The baby waves its arms while breastfeeding. Characters of infants when suckling at the breast. Causes of restless behavior of an infant during feeding

10.01.2010, 20:47

10.01.2010, 20:53

Mine does this too sometimes because of colic. Have you tried baby calm before feeding? Sometimes I give a burp several times for feeding, especially if it starts with greed.

10.01.2010, 22:01

It looks like colic. Not from satiety or pampering.

Castalia

10.01.2010, 22:36

maybe you ate something new and for him milk is therefore tasteless, I had this from mushrooms.

10.01.2010, 22:43

Colic or gas. Before feeding, lay on the tummy for 10-15 minutes. My usually when he starts doing this with his chest, then after a while he poops or farts.

10.01.2010, 22:48

Do not change breasts when feeding, overeat the front on both and m. b. lactase deficiency, which gives a similar picture at the time of feeding due to spastic reactive pains of smooth muscles (foamy stools are possible).

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10.01.2010, 22:52

10.01.2010, 23:03

10.01.2010, 23:04

Gaziki most likely ... When sucking in babies, intestinal peristalsis starts up, maybe it doesn’t stop farting ...
But mine was still so angry when I didn’t have enough milk. He, poor thing, pounced on his chest from hunger, sucks out drops and screams. I tormented the child for a week, until I figured out what was what. :(

And then what did they do? Did you give food?

10.01.2010, 23:15

Why does he have colic every feeding? And how then to give preparations before each feeding???

I give sub-simplex before every feeding except night and morning.

10.01.2010, 23:25

Why does he have colic every feeding? And how then to give preparations before each feeding???

Yes! In 3 months it will pass by itself.

Yolk@ near Moscow

10.01.2010, 23:33

The baby is a month old, on breastfeeding, he is gaining weight normally. The last week, the frills began when feeding - I’ll put it on my chest, eat for a while (while the milk goes well), then it starts to push, strains, waves its arms, legs, throws its head back or, on the contrary, bites harder into the chest, sometimes straight from some anger ... I take it away, I put it on another - the picture repeats. Moreover, the milk seems to still remain in the chest, it can be more difficult to suck and he is nervous? Or colic (although they don't seem to be). I can walk with him a little vertically, spits up, also wriggles. Then I’ll put it on again and again mockery of the chest ... I don’t understand what’s wrong with him, I used to fall asleep calmly on my chest ... Help with advice, my chest hurts, I don’t have any more strength, I’m nervous myself, he, too, is a vicious circle ... :(

We have something similar, but not on the same scale. To begin with, we are also a month old, I always swaddle for feeding. And then you are tormented to catch arms and legs and then it is not very convenient to hold them vertically. Mine sometimes sucks, starts to worry, turns his head. If I don’t have time to lift it vertically, it spits up milk. I try to hold it, stroke it on the back and again apply it to my chest. Sometimes wriggles, cries, but then catches a boob. For some reason I think that we do NOT have colic. Well, what do they worry about in feeding? And between feedings does not happen!

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10.01.2010, 23:40

And then what did they do? Did you give food?

Well, yes, I had to. They gave the mixture and for the first time the child slept almost all night. If you have a scale at home, try weighing the volume of milk... We are now in the NE, but the child is full. I’m fighting for milk, but so far I’m not succeeding in full breastfeeding :(

10.01.2010, 23:59

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11.01.2010, 00:18

how did you figure it out?
damn it, I’ve been guessing for a week that my milk is running out, we had colic 3 times in 6 months t t t, and I began to get out just like in the topic! (((beats, cries, even sweats while straining himself, the second breast is already like an empty month ... hmm ...

I didn’t immediately begin to suspect that he didn’t eat enough, although, well, I saw a well-fed child;), there was something to compare with ... They also washed down the colic with Plantex, and tortured the poor child with a tube from the "gaziki" ... Until now since I feel guilty before him: 008:... And then my breasts became a pity, elementary, my nipples hurt unbearably. Yes, and I went crazy from sleepless nights, I decided to try all the ways, in the end, a well-fed child is more important to me than a fanatical GW, painful for everyone. And oh, miracle! Helped! Now I can distinguish colic perfectly - from them the child wakes up in 30 minutes and groans, and as a rule, in the evening, at the same time, and cries differently, pitifully so, and from hunger - screams like a cut. Distracting events help from colic - I swing on the handle in the "boat", we put him in the car seat, and if he is hungry, he gets even angrier from them.
And recently I read in some brochure from the polyclinic: "The reason for refusing the breast may be an insufficient amount of milk, as a result of which the baby becomes restless, gives up the breast." In general, all my suspicions were confirmed ...

