Regurgitation

Several babies bring up a little of the feed along with swallowed air which condition is called posseting. This condition becomes a habit in some babies. They relish bringing back some milk and chew it just as a cow chews the cud. This is called rumination. Though harmless, it makes the baby smelly. In order that while doing so he does not inhale any bit of the regurgitated milk into the lungs, you should put him on his side. Never put the baby on his back, always put him on his side so that it will be difficult for him to regurgitate and to continue rumination. You do not have to bother about regurgitation unless it interferes with the nutrition of the baby. Also if the baby brings back the entire food particularly more than once, you should seek the opinion of a doctor. Regurgitation is because of the wind production in the stomach because of the excessive air that he swallows with the feed or because of excessive crying. If you are well trained in the technique of burping and if you are putting it into practice, the solution of the problem is round the corner. In fact the problem should not occur if you are doing good burping. You may well check up with your doctor how to do it properly.