Symptoms and solutions of anorexia period

Babies in the anorexic phase often show slowed weight gain, reduced milk demand, decreased appetite, intermittent feeding, or sudden refusal to feed for no reason, but usually in good spirits. Solutions generally include keeping the environment quiet, feeding in the correct position, choosing the right bottle, and extending the time between feedings. In addition, if the anorexia is caused by a pathological condition, the baby may be accompanied by crying, depression, restlessness, and even diarrhea, vomiting, and fever, which require active treatment of the primary disease. 1. Keep the environment quiet: try to choose a quiet environment when breastfeeding to avoid distracting the baby. 2. Feed in the correct position: incorrect feeding position or bottle angle of the new mother can make the baby feel uncomfortable when breastfeeding The baby may feel uncomfortable, or the pacifier may be pressed against the tongue and the baby may not be able to drink the milk. When breastfeeding, you need to pay attention to putting the nipple and areola into the baby’s mouth, and when bottle-feeding, you need to put the pacifier at a 45° angle into the baby’s mouth; 3. Choose the right bottle: When bottle-feeding, parents should try to choose the right bottle to prevent the pacifier from being too big or too small, which affects the baby’s sucking; 4. Extend the interval between feedings: Comply with the baby’s needs and appropriately extend the interval between feedings; 5. Discomfort: When baby’s teeth erupt, there will be pain and discomfort, and baby can show an aversion to milk. Parents can massage baby’s gums with a finger sleeve to relieve discomfort; 6. Increase the amount of exercise can enhance gastrointestinal motility, promote digestion, stimulate appetite, and also promote the growth and development of the baby; 7, do not add complementary foods too early: if the complementary foods too early will increase the burden on the baby’s intestinal tract, affecting the baby’s appetite leading to anorexia. You should gradually add complementary foods according to the baby’s development, not too hasty. In addition, do not change the milk powder frequently, so that the baby does not adapt to the milk powder and become anorexic; 8, do not force-feed: If parents reprimand the baby for being anorexic, or even force-feed the baby, the baby will become more anorexic due to fear, so parents should keep a good attitude to face the baby’s anorexia period; 9, treat the primary disease: If the anorexia period lasts for a long time and cannot be relieved by the above methods, or if the baby is accompanied by abnormal performance, it is recommended to seek medical attention promptly to clarify whether there is a pathological condition. A small number of babies with milk aversion may be related to severe gastroesophageal reflux, where the throat esophagus is burned by stomach acid and discomfort in eating milk can cause milk aversion. Milk aversion may also be related to discomfort caused by acute pharyngitis, thrush, or acute gastroenteritis, and needs to be treated for the cause. For example, acute pharyngitis can be treated with oral cephalosporin antibiotics or hormone nebulizer under the guidance of a doctor; children with thrush can gargle with sodium bicarbonate solution, or take oral fluconazole to inhibit infection; if the diagnosis is acute gastroenteritis, lactase and yeast tablets can be used for treatment, and those with severe diarrhea can apply montelukast, and pay attention to replenishing water and electrolytes to prevent deficiency.