photo: Getty
Why does the baby cry when he eats?
The reasons why the baby cries duringfeeding, Dr. Komarovsky E.O., a famous pediatrician and TV presenter, sees a lot: - diseases of the oral cavity: stomatitis, or the usual drying out of the mucous membrane, which, when sucking, cause discomfort or tangible pain; - milk from the breast comes badly, irregularly. Mom can fix this by doing breast massage before breastfeeding; - Milk tastes worse. This is due to a change in the mother's usual diet: eating spicy and salty, garlic, onion, wild garlic, etc. - intestinal spasms, which are easy, if not eliminated, then reduced.
How to help a small tummy not get sick?
To eliminate discomfort in the baby's belly, beforefeeding it is necessary to lay out it on a firm surface a tummy downwards for some minutes, and then to do easy massage stroking circular movements clockwise in the field of a belly-button. This will help not only to release gazikas, to start peristalsis, but also to strengthen the abdominal muscles and will have a beneficial effect on the ability to hold the head. Mom should stick to the diet and do not consume a lot of fatty, acute and floury foods, as well as products that promote gassing and colic (cabbage, peas, raspberry, etc.). If the pain of the baby is periodic, drugs with simethicone (such as smecta, espumizana) will help.
When the causes of crying are in my mother's physiology
The shape of the breast does not matter for a successfulfeeding, but the form of the nipples - yes. Flat or concave nipples are inconvenient to grab the mouth, and the child can show discontent with crying. The situation will fix the special pads on the nipples.
Maybe it's teeth?
Long before the appearance of the treasured first incisorthe child can cry when feeding from discomfort in the gums. "I dare to suggest that when sucking gums, which already grow baby teeth, also participate in the movement of the jaw muscles, Dr. Spock, the famous pediatrician of America and the author of books on childcare shares observations. "This is what causes the tickling unpleasant feeling in them"
What to do?
If the baby cries during feeding, whichdo not exactly need - leave the crumb hungry. But forcibly, through shouting, it can not be fed. The main thing that you need is to calm down your mother and then to the baby. "It's quite possible to involve one of the family members in the process of calming the baby: father, grandmother, grandfather," advises Nancy Nelson, an American nurse, a member of IBCLC and author of "Healthy Sleep - happy baby". - So the child will not smell the breast milk of the mother, which may be the cause of his arousal. "Do not forget to give the baby the belly to regurgitate after the feeding - it will improve digestion, and relieve the unpleasant sensations before the next feeding. Read further
