Babies grunting while breastfeeding may be related to physiologic factors, but it may also be due to pathologic factors, such as intestinal flatulence.
1. Physiological factors: for example, excessive hunger of the baby, low milk supply, etc. may cause the baby to grunt when eating milk. This is because babies will be more anxious when they don’t have enough to eat, thus showing grunting or shaking their heads all the time to express their dissatisfaction. At this time, you can massage your breasts to promote milk discharge, or stop breastfeeding first, and then feed your baby when you have enough milk.
2. Pathological factors: If the baby is young, the gastrointestinal tract is immature, if the milk is too fast or the milk is longer, it will be easier to cause intestinal flatulence. So the baby grunts when eating milk, may also be due to intestinal flatulence caused by stomach discomfort.
If a baby grunts while breastfeeding, and if it is accompanied by other uncomfortable symptoms, such as loss of appetite, diarrhea, crying and so on, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of the disease and give timely treatment.