Patient's question:
The little baby doesn't like to eat, is breastfed, and has been introduced to foods like porridge as supplementary food. They eat 3-4 times of breast milk a day, with each amount being about 100ml approximately; 2 times of porridge, 120ml approximately, mixed with egg yolk, vegetables, meat, fish, etc. It is very difficult to feed the child; they are unwilling to eat. Weight gain is slow, only 0.45kg increase from 3 months to 6 months! Height is normal. At 7 months, they had a trace element test, and all other indicators were normal, except for alkaline phosphatase derived from bone, which was 300.Past treatment and effectiveness: They visited several hospitals. Some doctors said it was serious and prescribed vitamin D and calcium acetate; other doctors said it wasn't a problem and prescribed nothing. The appetite has been good for a few days, but now they are eating less again.
What kind of help is needed: How to treat it, how to make her eat?
Doctor's answer:
It is recommended to carefully check whether there may be a zinc deficiency and whether there may be digestive problems. It is suggested to try taking oral zinc gluconate and Jianpi oral liquid. To make the child eat well, it is also necessary to pay attention to the method. Some children have picky eating habits, and parents become very anxious. In order to coax the child to eat dinner, some use toys to distract the child during dinner, while others let the child eat while playing... Excessive indulgence by parents and a lack of understanding of proper feeding methods are also direct causes of children's picky eating.