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11.01.2010, 00:22

Yes, well, control feeding, of course! It also confirmed that at least one breast is not enough for the child ... So now I try to give both during the day, and at night a mixture - he sleeps from it for five hours, and by six or seven in the morning I have enough milk to feed my fill and sleep for a few more hours ;)

11.01.2010, 15:02

Parish Kira

11.01.2010, 15:33

feed the virgins with mixtures !!! I have the first one on IV, and the second GV - I was tortured with the second ... Milk did not increase lactation, but alas, there is not enough milk ... From the maternity hospital I gave a mixture of weeks 2 .. Then only GV .. The result she doesn’t take a pacifier, a horn, or a drinker from me, we’re gaining weight badly .... Now we are 6 years old - she introduced complementary foods at 4 years old .. I feed from a spoon, this is horror ...

11.01.2010, 15:36

This happens with colic.

11.01.2010, 15:46

Colic during feeding generally should not be, because. on the contrary, everything relaxes in a baby when he suckles his breast, at these moments it is easier for him to fart, poop and all that ...
Try letting it burp, I think it will get better!

PS: for colic in the first three months, we gave BabyCalm, Subsimplex and Espumizan before meals. Bebicalm went best of all, but he is not a panacea, you still have to be patient ...

Yolk@ near Moscow

11.01.2010, 16:12

Our daughter behaved this way not because of colic, but because she swallowed air during feeding and cannot continue the meal. How she began to wave her arms and legs and strain - a sure sign that it's time to burp. I took it vertically, pressing my tummy to myself, the air came out and we continued to eat. This could be repeated 2-3 times per feeding. Now we are already 4 months old - and still sometimes it happens that we have to interrupt feeding and burp air.

Well, after eating, we must also wear it vertically until the excess air burps out. She never vomits milk, and the air in her stomach prevents her from sleeping and she will worry until she gets rid of it.

At night, I feed her lying down and at such a time we usually don’t wear her upright, but if she starts to kick in a dream, contract like a caterpillar, you have to get up and hold her until she burps ... then she sleeps peacefully.

That's just our case! And we interrupt the feeding, burp the air and then everything is OK! :016:

Our increase for the month is also very small, there is not enough milk, I save myself as much as I can and tea pills, more liquids, but like peas against the wall. Here on Wednesday for an appointment, and if again the increase is small, I will switch to NE. The child cries from hunger in the evening ......

11.01.2010, 18:17

Here we have the same. Either you need to fart, or burp the air, or do something else, and if it doesn’t work out, then he waves his arms, legs and gets angry!

11.01.2010, 18:36

Have us so was roughly in month for weeks 3. Why take away from the breast and apply to the other ?? It seems to me that my baby was pushing and eating at the same time simply - most likely, the gaziki bothered her, because. when she had colic, she didn’t care about her chest - she just roared. Well, yes, my chest hurt, I just smeared it with bepanthen all the time.

11.01.2010, 18:41

Well, when I’m exhausted, I also start to swaddle, I definitely swaddle at night (otherwise I don’t sleep) and eat calmly at night and don’t even spit up. Maybe try swaddling him during the day...
At the expense of control weighing, he gained 1 kg in a month, before feeding and after weighing periodically eats about 120 grams.
And the preparations ... before that they gave babycalm, espumizan, sub simplex, now plantex tea ... only sense from them, there are still gas, we get pissed with a massage.

Well, 1 kg per month is very good. It is unlikely that your child is not full. I still think it's gas.

Whims and crying is the only method by which a newborn baby can notify his parents of inconvenience, pain and discomfort. Intestinal colic, teething, emotional discomfort and other factors can provoke crying and excessive physical activity in infants.

Often, young parents are faced with a situation where a newborn baby expresses anxiety when feeding, cries and knocks its legs. If the baby is breastfed, then the mother may think that the baby is not satisfied with the taste of milk. This factor plays a significant role, but is not the only one.

Causes

Not knowing the true cause of the whims of the child, many mothers make mistakes when trying to resolve this issue. If a child is fed breast milk, then some women make attempts to transfer the baby to artificial milk formulas, which is highly not recommended without a good reason.

