Spit and Vomiting in Infants

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what is the spit up or vomiting in infants? Spit Or Vomiting in Infants both an expense form of gastric contents. If spit out like water, passive and spontaneous with a number that is not too much. Whereas intensity of vomiting out more with strength.

However, neither spit up or vomiting in infants often occurs, and not serious. Only a few cases of babies spit up or vomit that signify something serious.

Infants under the age of 4 months or less would have spit up or vomit every day 1 time. And it usually happens baby 70% of infants under 4 months. And it will be decreased with increasing age of the baby. Although spit up or vomiting in infants is normal, but if if excessive can cause interference with the growth of the baby.

Some causes of spit up or vomiting in infants:

Breast milk or milk given to exceed the capacity of gastric.

If gastric is too full, the food earlier yet up to the gut, then the food will come out. This is why the baby spit up or vomiting occur.

The position of poor feeding.

Valve cover gastric has not worked perfectly

The baby's digestive function is still not working perfectly

Your baby is too active.

How to minimize spit up or vomiting in infants:

1. Avoid giving breastmilk / milk with baby lying position. Baby's head stands approximately 30 minutes after feeding. 
2. Avoid excessive stimulate baby's movement, especially after the baby is breastfeeding or eating.
3. Controlling your baby's intake, either breastmilk or other supplemental food. 
4. Try to burp the baby after feeding. 
5. Avoid giving food intake SUCH AS breastmilk or other supplementary foods when the baby is hungry, it causes the baby to eat in a hurry. 
6. For infants fed breast milk using a pacifier, periodically check the baby nipple hole, do not get too big because the more incoming air. 
7. If breastfeeding, try to position the head higher than the feet. 
8. When the baby spit up or vomit, do not lifted, let it all out. 
9. Do not panic when the baby spit up or vomit comes out through the nose. It's better than the liquid is sucked again into the lungs, because it can cause an infection or inflammation.