Patient's question:
Just had a newborn who is vomiting milk and feeling nauseous, with something like ink in their mouth. What's going on?Past treatment history and effectiveness: No treatment yet.
What kind of help is needed: What's wrong? Is there an issue?
Doctor's answer:
Spitting up is a normal phenomenon in newborns. Most babies spit up many times a day in the first few months after birth. Newborns have a very loose cardiac sphincter, making it easy for the contents of their stomach to come back up. Sometimes, it's because they eat too much, and their body uses retching to expel excess milk. Other times, it's because they swallow air while nursing without burping, and once their stomach contracts, they spit up. As the child grows older, the cardiac sphincter becomes stronger, and they learn to sit up, stand, and burp on their own. The spitting up will naturally disappear. The best way to prevent spitting up is to help the child burp. Wishing the baby good health.