Question
Can babies eat formula milk well after weaning? If a baby doesn’t like formula milk and breast milk is insufficient, should you consider weaning? Will the baby be willing to drink formula milk after weaning? Have there been any previous treatments and what were the outcomes? The doctor suggests providing complementary foods, but the baby seems reluctant to eat them, only consuming a little each time. What kind of help do I need to get the baby to eat more formula milk?
Answer
During the weaning period and when providing complementary foods, mothers need to be particularly patient, as even very young babies have their own preferences. If your breast milk is scarce, it is advisable to consider weaning and to specifically feed the baby formula milk and complementary foods. By the time the baby is five months old, it is already possible to gradually increase the variety of complementary foods. When feeding complementary foods, if the baby doesn’t eat at one feeding session, don’t give up. Continue to try during the next feeding session, and don’t stop giving the baby food just because they didn’t eat much at one sitting. You can start by offering a quarter of an egg yolk and gradually introduce new foods over a week. If there are no allergic reactions within a week, you can continue to provide other types of complementary foods.