Question
A five-and-a-half-month-old baby has lost interest in drinking milk, is bottle-fed, and recently has experienced a decrease in milk intake. The baby can drink water, maintains a good mood, sleeps lightly during the day, and sleeps well at night. The baby has previously been given the ‘Digestive Aid’ by Meibian, but the effect was not significant. I would like to know the possible reasons and how to solve this issue.
Answer
Babies between four and five months of age start to increase their milk intake, and if the baby has a poor appetite, it may worry parents about insufficient nutrition. This is actually a common ‘dislike for milk’ phenomenon, and parents should not be overly concerned. As long as you carefully find out the reasons for the baby’s dislike for milk, you can take appropriate measures.
Causes and Solutions
- Uncomfortable physical condition (such as teething, receiving vaccinations, being sick, etc.): You can use a nipple with larger holes to let the baby drink milk to alleviate the pain during sucking. Or mix the milk powder with oatmeal, rice porridge, and other foods to make a milk porridge and feed it with a spoon.
- Lack of focus due to curiosity or playfulness: When feeding the baby, the surrounding environment should be free from distracting noises and objects so that the baby can focus on drinking milk.
- Physiological dislike for milk, poor appetite that lasts more than two months, leading to poor weight and height development: You can give