Patient's question:
The baby is fourteen months old and has always been on two milk meals in the morning and evening, and three meals (noodles, dumplings, rice) rotating throughout the day. But recently for the past three or four days, she hasn't eaten rice at all, not even a bite, and she also won't eat vegetables. I don't know why? She seems uninterested in eating anything. I'm worried she might get hungry, so I've been giving her more milk, but if she drinks milk at night, she tends to wake up hungry in the middle of the night. Previously, she used to sleep straight through until seven in the morning.Doctor's answer:
Breastfeeding and complementary feeding should be done in parallel. It's not that complementary feeding starts because of breastfeeding; rather, the child has already been eating complementary foods well before weaning. Therefore, there is no significant change in the addition of complementary foods before and after weaning, and weaning should not affect the child's normal complementary feeding.It's important to ensure the child drinks plenty of plain water or formula milk regularly. There are many factors that can contribute to the development of childhood diabetes. If a child is diagnosed with childhood diabetes, parents need to cooperate with the doctor to start treatment immediately, assist with gastrointestinal decompression, and develop good hygiene habits.
Parents should pay attention not to develop picky eating habits in their children and ensure a balanced diet.