The lack of weight gain in 6-month-old babies is considered to be caused by underfeeding, zinc deficiency, functional dyspepsia and so on. The main thing is to deal with it by strengthening the feeding and treating it with medication.
1. Insufficient feeding: 6 months of the baby, breast milk nutrition has not been able to meet the baby’s growth needs, the need to add complementary foods, if not added in a timely manner, there will be nutritional deficiencies, resulting in weight loss, it should be gradual to the baby to add complementary foods, the right amount of supplemental high-quality protein, so as to ensure that the baby’s growth and development.
2. Zinc deficiency: If the baby’s zinc intake is insufficient or there is a metabolic disorder, there will be a zinc deficiency caused by growth retardation, can be supplemented through the drug zinc, such as zinc gluconate oral solution, lysine glucoside zinc.
3. Functional dyspepsia: If a 6-month-old baby has an inappropriate diet, it is easy to cause functional dyspepsia, which can cause abdominal pain and bloating, affecting normal eating and weight gain, which can be regulated through the use of probiotic drugs to regulate the intestinal flora, such as Bacillus subtilis bifidus and Bifidobacterium bifidum, and so on. You can also use compound pepsin powder to help digestion.
6 months baby weight gain may also be hyperthyroidism, diarrhea, etc., should be timely consultation, clear cause after standardized treatment, the above drugs should be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.