As is well known, breast milk is the most suitable natural food for infants, but as babies gradually grow, the nutrients in breast milk can no longer meet the needs of their growth and development, and can only be supplemented with formula milk. So what should babies do if they only drink breast milk and not formula milk?
Breast milk is the only food for infants during the first six months of life, and it is the best food. Encourage breastfeeding, but due to various reasons or insufficient breast milk, it is necessary to supplement formula milk. If a baby only drinks breast milk and not formula milk, the following measures can be taken:
1. Let the baby be hungry for 2-3 hours first, and then feed them when they are hungry. At this point, you can start by feeding baby formula, which can alleviate the situation of not eating formula, and then breastfeed.
2. If the baby does not eat formula milk, you can first let the baby breastfeed, then use a syringe to push the formula milk, and inject it into the mouth with a thin tube, but be careful not to let the baby choke or push it too quickly, which will help the baby eat the formula milk.
3. There are many different flavors of milk powder brands on the market, so you can switch to more branded milk powder for babies to choose from. If the baby can tolerate the taste of formula, eating formula can be helpful. When a baby does not eat formula, efforts should be made to alleviate their hunger, otherwise it may lead to the occurrence of hypoglycemia.
Although the baby is still very young, he has become accustomed to the taste of breast milk and definitely does not like formula at first, which is a normal phenomenon. Even if mothers want to feed their babies formula milk powder, they should give them an adaptation process and not force them to drink it, otherwise it will have a counterproductive effect and make them even more averse to formula milk powder.
