What's wrong with a three-month-old baby who doesn't want to drink milk? What disease might the baby have if he doesn't want to drink milk?

Babies will have a period of aversion to milk. During this period, babies will suddenly be unwilling to eat milk, or eat very little, but their mental state and sleep state will not be normal. Of course, babies' aversion to milk cannot be ruled out as a result of some diseases.

What if my three-month-old baby refuses to eat milk?

If the baby is sick, his appetite will be poor, but there should be other symptoms besides poor appetite, such as fever, cough, diarrhea, vomiting, rash, etc., and the baby is often not as energetic as usual. Excluding the disease state, physiological aversion to milk needs to be considered.

Babies around three months old may have a physiological milk aversion period. Babies who are averse to milk feel very uncomfortable every time they drink milk, but are very energetic at other times.

Babies who are averse to milk drink more concentrated milk powder when they are about 2 months old. Aversion to milk is not a disease, but a reaction of the baby's body function. Babies who are fed excessive amounts of milk for a long time will have very tired livers and kidneys, which will eventually lead to a "strike" and manifest in the form of aversion to milk.

If the child, apart from "not eating properly", does not cry, sleeps normally, is in good mental state, and grows and develops normally, then the child should be normal.

What disease may cause baby to hate milk?

1. Caused by abdominal pain such as colic.

The diagnostic criteria for colic are that babies younger than five months old suddenly start crying for unknown reasons, are difficult to comfort, and last for more than three hours a day, more than three days a week, and for more than three consecutive weeks. This child did not cry when feeding, so of course I do not support it.

2. Protein allergy.

Allergies mainly occur on the surface of organs, which is the skin on the outside and the mucous membrane of the digestive tract inside the body, such as the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract. The skin manifests itself as eczema, and the gastrointestinal mucosa manifests itself as congestion, bleeding, and abdominal pain. Therefore, we can see that children who are allergic to protein often have a family history of allergies. Children have eczema, bloody stools, and cry after eating. These children do not meet the criteria.

3. Digestive tract malformations and other organic lesions.

If the child is born with this condition, refuses to eat milk, and repeatedly spits up milk, this situation should be considered. Well, this child is obviously not in line with this condition, and it was discovered in the past month.

4. Nutritional diseases.

This is a group of diseases that include no weight gain, slow weight gain, or weight loss, and slow height growth. If a child eats less, he will grow slowly, and slow growth will lead to eating less, which forms a vicious cycle. The child in the question is in the 50th percentile for height and weight, so the possibility of nutritional diseases is not very high.

How to deal with baby's aversion to milk

1. Continue breastfeeding. If breastfeeding is not possible, feed with formula milk.

2. Continue to monitor height, weight, and growth. If there is a trend of slow increase in height and weight, go to the hospital for treatment. Children under six months old should be tested once a month, and from six months to two years old, they can be tested every two to three months. If the child's height and weight are normal for several consecutive months, and the growth rate is also normal, then there is definitely no problem.

3. Massage the child's abdomen appropriately in a clockwise direction.

4. Adjust the feeding posture. Before feeding, the mother should use clean fingers to help the baby open his mouth and hold the nipple and areola. The upper lip should cover less areola than the lower lip. The lower lip should protrude outwards and the lower jaw should be close to the breast, which is the correct "breast feeding".

5. Do not force-feed your child. Let the child eat as much as he can. Try to hold the child while feeding, and do not let him feed while lying down. This is very uncomfortable and increases the risk of choking and suffocation, which is unsafe.