5-day-old baby's stomach perforated from eating rice: Nutritional notes for newborns

A newborn baby's stomach is only the size of a cherry, enough to hold 5-7 ml of milk. Babies are breastfed for the first 6 months, then begin eating solid foods.

When born, babies' stomachs are the size of cherries.

Recently, a 5-day-old baby in Quang Tri suffered a perforated stomach after being fed by his mother. After 23 days of surgery and treatment, the baby recovered and was discharged from the hospital.

Regarding nutrition for infants, Dr. Bui Thi Thuy (Department of Adult Nutrition Consultation, Institute of Nutrition) shared that from birth to 6 months old, babies only need to be exclusively breastfed, or fed formula (replace breast milk in special cases, as prescribed by a doctor) to develop healthily.

Newborn babies' stomachs are very small, only able to hold 5 - 7 ml of milk in the first day of life.

PHOTO: NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

After 6 months, milk alone is no longer enough to meet energy and micronutrient needs, this is when children enter the weaning stage.

According to Dr. Thuy, weaning is not simply about giving children "more food", but is the process of children getting used to solid foods, learning to chew, swallow and forming healthy eating habits for the rest of their lives. This stage plays an important foundational role in physical growth, brain development and the formation of eating behavior.

Principles of weaning

Dr. Thuy said that you should start weaning your baby when he or she is 6 months old (or as directed by your doctor). The general rule when weaning is to feed your baby from thin to thick, from soft to rough, from little to much. You need to respect your baby's "signals" of response, and not force him or her to eat when he or she doesn't want to.

Do not add sugar or industrial spices to food for children under 1 year old. Use natural foods to make them more delicious instead of adding salt to food for children, especially children under 1 year old.

At the same time, monitor weight and growth periodically to adjust portions. Let children eat with the family to encourage learning eating behavior.

"The most important thing when weaning children is to ensure 3 basic nutritional principles: food diversity including 4 main groups: starch, protein, vegetables and fat; balanced energy enough for development needs, avoiding too little or too much. Food safety and hygiene, limiting the risk of infection, especially for children under 1 year old," Dr. Thuy noted.

A newborn baby's stomach is very small. At birth, it is only the size of a cherry, enough to hold 5 - 7 ml of milk (1 - 1.4 teaspoons).

By the end of the first week, your baby's stomach can hold about 60 ml of milk. At first, your body only produces a small amount of milk, suitable for the "tiny" size of a newborn's stomach.

( National Children's Hospital )

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