What should I do if my one-month-old baby always chokes when eating milk?

The baby is already one month old and always chokes when feeding. The main reason for this situation is that the baby's swallowing function is not particularly perfect. If the feeding is improper at this time, it will easily cause the baby to choke. Parents must pay attention to this aspect and try to avoid it. In addition, when choking occurs, foreign objects in the mouth should be cleared in time to prevent suffocation.

What should I do if my one-month-old baby always chokes when eating milk?

1. Change feeding posture

Try to hold your baby up to feed, so that the baby's body is tilted at about 45 degrees. When the mother holds the baby to breastfeed, she should keep the baby's head higher and the body lower, which can alleviate the symptoms of the baby's spitting up. When feeding your baby milk powder, try not to let your baby drink while lying down. It is better to sit or stand. If you feed your baby while lying down, do not let your baby lie on his back immediately after feeding. Instead, let him lie on his side for a while, and then change to lying on his back.

2. Choose the most suitable nipple hole

Babies using pacifiers should pay attention to the size of the nipple. If it is too small, they may easily inhale air; if it is too big, they may choke and cause severe coughing. Both may cause spitting up.

3. Change feeding time

When your baby has symptoms of spitting up, be sure to shorten the time of each feeding and do not feed the baby for a long time. Allow the baby to digest and absorb slowly. Gradually, the baby's stomach and intestines will adapt and the spitting up will stop.

4. Change the feeding frequency

If your baby spits up, you should reduce the frequency of feedings from once every two hours to once every three hours.

5. Mothers should strengthen care

If your baby spits up milk, it may be because he has swallowed air into his stomach. This is usually physiological spitting up milk. After feeding the baby, the mother should not change the holding position immediately. Let the baby burp, which will not easily cause vomiting.

6. Seek medical attention promptly

If the baby's spitting up symptoms do not improve after using the above methods, it is likely to be pathological spitting up. The baby's gastrointestinal tract may have lesions. You should see a pediatrician in time and take the right medicine.