What to do if a month-old baby often grunts and pushes. Why does a newborn grunt? Causes of grunting and grunting

Many parents notice that their newborn baby often grunts and grunts at night. With what it can be connected? In our article we will consider all the reasons why a newborn grunts, and also give some recommendations for eliminating these reasons.

Causes of grunting and grunting

So why are newborn babies grunting? If your newborn baby grunts at night, constantly grunts, and sometimes pushes, then the reasons for this may be the following:

1. Adaptation to a new environment in the first weeks of life. Everyone knows that during pregnancy, the child is in the amniotic fluid of the mother, so the birth of a child is a transition to a new world, where there is no longer a water environment around, but air. The child sniffs, clears his throat, groans, whines, farts, showing and thus showing the improvement of his life. This phenomenon can be considered normal if it lasts up to 2 months, otherwise it may have completely different reasons.
2. Blocked baby's nasal passages. Since a newborn baby has a very small nose, any blockage contributes to the difficult passage of air through the nasal passages. If a newborn grunts and grunts in his sleep, then it is likely that crusts have formed in his nose, which prevent him from breathing normally. To check this, it is enough to make a small turundochka and try to clear the baby's nose. If the nasal passages are clogged, you will immediately see everything on the pulled turundochka.
3. Intestinal colic. With a full stomach, newborns very often have a pressing feeling on the walls of the abdomen, which is accompanied by cramps and gas formation. The child begins to groan, grunt, push, some wheeze and cry. This is a very common cause of anxiety in babies at night in the first months of life, causing a lot of trouble for both mother and father.
4. Constipation. If the child has not been emptied for a long time, then this leads to constipation, and as a consequence - grunting, grunting and grunting. Many babies scream violently if they don't have to empty more days in a row, because the feces press hard on the walls of their still-strong intestines and cause pain. Constipation must be fought, otherwise they will subsequently lead to various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Ways to eliminate grunting and grunting

If your newborn grunts and pushes, and you were able to determine the cause of this phenomenon, then try the following tips to eliminate the causes of this phenomenon:

1. When adapting to a new environment, accompanied by grunting and grunting, pediatricians advise not to interfere with the natural processes of the child's body, especially not to wake the child at night for no apparent reason.
2. When the nasal passages are clogged, the following rules must be observed:
   • clean your baby's nose with cotton swabs;
   • Flush the nasal passages with saline (or saline) solution;
   • ventilate the baby's room regularly;
   • carry out wet cleaning in the room every day;
   • put containers with water to humidify the air;
   • buy a fish tank.
3. With intestinal colic, the following measures must be taken:
   • lay the baby on his stomach 5-10 minutes before feeding;
   • latch the baby to the breast correctly (so that he does not swallow air with milk);
   • eliminate from your diet foods that cause gas formation;
   • find the right nipple with a small hole;
   • after feeding, keep the baby upright for a few minutes;
   • massage your baby's abdomen with circular stroking movements;
   • bend and unbend the baby's legs;
   • always carry your baby correctly at the breast;
   • use special preparations for intestinal colic only after consulting a pediatrician.
4. For constipation, take the following steps:
   • remove from your diet foods that lead to constipation;
   • eat more prunes and vegetables;
   • if the bowel does not empty for more than two days, give an enema;
   • Give laxatives to your child only after consulting a pediatrician.

Seek the help of a pediatrician immediately if the process of grunting and grunting is accompanied by constant refusal to feed, frequent vomiting and profuse regurgitation, weight loss and loose stools, heartburn and increased gas production. These signs are considered abnormalities and must be monitored by a pediatrician who will prescribe treatment and prescribe the necessary medications.

A child under one year old gets used to new environmental conditions. Most often, this period is accompanied by colic, abdominal pain. The child constantly groans, thereby frightening the parents. It is important to learn to distinguish between a condition when medical attention is needed, and when you can cope with a problem on your own.

A month-old baby sometimes groans and struggles in a dream. Parents are ready to stand at the baby's crib all night. But don't worry too much. This is a completely normal phenomenon that accompanies almost all newborns. If there are no other reasons for concern, then it is worth waiting a little, and these symptoms will pass.

Some parents start to sound the alarm when strange signs appear. And they begin to ask the question: "Why is a baby grunting?" It doesn't matter when he grunts, sniffs and pushes, in a dream or while awake. It is worth paying attention to this if the baby often wakes up and cries in a dream.

During a night's sleep, a child may groan for the following reasons:

• dry air;
• high temperature (the optimal air temperature in the room where the baby is located is about 20-23 degrees);
• warm blanket and clothing (baby may sweat);
• uncomfortable clothing: seams, ties, prickly material.
• hunger;
• I can't poop.

There are 9 main reasons why a child grunts:

When the baby grunts during feeding for the entire first month, this may be for the following reasons:

• the desire to empty the intestines, while the child turns red and farts;
• manifestation of dissatisfaction with the lack of milk;
• the presence of strangers in the room.

When do you need to see a doctor?

There are three main factors that indicate a serious health problem.

1. Against the background of groaning, vomiting appeared, the baby was crying a lot. This may be due to the ingress of food into the respiratory tract, pathology of the stomach, disorders of the nervous system.
2. Decreased appetite. This condition can be observed during an infectious disease.
3. The kid is not gaining weight. It can be associated with a viral or bacterial disease, poisoning, intestinal infection, asthma, diabetes.
4. Rash on the skin.
5. High body temperature.
6. There is constant flinching and twitching during sleep.

If the child groans, but at the same time sleeps peacefully all night, is cheerful, eats well, has no problems with stool - there is no reason for concern.

If the baby constantly presses its legs to the tummy, farts, cries, turns red or, conversely, turns pale, you should definitely consult a doctor.

If you do not recognize the problem in time and do not consult a doctor, then serious complications can arise. Therefore, only a doctor will help to clarify the situation.

How parents can help

In order for parents to figure out what to do, it is necessary to understand the causes of anxiety. This requires the consultation of a pediatrician.

In some cases, the doctor may prescribe additional diagnostic methods (ultrasound, blood and urine tests), on the basis of which treatment will be prescribed. General recommendations can be given without any medication courses. Colic usually appears as early as the third week and continues to disturb until the end of the year.

They may be accompanied by other symptoms:

• poor appetite;
• frequent regurgitation;
• weight loss, belching;
• the child is constantly pushing and grunting.

With colic, the following actions are shown:

Constipation very often becomes the cause of grunting and whims. Symptoms that indicate this problem.

• Lack of stool for a long time.
• The baby bends its back, knocks its legs, the tummy becomes hard.
• The feces are hard, unformed (in peas).
• The kid does not sleep well all night, cries, blushes.
• There may be streaks of blood in the stool.

Parents can help with constipation by:

1. A woman's diet should contain foods that improve the digestion process (prunes, dairy products, vegetables, fruits).
2. The kid should get enough fluids.
3. Be sure to do gymnastics with your child.
4. Frequent warm baths will help.
5. In extreme cases, you can use laxatives (glycerin suppositories).
6. In case of emergency, you can do a water enema. Pure water at room temperature is injected into the rectum. For babies one month old, the volume of water is 30 ml.
7. In case of frequent constipation, the doctor may recommend a course of treatment with Duphalac.

To facilitate breathing, you need to do the following procedures.

• The nasal passages should be flushed regularly with saline solutions.
• Air the baby's room every day, for at least 30 minutes.
• Wet cleaning of the premises.
• Using a humidifier.

If the anxiety that your baby is pushing, blushing and groaning persists, it is best to see a doctor. He can calm and recommend. Additional diagnostic methods and further treatment may be required.

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