Causes of regurgitation in newborns
The digestive tract of the baby is fully formed only by the first year of the child's life. And while this complex process is underway, some side effects are possible.
Regurgitation in newborns is a variant of the norm, if the child feels well and gains weight. Photo: Getty Especially it concerns regurgitations, which have quite explainable reasons.
- 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 orstrong anxiety of the child, he quietly sleeps and eats, does not lose weight, then you should not worry, these little troubles will pass as soon as the digestive tract works will be adjusted.
Frequent regurgitation of a newborn: when to call a doctor
Frequent regurgitation, especially a fountain, can bea sign of dangerous diseases, including neurological disorders, gastrointestinal pathologies and acute infectious diseases in the child. When this trouble happens very often, and the volumes of the rejected mixture or milk are approximately greater than 2-3 tablespoons, you should consult a doctor. In such cases, the newborn does not gain weight, he is either very moody and does not sleep well, or vice versa, sluggish. Consultation and examination is required from a pediatrician and a pediatric neurologist. Be attentive to your baby, keep track of his condition and behavior. See also:
