What to do if your baby suddenly refuses to take the bottle

It is quite troubling for parents when their baby suddenly stops eating from the bottle, because if the baby stops eating, the natural nutrients will not be enough, which is not conducive to his healthy development. So when faced with this situation, parents should take the most scientific and effective solution and know why their babies stop eating from the bottle. The following are some recommended methods to prevent babies from eating from the bottle.

There are many reasons why babies "strike milk", some of which are caused by improper feeding of the babies, while others are caused by factors of the babies themselves. Therefore, in order to resolve the confusion caused by the milk strike, we must first find out the cause so that we can take the right measures to stop the milk strike.

Improper addition of complementary food

In order to meet the nutritional needs of rapidly growing infants, complementary foods should be added in time when the infant is 4-6 months old, but milk should still be the staple food, with an appropriate amount of complementary foods. Some parents add complementary foods to their babies too early, or even if they add complementary foods at the right time, they do not match them with milk properly. They only give the baby as much complementary food as he wants to eat. As a result, the baby feels almost no hunger all day after eating and loses his appetite for milk.

Some parents, in order to make it easier for their babies to accept complementary foods, use fresh soup to cook porridge or steam eggs, making the complementary foods taste much better than milk. Another reason is that after babies eat complementary foods with fresh and strong flavors, they lose interest in bland milk.

Some babies, at 6-7 months old, are already addicted to adult dishes (which are too fresh and salty for babies), which changes their taste buds and makes them unwilling to breastfeed, resulting in a "milk strike".

Corrective strategy: "milk strike" caused by improper addition of complementary foods. If the baby's physical development is still within the normal range and his appetite for complementary foods is good, you should actively adjust the food structure, appropriately reduce complementary foods and increase the amount of milk. Generally, you can feed your baby in the morning after waking up or taking a nap, when the baby is not yet fully awake, in a good mood and hungry. Using a bottle with a large nipple will create a greater negative pressure in the baby's mouth and require less force when sucking, making it easier to feed the baby successfully.

I hope that through understanding these contents, everyone can pay attention to them, because we all know that if a baby does not eat milk powder, it will be detrimental to his physical development. Therefore, we must help the baby solve this problem correctly and effectively. As long as the baby is willing to eat, he can better absorb the nutrients in the food and grow up healthily.