Physiological vomiting is a very normal phenomenon in infants during the first months of life. However, if you do not pay attention to when your baby chokes on milk, the baby's airway can be blocked by milk and cause danger to life. Mom should immediately refer to information on how to handle and prevent below!
How does breastfeeding not make the baby choke milk, do you know?
1 / Cause choking baby milk
- Because the hole in the nipple of the bottle is too big, the milk flows quickly and strongly, causing the baby to swallow.
- Some infants have a habit of eating and sleeping while keeping their nipples on their mouths but not swallowing. When breathing hard, children can inhale milk brought up the nose into the trachea, bronchi causing choking.
- Children 3 - 4 months old have started to learn to talk. If the mother breastfeeds and talks, the baby can laugh, the milk spills into the windpipe causing choking.
2 / How to treat when the baby choke milk
When the baby shows signs of choking, mothers need to perform basic first aid immediately. Promptly remove the milk from the respiratory tract, as quickly as possible to use the mouth to suck strongly into the baby's mouth and nose. The faster and more powerful the suction as possible, the slower the milk will go deep into the trachea, difficult to withdraw, the baby is blocked breathing for a long time, difficult to save. Then, carefully suck the remaining milk in the throat and nose, spit it.
If the child is blocked breathing for a long time, the ability to cure is more difficult, when smoking is finished, they should strongly stimulate the baby to cry and breathe, then immediately go to the nearest hospital for timely emergency care.
In addition, if a child is found choking, having difficulty breathing, and cyanosis, the mother should quickly place the baby on his stomach low on his arm. Use the palm of the hand to pat 5 consecutive times on the child's back, in the position between the shoulder blades. Then turn the child over to observe. If the baby can cry, turn cyanosis, move to the nearest hospital or medical facility for the doctor to continue to follow.
If the baby is still cyanotic, press on the baby's chest by pressing the lower half of the breastbone with the index and middle fingers, particularly above the sternum and below the chest seam. Press down hard 5 times in a row, then observe. If breathing is difficult, repeat movement 2. Do 6 times in a row.
3 / The way to breastfeed is not choking
- You should not let your baby suck and sleep at the same time.
- Mother does not joke with the baby while suckling, making the baby laugh and cause choking.
- When breastfeeding should hold the baby high head, in a comfortable position, not to bend the neck or tilt the neck too.
Breastfeeding the right way Breastfeeding is always a concern for women who are about to give birth. It seems simple, but if you do not know how to make it difficult for your baby to suckle or not get full enough ... MarryBaby would like to share some tips to help mothers perform this job more smoothly and skillfully.
-Mother should breastfeed slowly, do not rush, especially for weak, premature babies.
- When the baby is coughing or crying, the mother must stop breastfeeding immediately.
- When the baby is breastfed, if the breast milk drops too much but the baby can't swallow it, the mother can use two fingers to clamp down on the nipple to prevent the milk from falling.
- With a bottle-feeding baby, the mother needs to pay attention to choosing a nipple suitable for the baby's age, to avoid the case where the big hole is large, making the baby choke.
When feeding a bottle, the mother should tilt the bottle about 45 degrees so that the milk will fill the opening, the baby does not have to suck much air, leading to vomiting after a meal.
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