In order for the problem to be solved in a timely manner and in favor of the child, parents need to familiarize themselves with the main causes of crying and whims of the baby during feeding. These reasons include:

. When excess gas occurs in the baby's intestines, this process is accompanied by abdominal pain and discomfort. The cause of flatulence is the immaturity of the digestive tract of the baby, when a small amount of digestive enzymes is produced. With intestinal colic, a newborn baby wriggles while feeding, cries, knocks with his legs and presses them to his tummy.
Air bubble in the stomach. If the technique of applying the baby to the breast is not followed, air enters the baby's stomach along with mother's milk. With the accumulation of air in the stomach, a large bubble forms, which prevents normal digestion.
Violation of the diet of a nursing woman. If a young mother made mistakes in nutrition and consumed foods such as spices, garlic, onions and smoked meats, then this will affect the taste of breast milk. The baby expresses its dissatisfaction by refusing to feed and crying.
Insufficient lactation. When a newborn baby squirms and cries while feeding, the young mother is advised to pay attention to the adequacy of the baby's nutrition. With reduced lactation, the newborn stops eating.
Hyperlactation. Another common cause of these symptoms is excessive breast milk production. When the mammary glands overflow, the pressure of milk increases in their ducts, as a result of which the baby does not have time to swallow food normally.

As secondary causes of anxiety and crying of the baby during feeding, there are:

Inflammatory process in the oral cavity of a child caused by a bacterial and fungal infection (thrush).
Inflammation of the middle ear (otitis). This disease is common among children under one year old. If the baby expresses strong dissatisfaction with feeding, screams and cries, then parents are advised to show the child to an otolaryngologist.
. When the baby begins to cut the first teeth, this process is accompanied by pain, itching and discomfort. Increased pain during feeding causes whims.
Neurological disorders accompanied by headache. Swallowing movements during feeding provoke an increase in headache, as a result of which the baby cries and wriggles.
Respiratory infection and allergic reactions leading to nasal congestion. In the absence of nasal breathing, the baby cannot eat.

How to help a baby

If the cause of whims is a small amount of breast milk, then the woman is recommended to supplement the baby with artificial milk mixture through a spoon. A bottle with a pacifier should not be used for this purpose.

It is also worth making sure that the technique of applying the baby to the breast is observed. It is necessary to feed the baby in a comfortable position, so that the baby captures the entire nipple and part of the halo with his lips.

It will help to cope with intestinal colic. The baby must be laid on a flat surface, after covering it with a diaper. With both hands, it is necessary to perform the “bicycle” exercise, pressing the baby’s legs to his stomach. The passage of gases is facilitated by gentle stroking of the baby's tummy clockwise.

You can relieve spasm in the intestines with the help of dry heat. For this purpose, you can take a diaper, iron it with a hot iron and attach it to the baby's tummy. Instead of a diaper, you can warm the baby with your body.

Drug therapy for intestinal colic includes taking the drug Espumizan, as well as probiotics (Enterogermina).

If a child’s tearfulness is caused by emotional discomfort, then the following tips will help to cope with this:

Parents need to carry the baby in their arms as often as possible, thereby enhancing emotional contact. To facilitate this task, devices for transferring a newborn (kangaroo) will help.
Joint daytime sleep helps to establish emotional contact between mother and child.
When feeding the baby, it is recommended that the mother create conditions for skin-to-skin contact. To do this, it is necessary to leave a minimum of clothing on the child and yourself before each feeding.
It is necessary to put the baby to sleep next to you, both during the day and at night.
In order for the child to get used to the mother, the woman is recommended to temporarily limit the baby's tactile contact with other family members (including the father).
During the formation of breastfeeding, it is definitely recommended to limit the stay of strangers in the house where the newborn baby is.
It is recommended to enter into verbal contact with the newborn more often, talk with him, sing songs, tell tales.

In the first weeks after birth, a newborn and his mother only get used to each other, and much in the behavior of the baby is not clear to the mother. Why, for example, does a child worry at the breast during feeding? There are many reasons for this, and we decided to describe them and suggest ways to overcome difficulties. Let's start with the cause of the child's anxiety, which mothers call the first, but which really exists least of all.

Lack of milk

This is the first thing that comes to the mind of a nursing mother, whose child cries a lot, including at the breast. One of the biggest challenges with breastfeeding, oddly enough, is that breastfeeding moms don't know exactly how much milk their babies are getting or if they're getting enough.

If your child is overly restless, most third-party well-wishers will likely point out to you that the baby is probably hungry. Since you are a mother, such remarks can make you feel guilty. After all, it is your responsibility to feed your baby! How to dispel doubts and fears associated with a lack of milk?

Watch your baby urinate and defecate. After the sixth day of life, you should receive at least six wet diapers and one dirty diaper per day. If so, then your baby is getting enough milk.
Frequent feedings are normal. In the first few weeks of life, a newborn usually needs 8-12 feedings per day. At the very beginning, you may at times have to keep it near your chest almost constantly. For several hours he will demand it very often, and then fall asleep for four to five hours. As the baby learns to suckle more effectively, the number of feeds decreases.
Keep track of your baby's weight. By two weeks, the baby should regain the weight he was born with, and gain at least 150 grams per week for the next two to three months.

