Breastfeeding often... not always unusual. 🤍

Milk Spit-up, a normal thing that can be found in young children, but what kind should be taken to a doctor?

Many times after Phoebus finished suckling, Ma Mie could see milk coming out of the corner of his mouth, sometimes liquid milk, sometimes thick white lumps like yogurt.

At first I was shocked, "Do you vomit?"

But after looking up and talking to the doctor, I realized that most of this is called Milk Spit-up, or Physiologic Gastroesophageal Reflux, GER, which is very common in infants, and in most children, it is not a disease.

Why does milk come back up?

The cause is not due to abnormal stomach or digestive system, but because the baby's body is not fully developed.

Specifically, the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES), which acts like a "door" between the esophagus and the stomach.

In adults, this door closes tightly after a meal down the stomach, but in infants, the sphincter is easy to loosen. When the stomach is full, there is pressure from the milk, wind, or move, the milk can flow back up.

The smaller your stomach, the liquid milk alone, and most of your time lies flat, the easier it is to reverse milk than adults.

Why is the milk coming out a "thick lump"?

Many people think that milk is broken.

Actually, no.

When the milk is ingested, the acid and enzyme in the stomach immediately begin to digest the protein in the milk, making the milk clot small, yogurt-like or soft cheese.

So if the ball breaks out in a white or creamy lump, it's usually milk that starts digesting, not milk or anything wrong.

How common is it?

Research has shown that about half of healthy babies experience regular breastfeeding during infancy.

Symptoms usually start from about 2-3 weeks old.

It is most common during 4-5 months.

It then gradually decreases itself as the child begins to sit, eat supplements, and the esophageal sphincter becomes stronger.

Most children recover by 9-12 months without medication.

What kind of reverse milk is considered "normal"?

Pediatricians often call this group of children Happy Spitters.

Well, despite the frequent breastfeeding, you still

* Good suckling

* Good mood

* Play with age

* Weight up by criteria

* No pain or stirring behind the cleft

Most children do not need antacids because they are a natural growth of the gastrointestinal tract.

How to make the milk less reversible?

Even not entirely defensible, it can help reduce opportunities.

* Give milk exactly at a time. Not too full.

* Catch burps every time after suckling

* Hold straight for 20-30 minutes after full.

* Avoid bouncing. Hold, play hard or change posture immediately after breastfeeding.

* If breastfeeding a bottle, choose an age-appropriate flowing teat to reduce air swallowing.

So when is "not normal"?

Although reverse milk is common, if the following symptoms are present, see a doctor.

* Vomiting in strings every time

* Milk that comes out is green, yellow or bloody.

* Not eating milk

* Bad weight gain or start to lose

* Very stirring like it hurts every time after suckling

* Cough, choke or shortness of breath

* Abnormal fever or seepage

These symptoms may not be normal milk reflux, but they may be GERD or another disease that needs further examination.

What Ma Mie wants to leave

When a baby breaks out a lot of milk, sometimes it looks like a whole meal of milk flows out, but in fact, the amount often looks more than real, because the milk spreads on shirts and diapers.

If the baby eats milk well, smiles, plays, weighs up, and has no other abnormalities, most of the time, "backmilk" is just a phase of development that many children go through.

As the gastrointestinal tract grows, the condition often gradually disappears without treatment.

🤍, because sometimes... what you need most is not medicine, but the embrace and comfort of your parents.

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