How do you know if a newborn is full after feeding? What are the signs that the baby is not full after feeding?

Newborn babies can only eat milk, and they can't talk at this time, so it's difficult for adults to judge whether the baby is full. If the baby is not full, he will cry bitterly, but it's not good for the baby to eat too much milk, as he may choke on the milk. So how do you judge this degree?

How to know when a newborn is full after feeding

1. Full of energy

He stretches, kicks his feet, his little hands are restless, his eyes are wide open, and he looks around curiously.

2. Happy Mood

Willing to interact with parents and laugh when teased.

3. Fall asleep quickly

After a baby has eaten, he or she will either be full of energy or easily sleepy. If a baby falls asleep as soon as he or she is coaxed, it is usually a sign that the baby is full.

4. Consciously stop sucking the breast

If the baby suddenly stops eating while breastfeeding and turns his attention to other things, it means that the baby is full and does not want to eat anymore.

What are the signs that the baby is not full after feeding?

1. Crying for no reason after waking up

Usually babies will be hungry after waking up from a nap. Many parents think that the baby cries after waking up because he has not woken up yet or still wants to sleep. In addition, the baby’s hunger is also an important reason.

2. The baby will cry if the bottle is taken away

If parents cannot judge whether the baby is full, they can take the bottle away from the baby's mouth to see if the baby will cry or look for the bottle.

3. Eating your own hands

If your baby sucks his hands after you feed him, he is probably not full.

Why does my baby spit up milk after feeding?

1. Physiological reasons:

(1) The baby's stomach capacity is small and horizontal. The stomach capacity of a newborn baby is only the size of a cherry. Once overfed, the baby is prone to vomiting.

(2) The human stomach has two "doors". The place where it connects to the esophagus is called the cardia, and the place where it connects to the intestine is called the pylorus. The muscles at the baby's cardia are not fully developed and are relatively loose, while the muscles at the pylorus are relatively tense, which can easily cause gastroesophageal reflux.

(3) If the baby drinks too much and too fast, and swallows a lot of air in the process, then when the air is "expelled" from the stomach, the milk will also "take a ride" and run out.

2. Pathological causes:

If your baby's spitting up is accompanied by nausea, frequent vomiting, vomiting blood, difficulty feeding, swallowing, irritability, crying, repeated coughing, painful expression/abnormal posture, and poor weight gain, then you should be careful! Because your baby is likely to have gastroesophageal reflux disease, pyloric hypertrophic stenosis, cow's milk protein allergy, acute gastroenteritis, eosinophilic esophagitis, genetic metabolic diseases, esophageal obstruction and other diseases.