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What Causes Choking And Gagging In A Child?

Yes I have a 3 week old baby girl she was 2 weeks premature, when she drinks her bottle she sometimes and becoming more frequent chokes and gags, and then formula comes out her nose and mouth and she stops breathing... Causing her to panic and try screaming I pay her on back and flip her over ... But yesterday she was layn in her basinet 20 min after she had eatn and started gaging... And did the same thing... Is this something I should b worried about?... It s so bad I hv to suction her nose and mouth out and sometimes blow in her face to get her to cry and breathe. Please help

Mon, 2 Apr 2018

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Pediatrician, Neonatology, Dr. Sachin Kumar Agarwal's Response

Hello,

Your baby is having recurrent episodes of regurgitation, needs to handle carefully. Maintain head end elevation, burping after feeding, put baby in lateral position after feeding.

Also, consult with pediatric gastroenterolist to rule out whether this regurgitation is physiological or have any surgical cause. The fluid coming out from nose needs cleaning.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Sachin Kumar Agarwal

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What Causes Choking And Gagging In A Child?

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