If you are still worried that you are not getting enough milk, you may find it helpful to have a lactation consultant who will monitor and assess your baby's weight gain and suggest ways to increase your milk supply, if needed.

breast swelling

Sometimes the restless behavior of the baby at the breast is caused by its swelling. Excessive breast swelling most often occurs in the first weeks after childbirth. To reduce it, express some milk by hand or with a quality breast pump to make the breast softer and easier for the baby to latch onto. Don't express too much milk, as this can cause more milk to be produced later on, which will only make the swelling worse. Apply cold compresses to your breasts between feedings to reduce swelling and soreness.

Flat or sunken nipples

Also, the baby may be nervous when applying to the breast if the mother has flat or sunken nipples. To stretch them, you can wear special pads between feedings. Turning on the pump for a few minutes before putting the baby to the breast will help elongate the nipples and also start the flow of milk so that the baby will get it right away and is more likely to continue sucking instead of dropping the breast and crying.

In some cases, a woman has to use pads that encourage suckling until her nipples become more prominent. This should happen after about two to four weeks of breastfeeding. If you're having trouble with flat or sunken nipples, seek help from a lactation consultant as soon as possible.

Incorrect attachment, uncomfortable posture

Another cause of restless behavior at the chest is wrong position. Both the mother and the baby may be uncomfortable, causing the breasts to be pushed in the wrong way, and a sufficient supply of milk is disrupted. If your baby is very nervous, your best bet is to use the underarm position (when you hold the baby to your side, close to your nearest breast) or the "cradle" position (when you hold the baby horizontally at your chest), as these positions allow you to control his head.

These positions allow you to guide the baby to the breast and hold him there. The baby's nose and chin should be pressed into the mother's chest. As a rule, he suckles better when the mother holds him tightly. If something makes you feel uncomfortable during feeding, contact a consultant. Perhaps this is the reason for the anxiety of your baby.

Gastroesophageal reflux

Almost all children have some degree of gastroesophageal reflux. This medical term refers to a condition in which the annular muscle (sphincter) that blocks the entrance to the stomach has not yet fully formed and does not always completely close the opening. Because of this, some milk along with gastric juice can flow back into the esophagus, causing a sensation that we call "heartburn".

As anyone who has ever experienced it knows, it is quite an unpleasant sensation. Just as an adult can relieve heartburn by sitting with a straight back, a child can also usually benefit from being held upright.

Sometimes reflux can occur during feeding. Its appearance can be prevented by holding the child more upright or periodically taking breaks so that the baby “stood” a little. As the child develops, so does the musculature, so that cases of reflux become less and less common.

Sometimes the problem is so severe that the child is unable to eat normally due to reflux. In such cases, you must consult a doctor.

Increased gas formation

All newborns have flatulence. When a child begins to eat, he starts reflex gas production, which is necessary for the waste generated during nutrition to be removed from the body more quickly. This prevents constipation.

Since breast milk is very easy to digest, it takes very little time for this food to pass through the baby's gastrointestinal tract. You can often hear characteristic sounds while the baby is still suckling. Although all children have gas, some people tolerate it better than others. The time of day can also affect this. Apparently, the problem of flatulence becomes more noticeable at the end of the day. Traditionally, this time is considered the most hectic. The child does not seem to want to let go of the breast at all, and this, in turn, can aggravate flatulence. This problem disappears on its own as the baby develops.

How to calm a crying baby
Many of the methods that promote calming are somehow related to the imitation of intrauterine conditions. Make sure that the air temperature is comfortable - not too hot and not too cool. Change diapers promptly. The baby can feel peace if he is firmly pressed to himself or rocked. Swaddling or monotonous sounds - music or the buzzing of electrical appliances - can be effective. You can carry your baby in a sling, thereby providing him with comfort and getting the opportunity to do some business at the same time.
You can involve one of the family members, such as a father, grandmother or grandfather, to calm the child; in this case, the baby will not feel the smell of breast milk coming from the mother, which can excite him. In addition, this will give the mother the opportunity to devote some time to herself.

Physiological lactase deficiency

At the beginning of feeding, mother's milk is more saturated with milk sugar - lactose. It's called "front". After 10-15 minutes of feeding with the same breast, she begins to produce "hind" milk. It is richer in fats, which neutralize lactose and thereby reduce gas formation. If the baby is getting too much foremilk and not getting enough hindmilk, excess lactose and lack of the enzyme lactase, which increases flatulence.

Try to have your baby suckle from one breast for at least 12-15 minutes so that he can get back milk. When the baby grows up and sucks more efficiently, it will get to him after a shorter period of time after the start of feeding. Hindmilk has a calming effect and helps restless babies fall asleep. Most newborns naturally drift off to sleep at the end of a feed, thanks to the calming action of hindmilk.

