The baby’s belly is bulging and looks very cute to outsiders. However, this is worrying for the new parents. Sometimes, parents worry that the baby tummy bloating will be uncomfortable, sometimes worry if the baby eats too much, sometimes worry if the baby is constipated …… The baby’s belly is bloated for these reasons 1, abdominal wall muscle development is not perfect The little baby’s belly always looks bulging, bigger than the adult’s belly, mostly because the baby’s abdominal wall muscle development is not perfect, vulnerable to gastrointestinal filling, is a normal phenomenon. As the baby grows up, the belly will slowly flatten out. In addition, the baby’s body is rounded in front and behind unlike adults as slightly flattened, is also the reason why the baby’s stomach looks bulging. 2. Swallowing too much air (1) Incorrect breastfeeding posture: If your baby has the wrong posture when breastfeeding, it is easy to inhale too much air if you suck too quickly. (2) Incorrect pacifier: Improperly sized pacifiers or tilted bottles will also make it easy to inhale too much air, leading to bloating. (3) Incorrect feeding method: Some mothers are inexperienced and often wait until their babies are so hungry that they cry a lot before feeding them, which can easily lead to bloating if they eat too quickly. Tips: breastfed babies should try to contain most of the areola; pacifier babies, the pacifier should be full of milk, not air, so as not to inhale too much air to cause bloating. The choice of pacifier for your baby should be based on the age of the month. The tummy is slightly inflated, but the abdomen is soft, the abdomen is evenly inflated, the exhaust and bowel movements are normal, the weight is normal, etc. 3, indigestion by constipation and other problems, or milk protein allergy, lactose intolerance, enteritis and other causes of digestion, malabsorption, it is easy to produce a lot of gas, thus constipation. The baby’s stomach is not only bloated, but also hard, that may be a cold abdomen or indigestion, usually pay attention to the baby’s abdomen to keep warm. 4, the result of crying The baby will inhale a lot of air if he cries a lot, causing a vicious circle. Once the baby starts to cry, it is easy to bloat due to hiccups, which in turn will lead to discomfort, making the baby cry even more. 5, baby gastrointestinal motility disorder There are two types. One is purely functional, called “pseudo-intestinal obstruction”; the other is “congenital megacolon” in which the gastrointestinal tract really lacks ganglia. How to tell if your baby has bloating A bulging baby’s tummy is not necessarily bloated, to determine whether it is caused by bloating, you can try the following methods. 1. Feel with your hands. Let your baby lie down and press your hand to feel the softness of the belly, which means no bloating; if the belly feels a little hard to touch, there may be flatulence. 2, look at the performance. If the baby is eating, sleeping and moving well, it means it is normal and does not need special treatment. If your baby won’t eat milk, cries, and spits up, you should go to the hospital. Small ways to prevent and cure baby’s flatulence 1.When feeding your baby, you should pay attention to let the milk fill the front of the bottle nozzle, not to have a sloping surface, so as not to let your baby inhale air. 2. Babies who are hungry for too long are prone to bloating and spitting up when they eat milk. So when your baby wants to eat milk, you should feed him/her in time. If your baby cries during feeding, you should give more comfort and adjust your baby’s mood to avoid aggravating flatulence. 3.After feeding, hold your baby vertically, let him lie on his mother’s shoulder and pat his back gently, which is good for burping and discharging the air in his stomach, until the child burps before letting him lie down. 4. One hour after breastfeeding, if your stomach is still bloated, you can gently massage your baby’s tummy in a clockwise direction, which will help your stomach and intestines move and expel gas, improving digestion and absorption. 5, breastfeeding, the mother should avoid eating food that is easy to produce gas. The baby already eating complementary food to eat less gas-prone food, such as sweet potatoes, radish, etc. Massage to relieve baby bloating Baby bloating is sometimes uncomfortable, mothers can learn some simple massage methods to help babies relieve the pain of bloating. 1, abdominal massage Baby lying on his back in bed, the mother rubbed hot hands to the baby’s belly button as the center, the right palm clockwise massage, not too vigorous! Massage for 5 minutes each time, 2~3 times a day. 2, hot massage with a warm towel, wringing water on the baby’s abdomen, pay attention not too hot, to prevent burns baby (hot compress before the mother’s wrist to try the temperature), the compress time should not be too long, about 10 minutes a day can be. 3, press the back of the spine take off the baby’s shirt, let ta lie on the bed, gently lift the muscles on both sides of the baby’s spine, from the tailbone all the way to the neck, every 3-5 pinch on the lift. Gentle movements, 1 to 2 times a day, each pinch 3-5 minutes can be. If the daily life of the baby with a bulging tummy is normal, with good mobility, no vomiting and no hard lumps in the tummy, tummy bloating can be relieved by daily care methods. However, if there are some abnormalities, it is necessary to seek medical attention in time.