🍼 Digestive system of newborns
Digestive problems in newborns
Symptoms
Colic in newborns
Colic in newborns: A complete guide for exhausted parents Evening crying that cannot be soothed, clenched legs, a tense belly — this picture is familiar to many parents. Colic is n…
Reflux in newborns
Reflux in newborns: Why does the baby spit up? Spitting up, or gastroesophageal reflux (GER), is the involuntary return of a small amount of stomach contents back into the esophagu…
Spitting up in newborns
Spitting up in newborns: Normal and what helps A small "milk puddle" on your shoulder after feeding is such a familiar sight for infant parents that it has become almost a symbol o…
Constipation in newborns
Constipation in newborns: What is considered normal? The question of bowel movements in a newborn is one of the most popular in parents' chats, and for good reason. Frequency, colo…
Diarrhea in newborns
Diarrhea in newborns: How to distinguish from normal? Determining diarrhea in a newborn can be difficult, because normal stool in breastfed infants is itself loose, porridge‑like a…
Gas Pain in Newborns
Gas Pain in Newborns: Why It Happens and How to Help Increased gas production (flatulence) is a completely normal part of the newborn’s digestive system adapting to a new type of f…
Abdominal swelling in newborns
Abdominal bloating in newborns: Normal and warning signs A hard, tense, and round belly in a newborn can cause concern for parents. In most cases, abdominal bloating (abdominal dis…
Vomiting in newborns
Vomiting in newborns: How to distinguish from spitting up Vomiting in newborns is a symptom that always causes concern. Unlike the normal, safe spitting up, vomiting is an active, …
Poor feeding in newborns
Poor feeding in newborns: Finding the causes Refusal to eat or weak, ineffective sucking in a newborn is one of the most worrisome symptoms for parents. Feeding in the first weeks …
Food allergies in newborns
Food allergy in newborns on breastfeeding: Myths and reality The appearance of a rash, green stools, or excessive irritability in a breastfed infant often leads the mother to suspe…