There are many reasons for this phenomenon: As babies’ physiological development and sensory functions become more mature, they become curious about their surroundings and like to explore, so naturally they are easily distracted from “eating”, which is the main reason for milk aversion. This is the main reason for milk aversion. In addition, after babies start to eat complementary foods at 4 months, they will probably “like the new and hate the old” after eating a variety of foods that are different from formula and breast milk, and will no longer “like” the single-flavored food. Many parents are concerned about whether their babies will suffer from malnutrition during the anorexia period. In fact, malnutrition does not necessarily occur in anorexic babies. If the baby’s growth and development are normal and there are no other abnormalities, the baby is healthy. There are some special physiological stages that can lead to anorexia, such as: just after vaccination, during teething, gastrointestinal flatulence, etc. These conditions usually last for a few days and then return to normal, so parents can not worry too much. However, if your baby has a loss of appetite and has a reduced activity level, it is necessary to check if there is any other disease associated with it.” Here are a few ways for parents to cope with their baby’s anorexia period: trick 1, no forced means Many parents use force-feeding because they are worried that malnutrition will occur in their baby’s anorexia. But this approach will instead make the baby fearful and bored of breastfeeding. In fact, as long as the baby’s height, weight and other developmental indicators are within the standard developmental range, there is no need to take force-feeding, what parents need to think about during this period is: how to give the baby a regular and reasonable addition of semi-liquid supplementary food. When your baby shows signs of milk aversion, parents can start by improving the way you feed your baby, taking a more spontaneous approach instead of the rigid implementation of the so-called “feeding schedule”. Instead of a rigid “feeding schedule”, you can have small, frequent meals and wait for your baby to eat when he or she wants to. You can also do games to burn your baby’s strength, such as touch, passive limb exercises, etc. When the baby’s strength decreases, there is a sense of hunger, the eating situation will be improved. The 3rd trick is to create a good dining environment The environment where the baby eats should be as soft and quiet as possible. Because in the anorexia period of this age baby began to be curious about all things outside, dining if someone is teasing him next to him, or a lot of toys, sounds that can attract his attention, the baby will find these things more interesting than eating, naturally do not want to eat. The 4th trick, the size of the pacifier hole should be appropriate Sometimes babies drink less milk, maybe because the hole of the pacifier on the bottle is too small, so that the baby sucking is not smooth and very hard, so the amount of drinking is reduced. First, turn the bottle upside down and check the size of the hole in the nipple on the bottle to see if it flows smoothly. The best speed is usually 1 drop per second, but it is not appropriate to drip or drip too fast. The 5th trick, do not often change the milk powder Seeing that the baby does not like to drink milk, parents may directly think: is this brand of milk powder baby is tired of drinking? You can replace the milk powder, but the speed of replacement should not be too frequent, the baby will not have time to adapt. If you want to change to a new brand, do not change all at once, it is best to mix and match with the original formula first, and observe the bowel movement for a week, if the bowel movement is normal, it means good adaptation, then you can change to a brand new formula. After entering the anorexia period, the effect of using the method of changing milk powder to cope with it is limited. If there is no improvement after one or two trials, you can give up using this method. The 6th trick, add supplemental food at the right time 4 months old baby, if still breast milk or formula-based, supplemental food can eat about one or two meals. So when your baby gets bored with a single food, give him something new to try. You can start with rice flour or diluted juice, and then add vegetable purees and fruit purees one after another. But remember to follow the principle of adding one at a time, starting with 1 small teaspoon and gradually increasing the amount. Try each supplement for 3 to 5 days and observe your baby’s condition. If your baby doesn’t like it or has a skin rash or loose stools, it is recommended to hold off on adding this supplement and try it again after a while. If there is a family history of allergies, it is recommended to feed breast milk or partially hydrolyzed protein formula until the baby is 6 months old, and then add complementary foods, and the addition of complementary foods to hypoallergenic as a priority. The 7th trick, easy to deal with anorexia parents who take care of their babies directly, their mood and stress will be directly conveyed to the baby, so when parents show anxiety or force the baby to drink milk, he can feel it, which will produce resistance. As long as your baby is healthy and normal in all aspects of growth and development, and is not sick, parents can relax and treat your baby’s anorexia with a natural attitude, and don’t start a painful “tug of war” with your baby to eat.