Child chokes on milk

While the baby is only learning to suckle the breast, the so-called milk ejection reflex may be too strong for him and cause him to choke. Because of this, the baby can drop the breast and start to get nervous. Press firmly on the breast for about a minute to stop too much milk flowing, and then reattach the baby to the breast. Try expressing some milk before a feed and see if you can trigger the ejection reflex before the baby latch on. Feed your baby in the underarm position. As your baby gets older, they will be able to cope with the consequences of the milk ejection reflex in any feeding position without any problems.

Smell

In rare cases, the baby becomes nervous and throws the breast from soaps or creams you apply to your breasts or nipples. If you start using a new remedy and the baby becomes more nervous, wash it off and start feeding again.

Thrush

The child in the mouth or the mother on the nipples may develop yeast infection- the so-called thrush. You will see white spots in the child's mouth.

Your nipples may become bright red or itchy, and burn after feeding. During feeding, the baby may be more restless than usual.

See a doctor. If he confirms that you have a fungal infection, both you and the child will have to undergo treatment.

Too noisy and light

In some children, excessive anxiety is associated with hyperstimulation. They may be calmer when feeding if it takes place in a dark and quiet room.

Wants to settle down with breasts

Until 12 weeks, babies have little to no self-soothing skills and often reach for the breast just for comfort. They begin to suck to calm down, not experiencing at this moment the need for food. For parents, this need of the baby should be on a par with all the other vital things that you provide to the child.

All parents are concerned about the health of their child. They look especially carefully at the child in the first weeks and months after his birth: is everything all right? If the child is the first, then mothers and fathers may not know about some of the features of his development, and sometimes they are surprised or even frightened by the most ordinary phenomena. What most often worries the parents of a newborn?

The child's arms and legs are tense all the time. Maybe it's hypertension and you need to start some kind of treatment?

Yes, this is hypertonicity - an increased tone of the flexor muscles, but this is a completely normal phenomenon that all babies have up to a certain age.

If you look at a newborn, you can see that his arms are bent at all joints, brought to the body and pressed to the chest, the hands are clenched into fists, the thumbs of the hands lie under the other four. The legs of the baby are also bent at the joints and abducted at the hips, dorsiflexion predominates in the feet. Muscle tone in the arms is usually higher than in the legs.

Attentive parents will see that muscle tone can change, for example, when turning the head to the side, it is higher on the side opposite to the turning of the head. Changing tone in the same muscle group is called muscular dystonia - this name is often heard by mom and dad at a neurologist's appointment, but you should not be afraid of this, this is also a completely common occurrence in infants.

By 3.5-4 months, physiological hypertonicity in children weakens, movements become more coordinated, the hand opens, so-called locomotions develop - body movements, in which almost all muscle groups are involved. There is no need to treat physiological hypertension, but you can do a general strengthening massage, it will contribute to the development of the muscular system and coordination of movements.

The baby constantly makes some movements, they are very chaotic. Why is this happening?

In a newborn child, the nervous system is still immature, which is why he cannot make coordinated movements. The nerve fibers of the baby are just beginning to be covered with a special myelin sheath, which is responsible for the speed of transmission of the nerve impulse to the muscles. The faster the transfer occurs, the smoother the movements of the crumbs become. In the meantime, the nervous system has not matured, a small child can be in constant motion, which sometimes persists even in a dream.

As a rule, chaotic twitches disappear in the second month of life. Then the movements of the arms and legs gradually become more even and orderly.

The child's arms, legs, chin are trembling - maybe he is cold or has some kind of neurological disease?

Trembling, or tremor, is a physiological phenomenon that occurs in most children in the first 3 months of life.

Tremor appears again due to the immaturity of the nervous system. Shivering usually occurs during crying or after some kind of exertion (for example, after bathing), but sometimes it starts quite suddenly, maybe even at rest. When a child has a tremor, the chin and lower lip usually tremble, and the arms and legs may still tremble.

The tremor can be symmetrical (both arms tremble) and asymmetrical, when different parts of the body tremble separately (for example, the chin and arms tremble at the same time, or one arm and one leg tremble).

As soon as parents notice that the baby has a tremor (and it may not appear immediately after birth, but even a month later), they are very worried. However, as we have already said, this is a normal phenomenon in young children. Nevertheless, it is necessary to pay attention to the following points: physiological tremor does not last long - only a few seconds; if the tremor increases, the episodes become more frequent and longer, it is necessary to show the baby to a neurologist.

The kid often shudders and spreads his arms to the sides. Is this normal or should I take my child to the doctor?

