How to deal with a 20-day-old baby who vomits every time after eating milk?

Patient's question:

The child vomited after drinking breast milk since discharge from the hospital; it happens every time, and the stool is watery with particles. After each feeding, the child vomits, sometimes even after sleeping for half an hour or an hour without vomiting. Sometimes, the child also cries after eating.

Doctor's answer:

Spit-up in babies is a normal phenomenon, and mothers don't need to worry too much. Prevention work for spit-up or vomiting in babies depends on parents' proper feeding. When breastfeeding, the baby should be held at an angle, not fed while lying down. If bottle-feeding, the nipple hole should be appropriately sized, and the milk should not be too hot or too cold, as it's also important to avoid inhaling air. After feeding, avoid jostling the baby. Instead, let the baby lean against an adult and gently pat their back to help expel the air swallowed into the stomach.

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