Some mothers say that their 4-month-old babies don't breastfeed much. What is the reason for this? How should we deal with such a situation? After all, the development of babies at this time cannot be separated from breast milk. Breastfeeding babies is still very healthy, so please take a careful look at this article, it should be able to help everyone!
What is the reason why a 4-month-old baby does not breastfeed during the day
Look: Pathological
Loss of appetite is not a big problem, but if the baby's activity is reduced, it may be a pathological aversion to milk caused by illness or more severe sepsis. If it is pathological aversion to milk, in addition to aversion to milk, babies may also exhibit other corresponding abnormal symptoms, such as changes in daily life patterns such as restless sleep, poor mental state, and easy crying, as well as symptoms of fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and other diseases. Take targeted measures:
Mothers should take their babies to seek medical attention promptly if they notice any of the above abnormal symptoms. As long as the disease is treated properly, the baby will no longer dislike milk.
Look: Physiological
The characteristic of a baby's physiological aversion to milk is that the baby is developing normally and has good vitality, but the amount of milk is temporarily reduced. Usually, the appetite naturally recovers after about a month. A common situation is that the baby stops drinking, making the mother feel exhausted! Sometimes the baby's belly still makes a gurgling sound. Some curious babies stop breastfeeding whenever there are sounds or people walking around, obviously other things are much more interesting to them than breastfeeding. Therefore, medically, babies aged 4-5 months who experience temporary aversion to milk are referred to as physiological anorexia.
How to deal with a baby not breastfeeding during the day
Usually, a baby's "physiological aversion to milk" lasts for about a week, and as the amount of exercise and consumption increases, the baby's appetite will gradually improve and milk production will return to normal.
Look: Psychological
Due to the fact that babies drink the same food every day from birth, after a period of time, they may develop a dislike for drinking milk. Especially for babies over 4 months old, their taste buds begin to develop and they lack interest in milk with unchanged flavors, hoping to try new flavors. At this time, babies usually show signs of not completely refusing to eat, but stopping eating after eating a little. When hungry, they still look for food, but they don't eat much. This is also the baby reminding parents that they should give him something different to eat.
Take targeted measures:
Psychological aversion to breast milk usually occurs in older babies over 4 months old. If the baby is breastfed, at 6 months old, when it is time to add complementary foods, the mother can start trying to provide a variety of complementary foods; For babies who have already started drinking formula milk, they can try switching to different brands of milk powder. However, it is important to note that you should gradually switch between new and old brand milk powder, and then gradually reduce the amount of old brand milk powder. You cannot switch brands all at once.
A detailed analysis has been conducted on the reasons why babies do not breastfeed, and mothers can follow these steps because different reasons have different solutions. Therefore, friends must firmly remember what is written in this article, after all, babies' eating, drinking, and defecating are important things from the beginning!