This is a manifestation of one of the innate reflexes - the so-called Moro reflex (arm extension with subsequent reduction). It lasts up to 4-5 months and usually occurs in response to sharp sounds or a change in body position. Parents call this reflex the startle.

Moms and dads notice that if you change the position of the baby in space (for example, lift him out of bed and then put him back), the child will throw up the arms slightly bent at the elbows. The same thing can happen with any sharp sound (clapping hands, knocking on the door). Sometimes the Moro reflex occurs spontaneously, that is, the baby throws up his arms without any stimuli. All these phenomena are completely normal for young children and do not require any treatment.. The only thing to watch out for: the Moro reflex should not become more pronounced; after 4-5 months it should disappear.

The child constantly wants to suck (pacifier, breast, finger). Maybe he's hungry and doesn't have enough milk?

In children under 1 year old, the sucking reflex is pronounced: any irritation of the lips, tongue, the child makes sucking movements. This is the very first and most important unconditioned reflex: it is the ability to suck (and hence the satisfaction of hunger) that ensures the survival of the baby. The suckling reflex completely disappears only by 3-4 years.

Even in infants, you can notice a search reflex (it lasts up to 2-4 months): when the corner of the mouth is irritated, the baby turns its head in the direction of irritation; proboscis reflex (it can be observed up to 2-3 months): when tapping on the lips, the child stretches his lips with a tube. Before eating, these reflexes appear brighter and are more easily evoked, but in themselves they are not an indicator that the baby is hungry.

The baby spit up a lot, I heard that this could be due to neurological disorders. Is it so?

- a very common complaint in the first months of life. Most healthy children spit up to 3-5 times a day. For babies, regurgitation is more the norm than a pathology., since the structure and functioning of the gastrointestinal tract in them predispose to regurgitation.

The stomach of newborns is located horizontally, has a rounded shape and a small volume - only 5-10 ml: that's why a few drops are enough for a newly born baby to eat. The entrance to the baby's stomach is relatively wide, and the sphincter (the muscle that closes the entrance to the stomach) is underdeveloped. Therefore, the movement of food through the gastrointestinal tract is somewhat slow.

The immaturity of some enzymes and the lack of coordination in the processes of breathing, sucking and swallowing, which are more characteristic of premature and low birth weight babies, also predispose to regurgitation. Still regurgitation can be associated with overeating, frequent feeding, aerophagy (swallowing air). Yes, they can be a manifestation of some kind of neurological pathology, but this is very rare, especially if there are no other symptoms of the disease.

The baby often "goggles". The doctor said that this is a symptom of Grefe and does not need to be treated. What is this symptom, and why does it appear in young children?

Graefe's symptom in infants is a white strip that remains between the iris and the upper eyelid when the child lowers his eyes down. By itself, Graefe's symptom does not indicate the presence of any health problems in children. It is often observed in healthy children with a change in lighting or body position, and even Grefe's symptom can simply be an individual feature of the structure of the baby's eyes (it is often found in children with large eyes).

Sometimes this symptom occurs due to the immaturity of the child's nervous system. In these cases, Graefe's symptom does not need to be treated, it usually disappears during the first 6 months of the baby's life. But if, in addition to the Graefe symptom, a child has increased excitability, tremor, developmental delay, if he often throws his head back, this already indicates that he has neurological problems. For an accurate diagnosis, it is necessary to undergo a number of additional studies: neurosonography, electroencephalography.

A tiny man, having barely been born, knows practically nothing, his movements are erratic, his hands cannot grab and hold an object, and it seems that the only thing the baby does is eat, sleep and cry. But after a couple of months, he confidently fixes his gaze on the objects and faces around him, can smile back, and also holds his head well. With each month of life, the child comprehends more and more new horizons in his development - it remains only to patiently wait for this time.

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Kolka, on my fourth day, began to shudder, get frightened and cry often. During the evening today, he shuddered five times, and now he put him in bed, immediately fell asleep, while he was fiddling around, he heard his long moan, like a protracted fright and a loud cry after.

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Section: Medical issues (the baby shudders, twitches its arms and legs). good afternoon girls, when falling asleep at the chest, my daughter began to pull her arms and legs very much like how kittens shudder in a dream, is this normal? sometimes shakes hands and...

The kid often shudders and spreads his arms to the sides. The same thing can happen with any sharp sound (clapping hands, knocking on the door). He also spits up when any manipulations with the legs are performed (bicycle, pulling the legs to the stomach, etc.). Plus he...

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He also spits up when any manipulations with the legs are performed (bicycle, pulling the legs to the stomach, etc.). Plus, he can burp some time after eating, already, as I understand it, semi-digested milk and also a lot. This has been going on for a few...

