Question
My baby is nine months old. I have been breastfeeding her. However, I feel that breast milk no longer has sufficient nutrition, yet she neither eats solid food nor drinks milk. I am so desperate that I don’t know what to do. I hope the doctor can come up with a solution. Thank you.
Answer
If your baby is not interested in eating, it might be due to internal heat. Give your baby more water, and increase the intake of vegetables and fruits. You can also give your baby some Children’s Seven Star Tea. Additionally, feeding your baby overly refined rice and flour for a long time can lead to a deficiency of vitamin B1 and lysine in the baby’s body, causing slower gastrointestinal motility, bloating, reduced secretion of digestive juices, and decreased appetite. You can give your baby some Abbott’s Vita-Lite or lysine myoinositol oral liquid to boost appetite. Also, pay attention to a balanced combination of coarse and fine grains in daily meals.