Regurgitation of a newborn
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Regurgitation with a small amount of air and gastric contents, observed very often in children of the first year of life. This phenomenon, related to the structure of the esophagus and stomach in infants, can accompany every feeding. Over time, regurgitation, as a rule, stops.
When sucking, a baby sometimes swallows a lot of air (aerophagia). It is observed in restless, excitable and therefore greedily suckling children's breasts. It is advisable to stimulate their belching (the release of gas or gas together with the food gruel from the stomach into the mouth) during meals, otherwise stretching the stomach with air will interfere with the absorption of food, contribute to a false sense of satiety, and regurgitation. The causes of aerophagy can also be hunger, too tight mother's chest, improper feeding technique, etc.
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