Infants cannot speak yet, so they cannot express their feelings or feelings. Must pay attention and follow closely children, parents can understand the problems children are facing through crying .
If you see a baby with a big belly, how should parents handle it?
Big belly newborn - just a common physiological trait
Most babies' tummy tuck slightly up, especially after a full suck. Whenever you touch it, the mother will feel the baby's stomach is very soft. With each development day, the child's growth rate will be faster than the growth rate of the intestine. Gradually, the baby's abdomen will slim down.
However, sometimes suddenly, the mother suddenly finds that the baby's abdomen is abnormally tight. So, are children having problems or not?
Why do babies have big belly?
There are two causes of neonatal enlargement: physiological causes and pathological causes.
Physiological causes
The baby's intestine is quite long for the size of the abdomen. The muscular layer of the abdominal wall in infancy is also not fully developed. From there born the phenomenon of babies with big bellies.
Pathological cause
If the child has signs such as bloating, abdominal pain to the point of crying, unable to go outside for a long time, vomiting, loose stools, etc., the baby may have a digestive system problem.
The cause and direction of handling when the newborn has an enlarged abdomen is due to pathology
Abdominal bloating, bloating, indigestion
Signs to recognize: loss of appetite, irritability, vomiting, bulging abdomen, loose stools, ...
Cause the child has bloating
Children have to eat solids too soon. The digestive system has not adapted to foreign food other than breast milk.
Mothers feed babies too much for their needs: many meals a day or too many meals. When not digested in time, food will accelerate down the intestines causing bloating phenomenon.
Children eat unhygienic food.
Solution
Mother adjusts to breastfeed properly. When the baby's head is higher than the stomach, the milk will be easier to run down the stomach. At this point, the excess air is still above. Just belching can help your baby feel less uncomfortable.
When breastfeeding your baby, keep the baby's head higher than the stomach. Milk will go down the stomach and excess air is on top, babies easily burp.
For babies who are not breastfed, mothers should not re-drink excess milk from the last time. Mom also notes when choosing the right nipple so that the baby does not have to inhale too much air into the abdomen
Aneurysm in a newborn
This is a common disease in babies and young children. Signs: the baby's abdomen is tight, and after 24 hours, the baby has no stool.
Solution
In this case, the mother should bring the child to see a specialist for appropriate treatment. Have your baby take a colon scan, rectal biopsy, measure anorectal pressure, ... are ways for doctors to determine the extent of the disease.
The only treatment method is to remove the rectum, connecting the colon to the anal canal.
Other causes
Babies cry a lot
Crying and sucking will cause your baby to inhale excess air. This is a common phenomenon in young children. After a while, the abdomen should be back to normal.
Food allergies
Breast milk is the primary source of food for babies. Every mother eats any food, the child also indirectly eats that food.
Sometimes, certain foods a mother eats secretes a source of milk that is allergic to the baby's body. From there, born the phenomena of flatulence, bloating, indigestion.
Hirschsprung disease
This is a disorder hereditary . With this disease, the nerves of the stomach muscles do not develop.
When food enters the stomach, there are no contractions that aid in metabolism to the consuming organ. Indigestible food, long time accumulating in the stomach causes bloating in the baby.
A large belly is a common phenomenon. However, do not rush to be subjective. If the child has strange symptoms, the mother should immediately bring it to the doctor for timely treatment!
Wish your baby healthy, happy mom!
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