If you are hungry, you may feel very anxious when eating, but you will also have the experience of choking if you eat too quickly. In fact, the same goes for children who are breastfeeding, so you must pay more attention. So, what should we do if a child feeds too quickly, and how should mothers handle this situation?
What should I do if my child feeds too quickly
1. Change to a suitable bottle
The solution is simple, just go to the supermarket and buy a bottle that is truly suitable for your baby. When breastfeeding, mothers should try to invert the milk as much as possible to fill the bottleneck and nipple with milk, which can effectively reduce the difficulty of breastfeeding for babies and help them drink enough milk at once.
2. Change to the correct posture
If your baby experiences eating and stopping, you should check if your feeding posture is correct, if you are holding your baby too tightly, and if the baby can't take it anymore before moving around and refusing to breastfeed properly. If you are doing artificial feeding, you should fill the nipple with milk to reduce air entering the baby's stomach and prevent choking and hiccups, ensuring smooth milk flow for the baby.
3. Clear obstacles in a timely manner
If the baby's mouth and nose are not smooth due to physical health reasons, then you should seek the help of a doctor as soon as possible. If it is a normal reason, you can help the baby adjust their breathing appropriately to reduce the difficulty of breastfeeding and reduce the occurrence of eating and stopping.
How to provide first aid for babies who choke on milk and suffocate
Positioning drainage: If the baby is full and vomiting, causing suffocation, the baby should lie flat with their face to one side or on their side to prevent milk from flowing into the throat and trachea; If the baby swallows milk too quickly at the beginning of feeding and experiences choking and suffocation (gastric emptying), they should be placed prone on the rescuer's leg, with the upper body tilted forward 45-60 degrees, to facilitate the emptying and drainage of milk from the trachea.
Clearing foreign objects in the mouth and throat: If the mother has an automatic breast pump, start it immediately, use only its hose, insert it into the baby's mouth and throat, and suck out the spilled milk and vomit; Without a suction device, the mother can use her fingers wrapped in gauze to reach into the baby's mouth, up to the throat, to suck out the spilled milk and prevent the baby from inhaling the exhaled milk into the trachea again.
It is also dangerous for children to breastfeed too quickly, especially those who do not understand anything. Therefore, in this situation, we need to use the above methods to alleviate the problem of children drinking milk too quickly. I hope these tips will be helpful to everyone's children. At the same time, everyone should also know some first aid methods. Let's learn them well.
