Baby's appetite. When the baby does not want to eat

Around the age of two, the rhythm of infantile growth slows down, and in addition, it does not remain constant, but rather occurs in the form of peaks, better known as "lugs", observed times when you need energy and eat more, and other times when you stop eating or just eat less. To get a clearer id

Around the age of two, the rhythm of infantile growth slows down, and in addition, it does not remain constant, but rather occurs in the form of peaks, better known as "lugs", observed times when you need energy and eat more, and other times when you stop eating or just eat less.

To get a clearer idea, the baby doubles the birth weight around 6 months, triples it a year and quadruples at 2 years, but from there it increases in weight much more slowly.

Inappetent babies, what can parents do?

Each baby needs a different caloric intake, we can not generalize and assume that all children, because they are the same age, have the same energy needs. Nutrition is not an exact science, recommendations can be made, but never an exact indication can be established.

Undoubtedly, there may also be specific situations in which the child is more inapetent, situations of stress, changes in school, class or course, physiological or medical reasons ... but these must be assessed individually.

Once the age of beginning to introduce complementary feeding approaches, it is convenient to involve the baby in our family meals, to observe us eating and to observe if he shows interest in our food. The sooner we get in touch with adult food, the more work we will have done. In many occasions the baby may not want to eat what we give him, but if we let him take it independently, take it with his hands, touch it, suck it, the thing changes. It is true that a small child who does not know how to eat with cutlery can put the kitchen lost if welet him eat alone pero, but it will be worth it if we get him to try new foods in this way.

The main idea is to ensure that the transition between exclusive breastfeeding, whether maternal or artificial, and the introduction of new foods is as soft and less traumatic as possible for our child. In this way, your impression will be that food is something natural and you will not see solid foods as a foreign element, introducing them and accepting them naturally and voluntarily in your diet.