Why do babies become anorexic to breast milk? In fact, milk aversion is not a condition that infants will inevitably encounter in their growth and development, but only some of them may encounter it. However, more and more children are becoming anorexic these days. Even so, “anorexia” is not a medical condition. If we really analyze anorexia in detail, we can divide the phenomenon of “anorexia” into “physiological” anorexia and “pathological” anorexia. The so-called “pathological” phenomenon is thought to be a disease in the child’s body. In this case, in addition to anorexia, the child will also show other abnormal manifestations, such as restless sleep, poor spirit, easy to cry and other changes in daily life patterns and fever, vomiting, diarrhea and other disease manifestations. This kind of anorexia is very easy for parents to pay attention to, and it is also easy to think of seeking medical help. However, this type of anorexia is very rare and most children develop it while maintaining a normal or mostly normal routine. For this reason, people call this type of anorexia physiological anorexia. In fact, physiological anorexia can be divided into two parts: true physiological anorexia and psychological anorexia. True physiological anorexia refers to the child’s discomfort after eating due to problems in the child’s physiological development, resulting in temporary disinterest or resistance to eating. Infant colic is a phenomenon that causes frequent crying in the first 4-6 months of life. This phenomenon is a physiological abdominal pain that occurs because the child’s gastrointestinal motility and other functions are not yet mature. There is also discomfort when the child is teething, due to swollen gums, which causes discomfort when eating milk. Further, infants who are intolerant or allergic to milk proteins may also experience abdominal discomfort after eating infant formula. The common feature of these phenomena is severe crying or worsening of crying during feeding. The most common reason for the presence of milk aversion in children is psychological. Due to the interference of some factors, the child’s interest in breastfeeding, especially formula feeding, decreases and the amount of milk consumed decreases, hence the name “anorexia”. 1. The environment is too noisy when the child is eating. As babies grow up, the nervous system will gradually mature. This is reflected in an increased interest in outside things. However, parents often say things to encourage their children to eat well when feeding them or feeding them supplements, and other parents may also have to walk back and forth or other actions that may affect the baby. Since the infant is unlikely to understand the meaning of the parent’s words of encouragement to eat, he or she can only understand the adult’s pronounced actions. Therefore, the child learns to “talk” by pronouncing words while drinking or eating. If a parent moves or makes other noises while the child is eating, the child’s attention may be distracted. Therefore, parents can guide their children to chew by eating or chewing food in their mouths, such as chewing gum, while they are eating. It is best for parents not to talk or make other movements while the child is drinking or eating, so that the child can concentrate more on eating. 2. There is a big difference in taste between the foods eaten. Children will receive breast milk or formula feeding as soon as possible after birth. However, when the child is 3-4 months old, many parents will add juice, calcium water and other liquids that taste much heavier than breast milk or formula, and these liquids are also fed through the bottle. This can very easily lead to confusion for the child. Why is there such a difference in taste for the same bottle-fed liquid. When a child’s sense of taste is somewhat developed, they will make the choice to avoid milk feedings and wait for heavier tasting feedings such as juice. The “milk aversion” caused by the difference in food taste can only be solved by adjusting the taste. For example, add some juice to the formula, stop bottle-feeding juice, and then gradually reduce the amount of juice added to the formula after the child accepts the formula again, and finally stop adding juice. To continue to provide the child with the nutrients from the fruit, use pureed fruit and small spoon feedings. The understanding of “anorexia” is not about how to treat or correct it properly, but about how to prevent it. Early recognition and treatment of the disease can prevent the child from becoming averse to food. In addition, creating a quiet and dedicated eating environment and avoiding large differences in taste between foods, especially between foods fed in the same way, is also fundamental to ensuring that your child eats well. Although anorexia is not a disease, it can cause growth and developmental delays in children, especially causing great psychological stress to parents. Hunger: the best appetizer Children eat well in order to grow well, in order to allow children to eat more bites, parents have not spared any thought. But sometimes things don’t work out the way you want them to. The more you want him to eat well, the more he’ll ignore the food you’ve carefully matched! As a result, the child’s growth is naturally not ideal.