What should I do if my baby eats complementary food without opening his mouth, and what should I do

When babies are young, they need to drink breast milk or milk powder every day to support the growth and development of various organs in the body. As the baby grows up, whether it is breast milk or milk powder, it can no longer meet the baby's nutritional needs, which requires the addition of complementary food to cope with the baby's daily nutrition, but most babies do not open their mouths and do not like to eat complementary food. So, what happens if the baby doesn't eat complementary food and doesn't open his mouth?

What's wrong with babies not eating complementary food and not opening their mouths.

1. The dining environment is messy: many families watch TV and talk during meals, and children are curious and easy to distract from eating.

2. The family is pampered: there are few children, the living conditions are too superior, and you can enjoy any delicious food, so you can't arouse the interest in eating. Some parents limit their children's activities, exercise too little, consume less energy, and lack of hunger causes loss of appetite.

3. Parents inappropriately use some "nutritional products" and "health care products" to harm the child's stomach and intestines, affecting the child's appetite.

4. Improper feeding behavior of parents: coaxing and coercing or reprimanding children during meals, causing children to be in a bad mood and aversion to eating.

5. Parents themselves have the problem of picky eating and picky eating, and children are exposed to it to imitate it, resulting in anorexia.

6. The meal menu is boring and cannot arouse the appetite of infants and young children.

How to make your baby like to eat complementary foods?

1. When the baby eats complementary food, parents must give encouragement and praise, so that the baby knows that he can be praised for eating complementary food, so that he can have fun and confidence in complementary food.

2. At a fixed time, arrange a fixed person to feed the supplementary food, and use the same tableware to let the baby form the condition of the supplementary food, so that the baby can form a habit of eating complementary food.

4. Bao Ma must be patient, when the baby eats complementary food, parents should create a pleasant complementary food environment, so that the baby can maintain a relaxed and happy mood for complementary food, complementary food is a new attempt for the baby, when the baby appears to push away the spoon, or when the head is biased, do not forcibly feed the baby.

5. For the baby's tableware and dining table, parents can choose some more obvious colors and styles, so that the baby can start to like to eat complementary food.

The above is the relevant content of what happens when the baby does not eat complementary food and does not open his mouth. In short, when the baby does not like to eat complementary food, there is already a certain way to deal with it. When making complementary food for the baby, the mother needs to put some effort into it, but for the healthy growth of the baby, does the mother also think it is worth it!

In the case of the baby's refusal to open his mouth to eat complementary food, parents can not rush and force the baby to open his mouth, which will aggravate the baby's refusal to eat food.

First of all, we should closely observe the baby's mouth, the common reason is due to the baby's mouth ulcers, when eating food, the mouth will be painful, once there is a mouth ulcer, you need to maintain the baby's oral hygiene, after eating food to rinse the mouth in time.

There are also babies who eat a relatively single complementary food, in this case, you can make some good-looking colors and shape-looking foods for the baby, improve the baby's appetite, and also improve the phenomenon that the baby refuses to open his mouth to eat complementary food.

The baby should also do some exercise appropriately, which can improve the baby's appetite.

You can try to change the type of complementary food and the taste of the complementary food, for example, you can put a little sweet potato puree and yam puree in the egg custard, the amount is not too much, but to adjust his taste; When cooking porridge for children, you can also put millet, corn residue, and jujube to change the taste of the porridge, and the next time you cook porridge, it may be rice, black rice and jujubes, whether it is color or taste, the child may be interested in eating. Try to change the utensils, this time with a small bowl, next time maybe a teacup, try it, arouse your child's curiosity, maybe eat more.

Complementary food is a complete and balanced nutrition, which is very important for growing children, especially at the age of 0, and it is the foundation for the baby's lifelong health. In infancy, breast milk is of course the most ideal food for your baby, but as your baby grows older, starting at about four months, breast milk or infant formula alone can no longer meet your baby's nutritional needs. Therefore, during this time, in addition to the original breast milk or infant formula, the baby should also be given some solid objects, which is what we call complementary food.

Complementary foods include rice noodles, mud lakes, and other home-made foods.

The 6-month-old baby refuses to open his mouth when he eats complementary food, you can not feed him when he is hungry, and add complementary food when he is hungry. When adding complementary foods, you can add less at first and add them slowly. The added complementary foods should be more delicious, and the taste and pattern should be adjusted more.

And take the baby out for a walk, so that he can see a variety of foods, and slowly develop the habit of eating complementary food.

If your baby refuses to open his mouth to eat complementary foods, the following methods can usually be taken:

1. Gradual increase: the baby begins to add complementary food 6 months after birth, if the baby does not open his mouth to eat complementary food, you can put the supplementary food in the milk and feed it with a small spoon. After that, gradually increase the amount of complementary food, reduce the amount of dairy products, and then gradually replace a meal with complementary food, so that the baby can accept the taste of complementary food;

2. Add between meals: you can eat complementary food between meals, when the baby feels hungry, do not give the baby milk, only eat complementary food, after a long time, the baby can accept the taste of complementary food, forming a more coordinated swallowing function, so as to be able to accept complementary food;

3. Improve taste: Some babies do not eat complementary food because they do not accept the taste of complementary food and feel tasteless. Therefore, the baby's complementary food should be diversified, as far as possible with color, fragrance and taste, to ensure the intake of complementary food.

Therefore, when the baby does not eat complementary food, it should be added gradually, changing the way of feeding, and changing the color, aroma and taste of the food so that the baby can accept it.