It is normal for infants to cough while feeding, and as long as parents handle it properly, it will not cause serious consequences. But if parents do not take measures or take incorrect measures when a baby is choking on milk, it may lead to brain hypoxia in the baby. So, what's going on with an eight month old baby coughing while breastfeeding?
The cause of choking and coughing during breastfeeding for an eight month old baby needs to be investigated from both the baby and their parents. At eight months old, the baby's brain is not fully developed, and some movements are not coordinated. When drinking milk, they need to suck with their mouth and swallow with their throat. The baby's rhythm of drinking milk is disrupted, and if they don't swallow at once but keep sucking, they are prone to coughing.
If the baby develops respiratory diseases such as colds, pneumonia, etc. Poor breathing in the lungs affects the rhythm of breathing, and when the baby is breastfeeding, the nose often fits the mother's breast, making it easy for the baby to have difficulty breathing and coughing. At this time, parents need to solve the baby's respiratory disease.
In addition to the baby's reasons, there is also the issue of parents' feeding posture. Due to the underdeveloped stomach of the baby and incorrect feeding posture, it can cause the milk to flow back and make the baby cough. Mothers should control the baby's breastfeeding rhythm to prevent choking from eating too quickly. Mothers keep their babies in a relatively upright position while feeding, instead of lying down, which can also reduce coughing.
