Question
The baby has been breastfed exclusively for the past five months. Recently, we found that the breast milk is not enough. Over the past two days, we have started to add a partially hydrolyzed milk formula, twice a day, with each serving of 165 milliliters. Since last night, the baby has been experiencing nausea and vomiting, which has occurred about five or six times so far. The baby also has diarrhea with mucus in the stool. Just now, the baby vomited three times dryly. After napping and being held to sleep, the baby vomited again. What’s wrong with the baby?
Answer
This situation may be due to a change in food or an adverse reaction to the newly added milk formula stage. Further examination is needed. When feeding the milk formula, attention should be paid to hygiene, keeping the nipple clean, and ensuring hand hygiene after handling the baby’s urine and stool. The baby’s stool condition is closely related to the mother’s diet, so the mother should pay attention to a balanced diet, eat in moderation, avoid eating fried foods, soy products, and peanut products, and maintain regular eating habits.