Why do babies spit bubbles? 5 reasons to remind your baby of different physical conditions.
In the circle of friends, there are friends of the post-95 couple whose babies have just been born for more than ten days. I saw a photo of a new mother drying her baby yesterday. I looked at the little guy's chubby eyes and a bunch of bubbles in his mouth. Very cute. Very cute. The mother also ridiculed: Grandma Wa said that the baby spit bubbles and told us that it would rain tomorrow, so remember to take an umbrella when you go out. ...
From a scientific point of view, it is unlikely that newborn babies will have the potential of "meteorologists" at birth. Spitting bubbles is just an accidental behavior of the baby, which has nothing to do with the weather. Why on earth does the baby spit bubbles? Does this behavior have any special meaning?
There really is. Mom and dad can understand the reasons from the following five aspects and do a good job in baby care according to different situations.
Before the baby was born, the uterus was always surrounded by amniotic fluid. What he does most every day is to keep swallowing amniotic fluid. Until after birth, with a cry, his lungs opened and his respiratory system began to work.
However, some babies may inhale some amniotic fluid at birth and leave it in the lungs, so in the next period of time, he will excrete amniotic fluid by spitting bubbles.
It is normal for a newborn baby to spit bubbles in his mouth within a few hours, or to have amniotic fluid and mucus in his mouth. As long as the baby has no other abnormalities, parents don't need to worry too much.
Parenting tips:
When the baby is 2-4 months old, the development of salivary glands in his mouth will reach its peak, and saliva secretion will be more vigorous. However, because the baby's mouth is shallow, the ability to control swallowing action is insufficient, and there is no tooth blocking, saliva will flow out along the mouth.
When the saliva is full, when the baby's lips are open or practicing vocalization, some bubbles may be formed, so it looks like spitting bubbles. In this case, parents need not worry too much. This is precisely the performance of the baby's healthy and normal development.
With the baby's development, his oral muscles and coordination ability to control swallowing movements are becoming more and more mature, and drooling and foaming will naturally disappear.
Parenting tips:
Sometimes the baby has oral problems, such as oral ulcers, and will spit bubbles, drool, and even affect eating, unwilling to breastfeed, and crying seriously. Therefore, parents should also pay attention to check the baby's mouth and tongue to see if there is any difference. If you find an ulcer, you should seek medical advice or proper care in time.
Most babies will have their first deciduous teeth in about 6 months. The baby's teeth are uncomfortable and his gums are swollen and painful. Moreover, the eruption of teeth will stimulate the gums and oral salivary glands, and will drool and foam.
Baby teething is also one of the signs of physical growth, indicating that his chewing ability has evolved. Later, he can slowly start to add complementary food to meet the nutritional needs of physical growth.
Usually, the baby begins to grow teeth around 6 months, and 20 deciduous teeth may last until about two and a half years old. But each baby's individual is different, so don't worry about slow teething, as long as the first deciduous tooth grows within 1 year, it is normal.
Parenting tips:
Babies in teething period love drooling, which may also affect sleep and eating, so parents need proper care. Regularly apply clean wet gauze to your baby's gums, clean your teeth, and give your baby some molar biscuits and chewing gum, which can alleviate the discomfort caused by long teeth and help him accelerate the eruption of teeth.
Careful mothers may find that as the baby grows up, the movements of the lips become more and more controllable. Sometimes I spit, blow bubbles and make a "poop-poop" sound, which makes people angry and funny.
As mentioned earlier, teething babies drool a lot and often flow out unconsciously. At the same time, some smart babies will find that spitting and blowing bubbles is a very boring game, and they often take pains to play it. The more you stop him, the more he works.
For the baby, playing with saliva and blowing bubbles is a game, and it is a pastime for him to entertain himself. Besides, it's the same as a baby sucking its fingers. In order to satisfy his appetite and exploration, parents don't have to stop him.
Parenting tips:
When the baby spits bubbles, parents should not always wipe them with paper towels or wet wipes, which will easily hurt the baby's delicate skin and lead to eczema. You can gently dry the saliva with a baby cotton towel or soft cotton gauze instead of wiping it. If you feel unsanitary, then parents can interact with their babies, play games and divert their attention. If the baby has a better way of entertainment, it will naturally not spit.
When Wanma's baby was one or two months old, he occasionally vomited bubbles, and he looked very nervous at that time. Because many people say that such a small baby spits bubbles for no reason, which may be related to pneumonia.
In fact, the baby often spits bubbles in his mouth. It is really to rule out lung infection first. Because newborns have weak resistance, bacteria easily spread to the lower respiratory tract, causing pneumonia. The baby's cough reflex is poor, and there is sputum that cannot be discharged. There may be a phenomenon of spitting white bubbles and discharging phlegm.
Parenting tips:
To tell whether the baby spits bubbles due to illness, you can look at the color of the bubbles he spits out. Under normal circumstances, saliva bubbles are transparent, colorless and tasteless. Secondly, see if the baby is eating and sleeping normally; Then look at the baby's "symptoms", such as cough, irregular breathing, gloomy face, fever, cold hands and feet and so on.
To sum up, there are pathological and physiological reasons for the baby to spit bubbles, or it may be that he is practicing vocalization or entertaining himself. For parents, the most important thing is to observe whether the baby is accompanied by certain diseases on the basis of this action, and then identify which situation it belongs to one by one.