What to do if your baby has a poor appetite in summer

Babies have no appetite in summer. You should pay attention to not let them eat too much greasy food in summer. You should make sure that they drink more water. It is normal to have no appetite. Adults will feel irritable in summer, and children are no exception. Giving babies some watermelon juice or mung bean soup is also a good choice. Do not blow the air conditioner towards the baby in summer. Give the baby some fruits and the like, which will greatly improve the baby's appetite.

The best way to supplement zinc in summer is to eat more zinc-rich foods such as animal liver, lean meat, egg yolks and fish. Oysters are the food with the highest zinc content. Oyster steamed eggs are a very good recipe for zinc supplementation. They are not only easy for babies to digest and absorb, but also help promote appetite.

It is important to replenish water and potassium

The temperature is high in summer, and babies sweat a lot, which easily leads to the loss of water and some nutrients, such as sodium, potassium, zinc, calcium, etc. Especially the lack of potassium will make babies feel out of spirits.

Replenish water in time, preferably boiled water. Babies who sweat a lot can supplement with some sugar and salt water, or drink some mineral water, but they cannot be replaced with pure water or purified water. In addition, you should not drink too much carbonated drinks, otherwise it will increase calcium loss.

Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Because fresh vegetables and fruits contain more potassium, they are very beneficial for babies to spend the summer safely.

Common fruits rich in potassium include: bananas, oranges, strawberries, apricots, lychees, peaches, plums, etc.

Common vegetables high in potassium include: greens, celery, edamame, mushrooms, potatoes, etc.

Lotus seeds are also rich in potassium and can be cooked into soup with mung beans.

Don’t ignore protein supplementation

In summer, babies are more active, sleep relatively less, and consume more energy. At this time, it is even more important to meet the babies' needs for rapid growth and development. What cannot be ignored is sufficient supplementation of high-quality protein.

It is best to supplement protein through food. Common high-quality proteins include milk, eggs, soy products, and meat, and they also contain more zinc and calcium.

When cooking, do not use frying, because overly greasy food will increase the burden on the baby's gastrointestinal tract and easily lead to loss of appetite. Therefore, we should use more healthy cooking methods such as steaming, boiling, blanching, and cold mixing.

Use fruits instead of cold drinks

In summer, babies prefer delicious cold drinks, but if they eat too much, it will irritate their stomachs, leading to loss of appetite, and even vomiting and diarrhea. Therefore, parents should control the amount and frequency of cold drinks their babies eat, and try to eat as little as possible. If the baby prefers sweets, fresh fruits can be used instead of cold drinks. In addition, the best time to provide cold drinks to babies is in the afternoon, while nighttime is the least recommended time to consume cold drinks.

How to prevent heatstroke in babies in hot summer

In the hot summer, babies under 3 years old are more likely to suffer from heatstroke, which happens every year, so it is important to take preventive measures. Parents can refer to the preventive measures and prescriptions collected by the editor, hoping to give you some help! Let us work together to make the baby grow up healthily!

Baby Care Disease Prevention of Heatstroke How to Prevent Heatstroke

In the summer, there is a disease that is closely related to the climate: babies aged 6 months to 3 years are prone to "heat syndrome".

What is heat stroke?

Heatstroke mainly occurs in hot summer, mainly in babies between 6 months and 3 years old, so it is also called summer fever in children. It is mainly due to the increase in ambient temperature causing the body temperature to rise. The baby's body continues to have a fever, not because of infection with bacteria.

This is because their brain's temperature regulation center has not matured before the age of 3. Their body temperature cannot adjust itself according to the changes in ambient temperature, and their sweating function is weak, so it is not easy for the body to dissipate heat. The baby's mental state is good after the illness, and sometimes he may have some indigestion or cold-like symptoms. The most important symptom is fever, but the body temperature rarely exceeds 40℃. The fever usually starts in the morning, and the body temperature gradually rises during the day, gradually decreases in the afternoon, and drops to the lowest level at night, but it starts to rise again from the next morning.

Generally speaking, the elevated body temperature lasts for 1-3 months and will naturally subside as the weather gradually cools down. However, in my country's subtropical regions, the disease is likely to occur from April to October every year due to the long duration of hot weather.

Onset time and symptoms

Heat syndrome: fever lasts for about 1-2 months, sometimes as long as 3-4 months, and gradually improves when the weather cools down;

The characteristic of fever is that antipyretics have no effect, but if the baby is brought to a place with a lower ambient temperature, the body temperature will naturally drop;

The baby is always thirsty and likes to drink water. The frequency and amount of urination increase due to drinking more water, but the baby does not sweat. Only a little sweat can be seen on the head sometimes.

If the body temperature is high, the baby may startle, become irritable, and cry.

Precautions

1. When the weather is hot, do not dress your baby too much or too thickly to avoid affecting the body's heat dissipation.

2. Pay attention to adjusting the ambient temperature, such as using air conditioners or living in a cool place; when the baby has a fever, immediately place the baby in a room with a room temperature of 22℃-25℃ after confirming heatstroke. Be careful not to let the air outlet of the air conditioner blow directly at the baby, and the electric fan should shake its head instead of blowing directly at the baby.

3. Giving your baby a warm bath also has a cooling effect, but be careful that the water temperature should be 3℃-4℃ lower than body temperature. Bath for 20-30 minutes each time, and 2-3 times a day.

4. Pay attention to giving your baby some watermelon juice, mung bean soup, winter melon water and other beverages to replenish the water lost in the body and give light drinks.

5. Under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine, take some Chinese patent medicine or medicated diet to prevent and treat summer heat syndrome, which can clear away summer heat, replenish qi, nourish yin and clear heat.

As the temperature gradually rises, a series of summer syndromes will appear. It is normal for babies to have a loss of appetite at this time. Parents only need to give their babies water in time and give them more fruits. It is also good to eat something light and sour. In summer, they should drink more soup. Soup is relatively easier for children to absorb. You can give your baby some fruit juice.