What to do if your baby is sleepy and anorexic

Many parents will notice such a problem: the baby's sleeping time will become longer and longer, and he will always be unable to wake up, appearing very listless, and his appetite will also begin to decline, and he will eat less and less. At this time, many mothers will start to become very nervous. What is the reason? Is there something wrong with your baby's body? Let us find out what to do if your baby is sleepy and has anorexia.

If a baby is sleepy and has anorexia, it may be because he has entered the milk aversion stage. More than 50% of babies aged four to six months will experience a period of milk aversion. Some babies even experience it at around three months old. First of all, we need to know why children don’t like to drink milk. There are many reasons for this, the main reasons are:

1. Curiosity: Children are full of curiosity about everything around them and are easily distracted and unable to concentrate on drinking milk.

2. Getting bored with the old and liking the new: No longer liking only milk powder, wanting to try other foods.

3. Bad environment: wearing too many clothes, the house is stuffy, feeling scolded, etc. make the baby feel uncomfortable.

4. Growth rate slows down: The demand for nutrition and calories is not as great as that of a newborn.

5. Illness: Basically, milk aversion not caused by disease is more common. Therefore, it is best for parents to spend more time and patience to observe and care for their babies. After all, babies cannot express themselves yet, and it still depends on parents to carefully understand the reasons and meet their needs.

As long as the baby's growth curve is within a reasonable range, he is in good spirits and has no symptoms of discomfort, do not force him to eat! Reduce external stimulation when feeding. If there are people walking around or noises all the time, it will easily distract the baby and reduce his appetite. Therefore, it is important to provide children with a quiet eating environment. Also, the pacifier that the baby uses to drink milk must be suitable. If the milk hole is not easy to suck or the milk drips too slowly or too quickly, it can easily cause discomfort to the baby and make milk aversion more serious. If your baby still doesn't like to drink milk despite all your efforts, you can choose food substitutes with similar nutritional ingredients such as fish porridge, bone soup, etc. to supplement his nutritional needs.

I hope the above introduction can help our mothers solve their baby’s symptoms of drowsiness and anorexia. If you have tried all the above methods and there is still no change or improvement, then we need to take the baby to the hospital for examination. There may be something wrong with the baby's body. At this time, do not take medicine casually, as it is very harmful to the health of our baby.