What should I do if my one-year-old baby suddenly doesn't like to eat?

It is a common situation for many parents that one-year-old babies do not like to eat. If babies do not like to eat, it will easily affect their physical development and their normal metabolism, which will cause great harm to their physical health. Parents need to pay more attention to their babies if they do not like to eat. If they are breastfeeding, they can be weaned. In terms of diet, they can cook more animals that their babies like to increase their appetite.

The correct solution for a 1-year-old baby who doesn’t like to eat: don’t be impatient. After one year old, the baby's appetite decreases due to the slower growth rate of the infant. At this time, a 1-year-old baby generally eats 5-6 times a day. Be careful not to give your baby any other food within an hour and a half before meals.

Feed the baby complementary food when he is hungry. If the baby refuses to eat because the mother is present, the mother can leave temporarily and let someone else feed the baby. It is very important for the baby to learn and accept solid food in time. If your baby is particularly addicted to breast milk, you can consider weaning him/her off. If your child can eat complementary foods well, you can continue to feed him/her with breast milk. In addition, for the problem of 1-year-old baby not liking to eat, you can also make adjustments from the following aspects:

2. The time for drinking milk and eating staple food should be regular, with intervals, once every 3 to 4 hours, and 4 to 6 hours at night. This is because the baby's stomach and intestines are delicate and incompletely developed, and they need to be fully emptied and rested to ensure the normal functioning of the digestion and absorption functions. Eat the staple food first. At this time, the appetite is better and it is easier to accept the staple food. If you are not full, you can drink milk. Eat until you are 90% full at a meal. It is difficult to do this at night, so just drink milk.

3. Drink boiled water or juice between meals, and do not eat anything else. Replenish adequate water and vitamins to promote the improvement of digestion and absorption functions, and eliminate waste and toxins from the body. (Note that homemade juice must be hygienic, fresh, and drink immediately after making it. Do not store it. The recipes include: carrots, apples, cucumbers, pears, tomatoes, etc. If you are worried about the baby getting cold, warm it up with boiling water before drinking. Drink it once in the morning and afternoon if possible, and make sure to drink it once a day)

4. Add complementary foods in time: After the baby is born, he mainly eats milk products, but as the baby grows up, breast milk alone can no longer meet all their nutritional needs. Therefore, it is necessary to add complementary foods to the baby in time to provide the nutrients necessary for the baby's growth and development. The staple foods for babies include vegetable puree, sweet potato porridge, mung bean porridge, pumpkin porridge, millet porridge, steamed egg whites, crucian carp soup boiled for more than 3 hours without adding other ingredients but only salt; the amount added should be appropriate, the baby should be full, if not full, drink some milk. If the baby has no digestive dysfunction or indigestion symptoms, then it's fine. If there are any abnormalities, stop or reduce the dosage.

5. Mothers should eat a light diet: Breastfed babies: Some mothers have not yet weaned their babies. Mothers should eat light food, avoid seafood, avoid eating too cold or too hot food, and choose fruits carefully, mainly neutral ones. Mothers should also drink more boiled water. Pay attention to nipple hygiene and stop breastfeeding if the breast becomes inflamed.

6. Babies who are bottle-fed will have a weak digestive system due to incomplete nutrition. You should observe the baby at all times and adjust the diet (the amount of milk powder and staple food) according to the situation after the baby eats the staple food.

7. Pay attention to your baby’s temperature, as this will also affect his appetite.

8. After the baby falls asleep every night, the mother can gently massage the baby's belly in a clockwise direction through the baby's clothes, from 10 times to a maximum of 30 times. This is beneficial to the baby's gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, and promotes the improvement of its functions. It is a very effective health exercise.

9. Once the baby is sick, the amount of food should be reduced.