What should I do if my newborn baby has a poor appetite?

A person's appetite directly affects our growth. For a newborn baby, we all want to give him the best diet, but sometimes the newborn baby has a poor appetite. We all know that the newborn baby's appetite should be good. How should we solve it when the newborn baby has a poor appetite? Next, let the editor introduce to you the relevant content about the poor appetite of newborns.

If infants and young children have a poor appetite, parents should first find out the cause, and then take the following reasonable measures to gradually increase their appetite:

(1) Infants and young children should get enough sleep to give their brains a rest. The brain development of infants and young children is not yet complete, so they need special protection when they are not active. If you get a good sleep, your appetite will be good; if you don’t get enough sleep, your appetite will be poor.

(2) Infants and young children need appropriate activities. Some infants and young children are held in the arms all day long and sit all day without any chance to move, which is also one of the reasons for loss of appetite. Engaging in outdoor activities in fresh air promotes blood circulation and metabolism, and helps digestion and absorption of food. If infants and young children have proper activities, they will have a good appetite, but of course, they should not be overly excited.

(III) Infants and young children should eat at certain times. After the baby is 2 months old, feeding can be scheduled. There should be three to four hours between feedings to allow the food to be fully digested. Weak or sick babies have poor digestive ability and can eat small meals more frequently with shorter intervals between them. If infants and young children can eat at regular times, they will feel hungry at the right time and their appetite will not be a problem. Developing the habit of regular feeding from an early age can avoid eating difficulties in the future. Children who like to eat snacks are always in a state of neither hunger nor full, and it is impossible for them to have a good appetite. Eating a piece of candy or chocolate after a meal is harmless; giving children snacks before a meal, even a small piece of biscuit, will affect their appetite.

(IV) To improve infants’ interest in food, parents should prepare some food that is attractive to infants, such as bread, steamed buns, and wontons, which are all foods that infants love to eat. For example, if you pinch the steamed buns into animal shapes, it can arouse children’s interest even more. Giving your child a set of tableware, such as a small red plastic bowl and a small spoon, and helping him to scoop by himself will also increase his interest in eating.

When a newborn has a poor appetite, we must understand whether it is because the child's stomach is not good or he does not want to eat this thing. In life, we must learn more about this knowledge and try to do something to attract the child to eat. Read the above content about the poor appetite of newborns. I hope it can bring something useful to you.