Once the child is found to have vomiting, the parents are very likely to enter a variety of hands and feet state, if there is accompanying abdominal pain, diarrhea is more anxious, easy to worry about the baby appear dehydrated bad symptoms, so most will provide fluids immediately after vomiting, which is likely to be counterproductive.
[Pediatric vomiting]
Pediatric vomiting is a common digestive tract symptom, vomiting is divided into three stages: nausea, baby dry heaving, vomiting.
[Causes of pediatric vomiting]
1, physiological vomiting.
Newborns can see milk inside the mouth in the first few weeks after birth, or when feeding the baby, it is normal for the baby to burp and spit something out, and occasionally all may be vomited out is also a normal condition. If the baby’s appetite, spirit, weight are normal indicators, in 7-8 months will stop such a situation, so do not need special care, baby vomiting is normal.
2. Pathological vomiting.
Improper breastfeeding posture leads to baby vomiting. Because babies are still small, they cannot eat solid food, so if you feed them before and after they cry, it is easy to cause vomiting. It is recommended that after calming the baby, in feeding.
3. Gastric pyloric stenosis.
Newborn babies are born around 1 month with vomiting symptoms, which is a congenital disease.
[Baby vomiting response methods]
1, maintain an open airway.
In the baby vomiting, vomit may be ejected from the baby’s nose, pay attention to the timely cleaning of the baby’s nose to keep it open. When vomiting occurs, you should let the baby’s body lean forward or lie on its side, so that the vomit out, to avoid asphyxiation or aspiration pneumonia.
2, timely cleaning of the mouth.
Be sure to let the baby lie on its side, and when the mother is holding the baby, she should also let the baby lie on its side and not look up. Also promptly deal with vomit on the baby, etc., rinse the baby’s mouth with warm water to keep the mouth clean.
3. Brief fasting, then give light food.
Do not eat for a short time, and when the baby is more comfortable, give liquid, easily digestible and light food.
How to prevent vomiting]
1, newborns in feeding, pay attention to the posture, each feeding should be gently held upright baby, head on the shoulders of adults, and then gently pat the baby’s back, prompting the air swallowed into the stomach to avoid vomiting
2. When feeding your baby, pay attention to the amount and time. In summer, you should also pay attention to not having your baby eat too many cold drinks. Feeding too much, not digested, or allergic to protein in breast milk or formula
3, pay attention to observe life, in case the baby is caused by unclean food.
What to do for other causes of vomiting]
Coughing and vomiting
1.If your baby has no coughing symptoms before and suddenly coughs and vomits, it may be caused by your baby inhaling a foreign body, so it is recommended that your baby should not enter a kitchen with a lot of fumes.
2. If your baby already has coughing symptoms that cause vomiting, it is important to determine if it may be a respiratory infection and it is recommended that you seek immediate medical attention to prevent pneumonia. Ways to deal with it at home: When your baby coughs badly, lift your baby’s upper body and sit up, or you can pick up and gently pat his or her back a few times to relieve the cough. When your baby coughs at night, let your baby sleep on his or her side, preferably with a towel on the baby’s head and upper body and a slightly higher pillow to prevent your baby from vomiting and coughing, which can affect sleep.
Diarrhea and vomiting
The nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and other symptoms caused by gastroenteritis are still mainly caused by eating unclean things. So the mother should usually pay more attention to the baby’s diet.
1, feeding utensils need to be disinfected, and when newly bought is no exception. Glass bottles are usually boiled in boiling water for 5 minutes, the water should be put more, the water should not exceed the bottle, to prevent the water from boiling, the bottle is deformed against the edge of the pot, at least once a day disinfection.
2, opened milk powder should not be stored in the refrigerator, the temperature difference between the refrigerator and the room and humidity can easily cause milk powder to deteriorate and clump. It is best to store at room temperature, away from light, dry and cool. After each time, the lid must pay attention to sealing.
3. If your baby does not finish the milk in the bottle at one time, do not leave it until the next time, so you should control the amount each time.
4.Heated milk is easy to grow bacteria, so if your baby does not eat it in time, you should not leave it for the next day to continue eating.
Fever and vomiting
Babies under 1 year old are prone to intussusception in winter when the weather is cold. Abdominal pain can occur, followed by vomiting, first with food remnants, then bile and fecal-like liquid. The baby’s poor spirits, unexplained paroxysmal crying, and cold sweats are recommended for prompt medical treatment.
Intussusception: It will be accompanied by vomiting and low fever (body temperature around 37.3℃, the baby’s normal body temperature is the same as adults, at 36.7~37℃) symptoms.