What to do if your one-year-old baby doesn't like to eat

When babies are young, there are many problems that are easy to occur, especially for one-year-old babies, which is a headache for parents. At this time, babies are more naughty and will not cooperate when doing some things. The most common thing is that they don’t like to eat. When parents feed them, the baby doesn’t like to eat. So what should you do if a one-year-old baby doesn’t like to eat? There are some ways to improve this, which are introduced in detail below.

What to do if your one-year-old baby doesn’t like to eat:

Let your baby drink more boiled water

Water is the source of life. When the baby wakes up in the morning, let the baby drink more boiled water, so that it can replenish the water lost at night and clean the intestines. Then give the baby milk or staple food half an hour later. After eating, it is best to drink a few sips of water to dilute the milk or clean the mouth.

Feed regularly and quantitatively

Feeding your baby should be done at regular times and in regular intervals, maybe every 3-4 hours, and every 4-6 hours at night. Regular feeding times will help regulate your baby's gastrointestinal tract and avoid indigestion.

Add complementary food to your baby at the right time

Babies have mainly been eating milk products since birth. At around one year old, some complementary foods should be added. These foods should be easy to digest and absorb, such as sweet potato porridge, mung bean porridge, etc., to provide the baby with the nutrients needed for growth and development.

Keep your baby warm

Babies' physical fitness and immunity are not as good as those of adults. If they are not careful, they will catch a cold or other symptoms, which will affect their appetite. Therefore, as parents, we must pay attention to weather changes, especially in winter, and make sure to keep warm.

Mainly liquid food

Although one-year-old babies can add some complementary foods appropriately, liquid food, such as porridge, is still the main food. This is because the baby's growth rate slows down at this stage and his appetite is not very good. Therefore, you should feed your baby food that is easily digestible and absorbable, and not too much milk, the daily amount should not exceed 500 ml.

After understanding what to do if your one-year-old baby doesn’t like to eat, you can follow the above methods to improve this problem. However, when improving your baby’s eating habits, you also need to pay attention to choosing some foods that your baby likes to eat. At the same time, the food preparation for your baby should be arranged reasonably, which is beneficial to the baby’s physical development in all aspects.