Why does the baby not drink milk?

When children are young, they need to supplement their bodies with more nutrition so that they can develop better and healthier. At the same time, because babies do not have teeth when they are young, the most common thing they do is breastfeed. However, there are some babies who refuse to breastfeed. Many parents are very anxious and want to know more about why their babies don’t drink milk. Let me introduce it to you below, I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

1. Milk aversion period: The milk aversion period of infants usually occurs at 3-6 months. Since the cause is still unknown, they usually encounter milk aversion. Parents are requested to pay special attention to the baby's eating habits to avoid poor growth and development. If the baby's aversion to milk is so severe that it affects his health, you can ask the doctor to prescribe medication to help the baby's gastrointestinal motility and increase appetite.

2. Bloating: In addition to the fact that dairy products are prone to causing bloating, the cause of bloating may also come from the process of drinking milk. Due to the large hole of the bottle or incorrect posture, the baby inhales too much air, causing the baby to feel uncomfortable with bloating. The baby's milk aversion symptoms can be improved through massage or blocking the causes of bloating.

3. Acquired diseases: Sometimes a baby’s loss of appetite is caused by a disease, such as a cold, gastroenteritis, or the baby has an allergic constitution, which may affect his appetite. This condition will gradually improve as the disease improves. Just pay attention to the principle of light diet during the illness.

4. Congenital diseases: Some congenital diseases such as heart disease, thalassemia, etc. may cause the baby to have poor appetite.

5. Constipation: Generally speaking, breastfed babies rarely suffer from constipation and poor appetite, but constipation is more likely to occur when changing milk products, especially since formula milk contains iron, which makes constipation more likely to occur. Nursing experts recommend that changing milk products should be gradual. The initial ratio can be adjusted from 1/3. If the baby has no allergic reaction or constipation, the ratio of the new milk powder can be gradually increased.

Psychological factors: Sometimes the reason why babies dislike breastfeeding is due to psychological factors, such as irregular eating times, mothers using beatings and scolding to urge them to eat... and other situations may make babies reject breastfeeding. Some small suggestions

1. Create a feeding environment. The most basic method is to observe the ideal feeding conditions for the baby, and then create a feeding environment that is most suitable for the baby. Most babies like to concentrate on feeding in a quiet and undisturbed place. Mothers must keep a light

2. Relaxed and happy mood because the baby will feel the influence of the feeder's tense mood when eating.

3. Give your baby love and encouragement so that he or she will be in a better mood for eating.

4. Never force your baby to eat by any means necessary. Forcing or losing your temper will only make the baby cry. This is the dumbest method and often backfires.

5. Appetite-stimulating medication If necessary, the doctor will give the baby some appetite-stimulating medication, which may be helpful for some babies.

6. Vitamin supplementation is also a good method for babies who drink very little milk. 7. Try complementary food. In fact, babies aged 4-6 months should be exposed to complementary food. Sometimes you can try to feed some simple complementary food (such as juice, rice paste, wheat paste, etc.) with a spoon. Let the baby contact food sources other than the bottle, firstly, they can eat a little, and secondly, it can also train the baby's oral adaptability, and the baby will be better at accepting solid food in the future.

Parents will be very anxious when they know that their children refuse to drink milk. At the same time, not understanding the specific reasons will make you even more irritable and anxious. However, through the introduction above, you know that there are many reasons why children do not want to breastfeed. What you need to do is to find a suitable way to help the baby eliminate this problem, so that the baby will be healthier.