Patient's question:
What should I do if a 3-day-old baby only sleeps during naps and refuses to eat? Even when the nipple is placed in their mouth, they don't eat and just sleep. Sometimes, when they do eat a little, they spit it out.Past treatment history and effectiveness: No specific treatment has been administered.
Help sought: What should I do now?
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 gluconate of zinc and Shannai Jianpi oral liquid. To make the child eat well, attention should also be paid to the method. Some children have picky eating habits, and parents become anxious. To coax the child to eat dinner, some parents use toys to distract the child during meals, while others let the child eat while the parents are too indulgent and do not understand proper feeding methods, which are also direct causes of children's picky eating.Guidance: Create a relatively quiet environment for the child to defecate so that he can defecate easily and happily. Because the digestive system is affected by emotions, tension can lead to a decrease in appetite. Therefore, when the child is defecating, adults should not laugh loudly, and it is absolutely forbidden to tease the child to make him do this and that.
The above is the advice for the question "What should I do if my little baby refuses to eat and only sleeps during naps?" I hope it helps you. Wish you health!