Patient's question:
My son is around 70 days old now. His main food is Abbott's formula milk, and he eats a lot more than usual, especially at night. He consumes about 1000 ML per day. In the evening, he is fed rice porridge once, and he doesn't sleep well, easily waking up startled. When he wakes up, he cries and demands to be fed. His abdomen is very swollen.Doctor's answer:
This is due to improper feeding. This 70-day-old baby is only two and a half months old, but you have already given him rice cereal, which is too early. Because the baby will not be able to produce starch-digesting enzymes to help digest starchy foods until about four months of age. Your baby's bloating is due to indigestion. It is recommended to stop feeding rice cereal immediately. Poor sleep and frequent waking are easily caused by discomfort in the stomach, known as "stomach inequality, restlessness." In fact, when the baby wakes up, he cries because he wants to eat. It's not because he's hungry, but because he can't express whether he's hungry or uncomfortable. He keeps wanting to be comforted by sucking.