What to do if a three-month-old baby has a poor appetite

If a baby who is still breastfeeding shows that he or she does not like to drink milk, it is important to have timely examinations to avoid the situation where the baby does not like to drink milk due to some diseases, which can easily lead to poor growth and development. Especially during the infant period, when the baby is growing, malnutrition at this time may even have a great adverse effect on the baby's life. So what should you do if your three-month-old baby has a poor appetite?

After a baby is born, the most basic requirement is to eat, drink and defecate? Sleeping. And eating and drinking? Salivation is closely related to the digestive system of the stomach and intestines, which is responsible for the digestion, absorption and excretion of food. As long as the newborn is healthy, his gastrointestinal function should also be healthy. But why is it that when they grow up, some children have very strong stomachs and enjoy eating anything, while others easily get stomach upset? A very important reason is that the acquired maintenance methods are different. Even the best stomach and intestines will be damaged if they are not properly cared for.

Judging from the child's physiological development characteristics, his digestive system is still immature, the acidity of gastric juice is low, the secretion of various digestive enzymes is small and the activity is low, so his tolerance to food is relatively poor. However, children are in a period of rapid growth and development and require relatively more nutrients, which puts a heavy burden on the gastrointestinal tract and often puts the digestive function under stress. Therefore, at every stage of a child's growth and development, we must pay attention to protecting his stomach and intestines.

After the child is 1 year old, already? Able to accept a variety of solid foods. At this time, you can let your child taste a variety of foods so that he can accept a variety of foods smoothly and will not be picky or biased in his eating habits when he grows up. The stomach and intestines are exercised from an early age and are less likely to "go on strike" in the future.

At this stage, it is also very important to develop the habit of eating meals on time. Regular diet can provide the stomach and intestines with regular "signals", allowing them to work in an orderly manner every day.

After a child is 3 years old, he can eat almost everything that adults can eat, and he has much more choices in snacks and drinks. At this time, be sure to control his snacks. Because our stomach has a rule that the food we eat must be emptied every 3 to 4 hours. If children often eat snacks, there will always be something in their stomach and they will not feel hungry. Then, when it is time to eat, they will naturally have no appetite and will not be able to eat. If this continues for a long time, the child's digestive function will be disrupted. So, don't give your child anything before meals to ensure that his stomach has enough space to receive the food.

Above we have roughly looked at the issue of what to do if a three-month-old baby has a poor appetite. For such a situation, on the one hand, we must actively conduct examinations to avoid poor appetite caused by some diseases. At the same time, we must also target the child’s characteristics in terms of diet. In addition to breastfeeding, we can add some foods that babies can eat to the diet to increase nutrition.