The reasons why babies don't like to drink milk recently and the treatment strategies

Some babies don't like to drink milk, so how much do you know about the situation of babies not liking to drink milk recently? The editor here wants to give you a good introduction to the relevant situation. I hope you can understand enough, so that you can understand the situation of our baby more clearly. Then, friends who need to understand, let's take a look at the reasons why babies don't like to drink milk recently and the treatment countermeasures!

1. 3 possible reasons for not liking to drink milk

1. It is related to the growth and development of the baby itself

The first three months after a baby is born is the fastest growth period. On average, the baby can gain 1000-1200 grams in weight and grow about 4 centimeters in height each month. In order to meet the nutritional needs of the body's rapid growth, babies drink a lot of milk. After 4 months, the baby's growth rate will slow down significantly, with an average weight gain of 600 grams and height growth of about 2 centimeters per month. As the growth rate slows down, the demand for nutrients naturally decreases, and the baby will instinctively reduce the amount of milk he drinks. This phenomenon is medically called physiological milk aversion.

2. It is related to the baby’s own psychological development characteristics

In the first few months after birth, the nervous system of infants is still underdeveloped and their sensitivity to the world around them is relatively poor. Therefore, they are not easily affected by the surrounding environment and can drink milk more attentively. As the baby grows older, his visual and auditory orientation abilities gradually improve, and he becomes more sensitive to the outside world. He also becomes more and more curious about the outside world and can easily feel the surrounding environment and people's every move. His attention is often distracted by this, so you will find that your baby is not as focused on drinking milk as before.

3. Give your baby sweetened water from a bottle

Use a bottle to feed your baby sweet things such as juice, calcium water, etc. The little one who has just entered the sensitive period of taste development will make a smart choice and abandon the bland milk and choose sweet water such as juice. If your baby has already started eating complementary foods, he or she will also prefer complementary foods with a variety of flavors.

2. Let your baby fall in love with milk again

1. Breastfeed in a quiet environment

As long as the baby's height and weight are within the normal range, there is no need to be too anxious and you can wait for 1 to 2 weeks. However, when feeding, you should choose a relatively quiet and fixed environment to minimize the impact of the surrounding environment on the baby and let him concentrate on drinking milk.

2. Reasonably arrange meal time and frequency

Babies over 4 months old generally drink milk 5 to 6 times a day. Babies who are mixed-fed or bottle-fed can add rice cereal, vegetable puree or other mushy complementary foods before the lunch meal, and then drink milk; babies who are exclusively breastfed can add mushy foods after 6 months. Each meal lasts about 20-30 minutes, with about 4 hours between meals. Don't give your baby plain water or juice too often.

That’s all I have to say here! Don’t worry too much if your baby doesn’t like to drink milk recently. It may just be temporary. I hope you can use some of my suggestions here. I also hope that your baby can grow up healthily! Don’t worry too much!