Newborn: treat or pass? 7 questions for a neurologist. But even with the open, he does not sleep for a long time, he begins to shudder, gets frightened and screams. At one of the mom forums, I came across a discussion of the Summer infant swaddling envelope.

One evening, several long-term breastfeeding couples shared stories about the hassle their babies give them while breastfeeding. Amused by the hardened fighters' reports, one father exclaimed, "Let's give these little suckers names." Which is what we did.

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How many times have we heard mothers complain: “He only does what he eats!” In the early months, be prepared for your baby to have frequent feeding days when he wants to suckle non-stop and you feel like you can't do anything else. Your baby has a growth spurt that usually occurs around the age of three weeks, six weeks, three months, and six months with small jumps in between. Your baby obeys the law of supply and demand: the more he suckles, the more milk you produce and the better he grows. Also, your baby may be going through a period of hypersensitivity where he needs a day or two of frequent feeding and holding while he adjusts to life away from his mother. Here are some survival tips:

On sensitive days, temporarily put aside all of your external commitments that can drain your energy. Your baby will only be a baby for a very short time, and no one will be harmed if household chores are not completed on time. From our own experience, we can say that mothers burn out for the most part not because of the demands of the child, but because the family expects too much from them, because they have many extra responsibilities, and because no one takes care of them. .

Make sure that during each feed your child receives mainly milk, not air, otherwise, as soon as the child burps, releasing air, he will again be hungry. Let the baby burp every time you transfer him to the other breast, and also after feeding.

Try to give your baby more hind, higher-fat milk to satisfy his hunger for longer, using the breast-to-breast transfer technique and the other techniques described earlier to improve your milk flow.

Carry your child in a bag. Wearing not only makes breastfeeding easier and more accessible; perhaps your sensitive child wants the comfort of your closeness, not always milk.

Offer your child a finger as a pacifier from time to time. This will satisfy his need to suck when he is not hungry. Throw a call to the reserve regiment, trusting your husband or reliable nanny to calm the child.

Don't fall prey to the delusion about more satisfying food. You may be advised to give your baby an extra bottle or cereal, bearing in mind that you don't have enough milk. This is rarely necessary; but if your child is objectively hungry, it may be necessary to

to satisfy his hunger, unless all other measures have failed. For the most part, your baby is simply signaling that he needs to suckle more so that you have more milk and his needs are met. If your doctor recommends complementary foods, you should be aware that this may lead to a gradual cessation of breastfeeding as you and your baby become more and more dependent on bottles. Complementary feeding can be done in a way that does not disrupt the relationship established by breastfeeding. This is an important time to seek the services of a lactation consultant. It will help you bring your baby back to normal weight and maximize your milk supply.

Sleep when your baby sleeps and resist the urge to "finally do something." You need to recharge your own system so that it can handle these periods when the child has an increased need for you. Feeding during daytime or nighttime sleep is very effective for a constantly hungry baby and a tired mother.

Mr. Little Suck

Sometimes between two and six months the baby will start doing things like sucking for a minute, pulling away,

suck another minute and come off again. The culprit behind this common annoyance is the development of your child's visual acuity. By this age, the child is able to clearly see objects on the other side of the room, notice people passing by, and is so distracted by what is happening in his interesting environment that he stops eating to look. Sometimes the baby is so addicted to food, and at the same time he is so interested in who it is passing by, that he may suddenly turn his head and drag a piece of your breast with him. You will laugh at this trick only once. Further than this, your nipple will not be able to stretch.

Experienced mothers solve this problem by adopting a nook feeding strategy. Several times a day, take your child to a dark, quiet, uninteresting room (such as a bedroom with drawn curtains or a bathroom) so that he can do his own thing. Lie down in a quiet, dark room and feed, drawing your baby's attention to you like a close nap partner. Covering the baby with a shawl or putting it in a sling bag for feeding will also protect Mr. Suck-Look from external irritants. This is a fleeting inconvenience that can be overcome with a creative approach to feeding technique and a little sense of humor. Your child will soon discover that he can eat and watch at the same time.

Chest sleeper

Although many babies feed for at least twenty minutes every three hours, the breastfeeder likes to eat and sleep continuously. He will suck for a few minutes, sleep a little, suck again for a few minutes, and then go back to sleep. This temporary inconvenience takes place in the first weeks after birth, when some children prefer sleep to food - and besides, they love both in small portions. If your baby is gaining weight well enough and you have time to rest, put your feet up, put on relaxing music, and enjoy those continued feedings. This stage passes quickly.

