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Up to 90% of children have fever, fatigue leading to anorexia, even children stop breastfeeding after vaccination. What parents need to do when this is the case is to take care and supplement nutrition to stimulate the child's appetite.
1. Why do babies stop breastfeeding after vaccination?
The situation of children not eating after vaccination usually takes place in about 7-10 days. After this period, the child can eat and drink again. But in particular, there are some cases where the child does not want to eat for a long time or the child stops nursing and is fussy, affecting the health and development of the child.
According to experts, the reason why babies stop breastfeeding after vaccination may be because:
After vaccination, the child's immune system is responsible for recognizing, receiving the vaccine and creating antibodies to help the child fight against disease again. Therefore, when new vaccines enter the child's body, the immune system will have to work harder to "remember" them, causing the child to lose strength. This condition is manifested by fever, fatigue, diarrhea, loss of appetite... in children. For children with weak resistance, the immune system will work harder, making them feel tired and not want to eat anything. In addition, the situation that the child stops breastfeeding after receiving the injection may also be because the child is afraid of the injection and is tired of crying too much. For adults, vaccination just feels like an ant bite. However, for young children, most children are afraid and cry when they see the injection. Some children cry during the injection because of the pain and even when they go home the pain is still there. Not to mention the swelling at the injection site, causing pain, crying non-stop, leading to fatigue, so the child stopped feeding.
Trẻ bỏ ăn sau khi tiêm phòng thường chỉ diễn ra trong khoảng từ 7 – 10 ngày
2. Consequences of children refusing to breastfeed after vaccination
If it is not a chronic anorexia, the state of children who stop breastfeeding after vaccination is only temporary and will go away after 7-10 days. However, if after this time the child is still anorexic, you should not be subjective, you need to intervene immediately to avoid the following consequences:
Children lose weight rapidly, pale skin, fatigue because the child's body does not accept Get enough important nutrients from food. Anorexia after vaccination of children will become chronic anorexia if you do not have timely solutions to prevent children from constantly refusing to eat. Children are afraid of eating and are afraid of vaccinations, as a result, you will have a harder time in the future when taking your child for vaccinations and feeding them. Note, if the child stops breastfeeding after vaccination with fever, fussiness, you need to closely monitor and take the child to see a doctor immediately if the fever does not subside or the child refuses to eat or drink.
Tình trạng trẻ tiêm xong bỏ bú còn có thể do trẻ sợ tiêm và mệt mỏi vì khóc quá nhiều
3. How to reverse anorexia in children after vaccination?
Care and nutritional supplementation for children before and after vaccination is very necessary, because it helps children stay healthy and respond well to vaccines. Accordingly, in order to prevent children from skipping meals after vaccination, you should:
Prepare liquid and soft foods such as porridge, soup... for easy absorption by children, helping children's eating take place quickly. than. Give your child a variety of foods, especially foods they like to stimulate their appetite. Note, you should increase the amount of vitamins and minerals (found in green vegetables, fruits and tubers) in your child's daily menu to support absorption. Do not force your child to eat by any means, because doing so can backfire and make the child even more afraid to eat. Instead, you can give your child milk, eat extra snacks such as cheese, yogurt, smoothies... to make up for the amount of nutrients your child doesn't get enough in the main meals. Most children will feel tired after vaccination and eat very little or not want to eat. Therefore, you should divide the meals to ensure that the child is still provided with adequate nutrition after vaccination. Otherwise, the child's weight gain or weight loss is certain to occur. In addition, you can add probiotics and some micronutrients such as B vitamins, zinc, lysine... in 1-2 weeks after vaccination to stimulate appetite in children. In short, the situation of children refusing to eat after vaccination is quite common, but it is only temporary and will go away after 7-10 days. If after this period of time the child is still anorexic, you should not be subjective, consult a doctor to avoid affecting the health of the child.
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