The baby’s weight loss instead of gain may be physiological weight loss, or it may be caused by underfeeding or indigestion.
1. Physiological weight loss: 2~3 days after the birth of the child, due to the discharge of meconium, fetal fat absorption, as well as skin, respiratory loss of water more, there will be a temporary weight loss, is a normal situation.
2. Insufficient feeding: If the baby is fed too little breast milk or milk powder, resulting in insufficient nutritional intake, the baby may lose weight instead of gain.
3. indigestion: baby weight loss instead of gain is also related to indigestion, the cause of genetic, infectious, environmental, psychological and other factors related to the child if the intake of too much indigestible food, can also cause indigestion.
Baby weight loss, there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.