Immediately after the baby was born, he received meticulous care from his young parents and elders. Although the parents have tried their best, after a period of time, they found that their babies' growth and development seem to be very slow compared with their peers, and the baby is emaciated, low-weight, and looks thin and small, which worries mothers. In fact, height and weight are important indicators for evaluating children's nutritional status, of which low weight is due to short-term or long-term intake of protein and energy, reflecting acute or chronic malnutrition in children; wasting reflects acute nutritional deficiencies in children.
When it is found that their baby is emaciated and low-weight, parents should first take the baby to the hospital to check whether there are intestinal parasites, whether there is a lack of trace elements or other diseases, and the problems should be treated in time. If there is no of the above problem, it is most likely due to the poor lifestyle aspects of the baby. 1. Unbalanced diet, picky eater
Nowadays, more and more babies are picky eaters, resulting in nutritional imbalances, and cannot fully supplement all the nutrients needed for children's growth and development. If the baby does not eat meat, eggs, milk will lack protein and zinc and other nutrients, we know that zinc deficiency will cause appetite decline; do not eat vegetables will lack vitamins and minerals, so that metabolism disorders.
2. Eat irregularly, snacks parents are constantly afraid that the baby is hungry, often want to eat what to buy, all kinds of candy, snacks, carbonated drinks have everything. High-sugar chocolate, cream cake, etc. will make your baby's blood sugar rise, and there is no hunger when it is time to eat. In the long run, it affects the conditioned reflex law of normal hunger and fullness, the baby is always in a state of semi-hunger, and if the normal meal cannot be eaten, it will cause a lack of protein and basic nutrients, so it has been emaciated. 3. Too much cold food, weak spleen and stomach
The baby is in the stage of growth and development, the spleen and stomach are weak, and the spleen and stomach like warmth and cold. Many babies love to eat drinks and milk taken from the refrigerator regardless of winter and summer, a large amount of cold liquid into the stomach makes the gastric mucosa vascular contraction, gastric juice secretion stops; if you eat while drinking cold drinks, due to the reduction of gastric juice secretion will affect the digestive function; often eat frozen food will harden and thicken the stomach wall, secretion is reduced, forming a refrigerator gastritis that is difficult to cure. Therefore, it is not advisable for babies to eat cold drinks during meals and after meals. 4. Emotional tension and stress
In order to let the baby eat, the adult's nagging makes the baby feel nervous or stressed, so that the baby cannot eat with peace of mind or hastily end the meal. Therefore, there should be a pleasant and relaxed dining environment, and the three meals should be regular, reasonable and not forced. 5. Lack of sleep
Babies in the growth and development stage must have enough sleep, for the baby, sleep is also an essential nutrient. Adequate sleep can promote adequate secretion of growth hormone, and adequate growth hormone can help your baby grow both tall and weighty.
6. Lack of exercise Life lies in exercise, and this saying applies to babies as well. Exercise makes the metabolism vigorous, exercise makes the baby physically exhausted, resulting in hunger, so that there will be appetite when eating, and gradually will change from thin to strong. Babies in the rapid growth and development stage of a variety of factors of nutritional needs are particularly strong, parents in the discovery of the baby is emaciated, low weight phenomenon, to immediately change the bad lifestyle, to achieve food diversification, balanced nutrition, if necessary, you can take some special diets, such as children's nutrition packages, comprehensive supplementation of children's growth and development of a variety of nutrients.
It seems that with a healthy lifestyle, the baby's wasting and low weight problems will also be solved.