Breastfed babies have food accumulation, be careful of these symptoms

In the eyes of most people, breastfeeding after a baby is born is a very normal physiological characteristic. In fact, there is nothing special about it. However, some children will have symptoms of indigestion if they are given too much breast milk. The baby's indigestion will be reflected in the stool. The stool will be lumpy, very dry and hard, and there will be symptoms of not having a bowel movement for a long time. In addition, the most obvious phenomenon is anorexia.

Symptoms of food indigestion in breastfed babies

Although breast milk is very good, it also has different qualities, and can be cold, hot, warm or cool. The mother's diet determines the nature of the breast milk. If the mother often drinks various nourishing and greasy soups, consumes excessive amounts of cold fruits or spicy foods, the breast milk will be difficult to digest, its nature and taste will no longer be mild, and it may even become very biased.

For example, if the mother eats too many cold foods (such as fruits, seafood, cold drinks, etc.), the breast milk will be very cold, and the child will either have diarrhea or accumulate cold in the abdomen. The child will become prone to crying at night, but the parents think that the child is crying because he is hungry, so they continue to feed the child with breast milk, which makes the child more prone to indigestion. If the mother eats too much spicy food, the child will easily get constipated and become irritable.

So if a breastfed child has a problem repeatedly and for a long time, such as recurrent constipation or eczema, before solving the child's symptoms, we need to first see if there is a problem with the mother's diet.

Here, Director Ji Qun also recommends that mothers who are exclusively breastfeeding should try not to eat too greasy and spicy foods, and appropriately reduce the amount of milk and speed at which the baby drinks each time to reduce the burden on the digestive tract, because drinking too much milk or drinking too fast can also cause indigestion. You can rub your baby's belly with the navel as the center more often to strengthen the spleen and stomach and aid digestion. Pay attention to whether there are a lot of milk curds in the baby's stool, whether the baby has a good appetite, etc. (When rubbing the belly, make sure your palm does not leave the baby's belly button to prevent the baby from getting sick due to wind in the belly.)

Massage techniques for treating indigestion in children

1. Rub the abdomen : Gently rub the abdomen 100 times in clockwise direction. Be gentle and do not use force.

2. Pinch the spine : Pinch the skin on both sides of the spine with both hands, and pinch from bottom to top. Pinch gently, to the child's comfort, 30 times.

3. Press and rub Zusanli : Zusanli is a major acupuncture point on the stomach meridian. Regular massaging of this point has the effect of health care and promoting digestion. Press and rub it 100 times.

4. Move the inner Bagua : Use your thumb or middle finger to push gently in a clockwise direction around the Laogong point in the palm of your hand. Effectively relieve symptoms such as loss of appetite and abdominal bloating, push 100 times.

5. Clear the stomach meridian : Push straight along the palm side of the thumb toward the base of the finger 100 times. It has the effect of harmonizing the stomach and relieving reflux.

6. Clear the lung meridian : Push the ring finger straight towards the base of the finger 200-300 times. It has a good effect in relieving cough.