Patient's question:
Doesn't like to eat milk, milk powder, or breast milk, only drinks water, and only eats breast milk and milk powder when sleeping.Previous Treatment and Effects:
At 42 days, a check revealed only a slight deficiency in calcium. Later, after drinking a bottle of "Five Vitamin Calcium," at three and a half months, a follow-up trace element test showed no calcium deficiency but a zinc deficiency and abnormal alkaline phosphatase levels (resulting in 225 U/L). What is lacking and what help is needed:
1. The child is easily startled, crying at the slightest movement, does not sleep soundly, wakes up when placed down but sleeps when held, and has normal sleep at night.
2. When awake, the child refuses to eat milk, breast milk, or milk powder, only eating when drowsy and about to sleep.
3. Since the child was bald after the umbilical cord hair was shaved at full moon, there has been no regrowth of hair on the back of the head. The child also sweats excessively and is easily startled. What could be the reason?
4. What medication should the child take—should it be vitamin D or calcium supplementation?
Doctor's answer:
Your baby is three and a half months old! The back of the child's head is sweating, they are easily startled, and they are timid. In the past month, the baby hasn't been eating well, refusing both formula and breast milk, only drinking water. They only agree to eat during naps, both breast milk and formula. Based on the symptoms you've described, it's likely due to improper diet and spleen deficiency, leading to poor nighttime rest, a lack of appetite, decreased food intake, discomfort from sweating.I recommend taking Xingspi Yang'er Granules orally to invigorate the spleen, improve appetite, nourish blood, calm the spirit, and solidify the intestines to stop diarrhea. It is used for children with anorexia caused by spleen deficiency, nausea, vomiting, loose stools, irritability, thirst, enuresis, and night crying.