Gourmet

This child stretches out meals, as if savoring every drop of milk and every touch of his mother. He enjoys not only the taste of milk, but the entire serving of a sumptuous meal in an elegant restaurant. Enjoying every minute of communication with this haute cuisine, the child licks, sucks, caresses, settles down and goes to any lengths to delay feeding. Another trick to delay the end of the meal: he turns away as if he's finally finished, just to lick his lips, stretch a little, and then get into position for the next throw. If you have

there is time, and the child has the desire, enjoy every long meal, because breastfeeding is a phase of life with a child that flies too quickly.

Twitch Lover

This close relative of Mr. Pososu-Look often jerks his head back while feeding, but sometimes forgets to let go of his breast. Oh! To save your nipples, use the underarm position to secure the back of your baby's head in your hand. In the bassinet position, feed your baby by placing them in a sling to support their head. Finally, be prepared to insert your index finger into the baby's mouth to interrupt the sucking as soon as the baby begins to turn its head away.

Jaws

So often the parents of a child with this habit are called. You are comfortably settled, feeding is in full swing and you are already starting to nod off, plunging into the ocean of calm, when suddenly the baby clenches its jaws and your tender nipple turns into a living teether. This inconvenience occurs around the age of five to seven months, when the child begins to experience pre-dentition pain in the gums. If during feeding the child attacks you with painful gums,

he may see your breasts as a source of relief for suffering, and not just as a source of milk. Letting your baby scratch their gums on your finger or a teether taken out of the freezer before and during feedings usually calms the clencher. Also, as soon as you feel your gums squeezing, insert your finger between the gums and the nipple or lower the baby's lower jaw with your index finger - as a reminder of respect for the breast that feeds him.

Interventionist

You spent the whole day feeding your child, chasing a one-year-old prankster around the house along the way and solving the problems of one or another of the older children. By the end of the evening, you are done with the children. And now you and your husband are comfortably sitting side by side in bed. The light is extinguished, love begins. Suddenly, a familiar cry bursts in from another dimension, demanding milk. Your pulse is racing, your milk is flowing. Your husband feels left out again. A breastfeeding mother's radar system is so finely tuned that a helpless baby's cries pierce thick walls and closed doors. These interventions will soon end. Sex after childbirth exists, and certainly exists after the baby has been lulled back to sleep. All good things are worth the wait.

Gymnast

Six to nine-month-old babies love to thrash their limbs during feedings. They often use their overhand hand to pinch your chest, which can be tiring, or play with your face, which can be hilarious. One trick that you will have to deal with immediately is the twirling of the second nipple. It often starts with the baby simply touching or holding the nipple, as if to make sure it's there when needed. It may seem very cute, but the exaggerated version, which we call spinning or twisting, can be very annoying.

Then, when you and your baby are both snuggled into a comfortable position, the baby starts kicking with his top leg as if in time with his sucking rhythm. During feedings, babies squirm as much as they can, even turn away almost 18 degrees, while managing not to let go of the breast. Here's how to tame a gymnast: Swaddle a small child to fix his limbs while feeding. Keep both small and older babies in a sling to prevent them from tilting their head back to explore and follow your breasts. Try tucking an older child's legs between your arm and body while the child is lying in

position "in the cradle". In addition, children do not like the feeling of falling or hanging down during feeding; allowing your child to hook their upper leg into your arm will give them a sense of security. Restraining the baby's movements during breastfeeding will be the first lesson in good table manners for the baby. When motor skills pop up like mushrooms after rain, kids love to test their bodies in situations where they can relax as much as possible, like at the chest. They can even do somersaults without missing a sip of milk.

snacker

Such a child likes to eat on the run. When your toddler becomes too busy to savor your milk for long periods of time, expect him to feed for two minutes many times a day. One-year-olds often go through periods when they want to suckle as often as they did when they were newborns. Your baby develops this fast food habit because of the frequent need to be held; it's a bit like stopping at a gas station for emotional refueling, when an enthusiastic child runs around the house in search of new adventures, but still needs to return from time to time to a familiar reliable mother.

Kite

A cousin of a snack lover - a kite often causes trouble for mothers who feed one-year-old babies. You sit on the couch, enjoying your hard-earned vacation, and open your favorite book. Suddenly, out of nowhere, your one-year-old child pounces on you: he finds himself on your lap and crawls under your jumper, as if he were at home. Imagine this scene from his point of view. You are sitting in his favorite feeding spot, which is why the baby's brain plays his sweetest memories of lying comfortably in his mother's arms in this very place - something like deja vu. Here is how one mother tamed her kite, who wanted to wean her child from the breast: “As soon as he approached, I turned into a moving target and did not forget that you should not sit in those places that remind him of feeding.”