What to do if your 9-month-old baby doesn't want to eat

Every mother hopes that her child can grow up healthily, and mothers will raise their children according to scientific methods, knowing when to add complementary foods, when to eat normal meals, with less oil and salt, etc. If the baby is obedient and eats well, then the parents will be very happy. But if the baby does not eat, then it is simply too uncomfortable for us. What should we do if the baby does not eat while growing? Let’s find out what to do if your 9-month-old baby doesn’t want to eat?

Each time you eat, only give your baby 20-30 minutes, and remove the meal after the time is up; eat complementary food first, and then feed with milk. Generally, the amount of milk should not exceed 100 ml. Generally, there are three milk meals and two meals. Drink about 180 ml of milk at around 6:30 in the morning, and have breakfast at around 8 o'clock, which can be egg custard and vegetable puree, bread, or porridge with meat puree or vegetable puree. Fruit around 10 o'clock. Around 12 o'clock, drink about 180 ml of milk. Have fruit or yogurt around 3 o'clock. Around 5 o'clock, noodles with vegetables and minced meat or dumplings, etc. 180 ml of milk around 8pm.

The gastric juice of a 9-month-old baby can fully function in digesting protein, so he can eat more protein foods, such as tofu, dairy products, fish, lean minced meat, etc. Please note - new types of complementary foods should be added one by one, and one more should be added after the child gets used to it. If any adverse reaction occurs, stop using immediately. When adding new foods, the baby should eat complementary foods before breastfeeding.

Babies who used to be able to eat a lot suddenly become less interested in food and have a much smaller appetite; some babies become picky eaters and only eat complementary foods but not milk powder; or only eat milk powder but not complementary foods. This is normal at this stage, and as long as your baby is healthy, in good spirits, and not losing weight, don't force him to eat the same amount as usual.

Now through the above content, we have the answer to the problem of 9-month-old babies not wanting to eat. Many people are always troubled by their children not wanting to eat, but they have never thought about what the reason is. Everything has cause and effect. Only by carefully finding the reason can we solve the problem well. Otherwise, how can we solve this problem? We should find the root cause.