Causes of regurgitation in newborns
The baby's digestive tract is fully formed only by the first year of life. And while this complex process is going on, some side effects are possible.
Regurgitation in newborns is a normal variant if the child feels well and is gaining weight. Photo: Getty This is especially true for regurgitation, which has quite understandable causes.
- Immaturity of the gastrointestinal tract. The child's organism is formed and adapted, his stomach and esophagus only "learn" to eat and digest it.
- Overfeeding. If the baby has a good appetite, and the mother has a lot of milk, maybe he eats more than can contain a tiny stomach. Therefore, with the slightest movement of the baby, the stomach emits excess milk or mixture. It is recommended to follow a little to reduce the amount of the mixture or stay at the breast, feed the baby in smaller portions, but more often.
- Colic or flatulence. These unpleasant consequences of the not yet well-coordinated work of the digestive system can cause various unpleasant symptoms for the baby. With colic, spasms in the baby's stomach are provoked by involuntary constriction of the walls of the stomach. If at this point in it there will be not retouched food, it will return back through regurgitation.
- Ingestion of air. If a child is incorrectly applied to the breast or fed from a low-quality bottle, along with food, he receives air bubbles. As a result, they provoke regurgitation. To avoid it, it is necessary to watch how the newborn takes the breast, and on artificial feeding to purchase special anti-coliform bottles.
If regurgitation is not accompanied by crying orIf the child is very restless, he sleeps and eats peacefully, and does not lose weight, then there is no need to worry, these small troubles will pass as soon as the digestive tract is adjusted.
Frequent regurgitation in a newborn: when to see a doctor
Frequent regurgitation, especially projectile spitting, canbe a sign of dangerous diseases, including neurological disorders, gastrointestinal pathologies and acute infectious diseases in a child. When such trouble happens very often, and the volume of rejected mixture or milk is approximately more than 2-3 tablespoons, you should consult a doctor. In such cases, the newborn does not gain weight, he is either very capricious and sleeps poorly, or, on the contrary, is lethargic. Consultation and examination by a pediatrician and pediatric neurologist are required. Be attentive to your baby, monitor his condition and behavior. See also:
