If the infant’s milk quantity drops and he is sleepy at 2 months, it is considered that it is caused by physiological anorexia or disease, and the methods of changing feeding mode and treating the primary disease can be taken according to the situation.
1. Change the feeding method: mainly for physiological anorexia babies, which is a phenomenon that occurs during the normal development of infants, mainly manifested in drowsiness, decreased milk intake or fluctuating high and low. At this time, parents should feed the baby when he is awake, follow the feeding on demand, and suspend feeding when the baby resists.
2. Treatment of primary diseases: Anorexia and lethargy can also occur in infants suffering from diseases, such as encephalitis. This is usually accompanied by other symptoms, such as fever in the case of encephalitis. Antibiotics such as cefaclor are used as prescribed for the specific illness.
Generally speaking, when a 2-month-old infant has decreased milk production and lethargy without other abnormal symptoms, the possibility of physiologic anorexia is considered to be high, and it is sufficient to change the feeding method to ensure the normal development of the infant. If it is suspected that the disease is caused by, should be timely to the hospital to avoid delay.