In Mastering feeding problems – Part I: Practical Tips for dealing with your child we explain what you can do to help your baby eat and what you should not do.
You should seek professional help if:
- There is no improvement.
- Your child also has problems sleeping and/or crying.
- You are seriously concerned about your child’s development.
- Everything gets too much for you and you don’t know how to deal with the feeding problems.
- You can no longer rule out the possibility that you could hurt your child or harm them in any way (for acute crisis situations, you will find an emergency plan with emergency contacts in the Emergency & Help.
- You feel powerless or constantly sad for weeks, nothing is fun anymore, you often cry, you are very irritable towards other adults, feel worthless or would prefer not to live at all.