One-year-old baby suddenly refuses to drink milk powder

Most babies will drink milk powder during their growth process, because some mothers need to go back to work after taking maternity leave. At this time, in order to ensure the baby's nutrition, they need to add some milk powder to the baby. Different stages of milk powder are suitable for babies at different stages. When choosing milk powder for the baby, you should try to use the same brand. So what's the matter with a one-year-old baby suddenly not drinking milk powder?

If a one-year-old baby does not drink milk powder, you can supplement it with some yogurt or pure milk, and add complementary food to the baby.

Cause Analysis

It’s okay for a one-year-old baby not to drink milk powder. He can eat porridge, soft rice, noodles, steamed buns, minced meat, and soy products. Chop the lean meat and add it to the porridge to cook together. Cook the porridge until it is soft, which is good for digestion. Let the baby eat it with a spoon. In addition, you can make some apple paste for him between meals and squeeze some fruit juice for drinks. These nutrients can fully meet his needs. If he doesn’t like milk powder, he doesn’t need to drink it.

Suggested actions

You can try different brands of milk powder and choose the one that suits your baby's taste.

Can I stop drinking milk powder after 1 year old?

sure. A 1 year and 9 month old baby does not drink milk powder and can choose pure milk, yogurt, cheese, etc.

According to the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Hong Kong Department of Health and others, for babies who no longer drink breast milk after the age of one, they can choose pure milk, but they need to choose whole milk, whether it is fresh milk or whole milk powder. Because babies at this stage need to get a certain amount of fat from food to develop, skimmed or low-fat milk is not suitable for children aged 1 to 2 years old. After the age of 2, you can choose reduced-fat milk or low-fat milk, especially for children who consume more milk. The Hong Kong Department of Health recommends that children aged 1 to 2 years old can be given 360 to 480 ml of milk every day, which can be either pure milk or formula milk. In addition to giving your baby pure milk, you can also give your baby some cheese and cottage cheese instead of milk to diversify your baby's food.

Of course, some people may say, isn’t it said that babies cannot drink pure milk before the age of 3? Is pure milk nutritious? In the old version of the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents, it is indeed written that babies under 3 years old are not suitable for drinking pure milk. In the latest dietary guidelines, it is changed to: It is still recommended to use appropriate infant formula as a supplement, and a small amount of fresh milk, yogurt, cheese, etc. can be introduced as part of the infant's complementary food. This suggests that the Chinese Nutrition Society is also moving closer to the recommendations of international authoritative organizations, but continues to retain some of its own views.