Why does the child keep sleeping?

If the child is sleeping all the time, parents should pay attention. This may be due to both physiological and disease reasons. For example, if the child is sleeping all the time, it may be because the child is too playful during the day and is tired. This may cause the child to sleep more. It may also be due to disease that causes the child to become sleepy. At this time, you should pay attention and take the child to the hospital for examination in time.

What should I do if my baby keeps sleeping and not eating?

If an exclusively breastfed baby does not eat for more than 3 hours, he should be woken, even at night, to prevent hypoglycemia. You can place a warm towel on the baby's forehead to make the baby open his eyes, or you can gently shake the baby's head and upper body up and down to wake the baby. For infants under 2 months old who always sleep for long periods of time and need to be woken up almost every time to feed, pathological conditions should be ruled out. Because infants with certain diseases may also show similar symptoms, accompanied by poor response to stimuli, pale or gray complexion, cold limbs, rapid breathing, no crying or making a fuss, and lethargy, the primary disease should be diagnosed and treated promptly.

What to do if your baby refuses to drink milk

1. Only eat pacifiers, not breast milk

If the baby only sucks on a pacifier and doesn't drink breast milk, it means that the milk is confused, because sucking on a pacifier is much less tiring than sucking on the mother's milk, and the method of applying force is also different, so the baby will not suck the mother's milk. If you encounter this situation, mothers should not give up, and must remember to express milk on time every day, otherwise when the baby is willing to eat, you will have no milk left.

2. Use a breast pump to suck out breast milk

First, use a breast pump to suck out the breast milk and feed it to your baby in a bottle to help your baby get used to the taste of breast milk. Make sure to feed your baby when your breasts are not too full, and give priority to the milk in the mother's body when feeding.

3. Feed your baby with a pacifier

Feed your baby with a pacifier that feels similar to your mother's nipple. Try swapping the nipple with your mother's when your baby is not paying attention, so that your baby can get used to sucking your mother's nipple.

4. Feeding when the baby is drowsy or asleep

You can try feeding your baby when he is drowsy or asleep. Many babies who do not feed when awake will not refuse breast milk when they are sleepy or asleep. Some children don’t like their mothers to sit and feed them, but prefer their mothers to hold them and walk around.