Patient's question:
The baby is two months old. Recently, for the past four days, she has been crying before taking her nap at night and does not want to drink formula milk. When she does, she gets fussy, and whatever amount she eats comes back up in the same amount (she used to be able to drink 90–120 milliliters). After eating, she sleeps for several hours. Now, she wakes up almost every hour at night. She falls asleep after drinking just a couple of spoonfuls of breast milk because I don’t produce enough milk, and she doesn’t want to drink formula either. They suggest I wean her off breast milk and have her drink formula directly, saying that breast milk is interfering. Is that reasonable? Some also say it might be because her stomach is cold.In the past two days, her bowel movements have also been less frequent. She used to have one bowel movement a day, but now she has one every two days, and the amount is still small. She also doesn’t want to eat food. What could be the reason? Should I take her to the hospital?
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What kind of help do you want: I want to know the reason for her not eating milk.
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 parents use toys to distract the child during meals, 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.