Originally fed well, suddenly stopped eating, every time feeding is like a war, crying as soon as it is fed? This makes many mothers very troubled, what to do if they can't eat enough? Will it affect your baby's development?
If you encounter this situation, don't panic first, it is likely that the baby's anorexia period has arrived.
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What are some indications that your baby is starting to get bored?
After only a few bites, I start crying;
Do not eat a bite, desperately push away the breast, many attempts still do not work;
Feeding is not attentive, and a little movement can attract him away;
Even if the child is hungry, he still refuses to breastfeed;
In fact, babies will have anorexia and refusal of milk in many cases, but it is most common at 3-6 months, and may occur again in 7-10 months. If you want to solve the problem of children's milk boredom and refusal of milk, you must first find the cause.
There are usually two reasons for the child's own and the mother's anorexia and refusal of milk:
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Anorexia is sometimes the cause of the child himself
Nipples are used improperly
The child has just been born, the mother may not have milk yet, and many families will choose to use bottle feeding. By the time the mother began to breastfeed, the child was used to the pacifier and refused to breastfeed.
The baby refuses to eat breast milk mainly because breast milk is more difficult to eat than the bottle, for such a situation, you can first change the nipple to a smaller caliber, so that the baby finds that eating the nipple is also more difficult, and then eat breast milk will not be so resistant.
At the same time, choose to manually squeeze out a little milk to attract the baby to eat when the baby is hungry, when the milk array is stimulated, pumping will be much easier, and the child will slowly be willing to eat breast milk.
There is a problem with the way the latches are held
Your baby is pumping in the wrong way, which can make it difficult to pump. Mom can pull the nipple out and have the child re-latch. If the child's mouth is too small to contain the areola, the mother can manually pinch the areola into the shape of the child's mouth and send it to the child's mouth.
Anorexia period
Around four months old, the mouth begins to develop, and you may see teeth the size of rice "breaking through the ground", and the child begins to resist feeding. At this stage, the mother can feed a small number of times, do not force feeding, interact with the child more, guide the child to turn over and exercise, etc., increase the amount of activity, and the baby is easy to be hungry.
Complementary food addition period
In the baby's six months or so, pure milk can no longer meet the child's nutritional needs, to add complementary food to the child. However, children have just begun to add complementary foods, and they are very interested in complementary foods, and they are prone to anorexia and milk refusal.
Mothers can mix milk into the baby's complementary food, such as making milky egg soup, milky steamed buns, fruit shakes, etc. to supplement the child's milk; they can also give the child confused milk and try to feed the child before going to bed or just waking up when the child is not awake.
Cause of the disease
When the child is unwell, it is easy to have anorexia and refusal of milk, such as oral pain, sore throat, gastroesophageal reflux, teething and so on. According to the child's situation, help him reduce his pain and discomfort, and the child will naturally breastfeed.
Emotional problems
When the child is overly nervous, tired, and excited, there will also be a situation of milk anorexia and refusal of milk. The mother can take the child to a quiet environment, soothe the child's emotions and then breastfeed.
Sucking is more efficient
At some point, the child's sucking is more efficient and powerful, and after a while he is full, and if the mother continues to feed the baby, she will refuse to feed.
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Anorexia may also be a problem with the mother
Excessive milk production
At the beginning of breast milk, supply and demand are not yet balanced, and it is easy to secrete too much. When your child drinks milk, it will gush out and choke on the baby. Feeling uncomfortable, your child may refuse to feed. At this time, the mother can press the breast with scissors to reduce the outflow of milk.
Mom's nipples are inverted
Some mothers have more inverted nipples, resulting in difficulty in sucking and refusal to breastfeed. The mother can use the breast pump to suck the nipple out a little and feed it to the child, or use auxiliary things such as the milk shield to help breastfeed.
The taste of the milk changes
Babies are used to their mother's taste, and when their mother's milk changes, the child will refuse to milk. For example, the mother exercises a lot before breastfeeding, smokes before breastfeeding, etc.
The mother has less milk and the baby has difficulty sucking
The amount of milk secreted by the mother is linked to the baby, and when the child adds complementary foods or milk powder, the demand for breast milk becomes less, and the amount of milk secretion will naturally decrease. Milk reduces the child's effort to suck, which will cause the child to be reluctant to suck.
The mother can use the breast pump to suck many times, stimulate the breast, increase the amount of milk secretion, reduce the child's sucking difficulties, and the child will naturally be willing to suck.