Baby still acts hungry after finishing his meal?

This is one of the issues that confuses parents most often. First, check if your baby is actually full with these signs: If breastfeeding—does his jaw movement slow and stop, is there a swallowing sound in his throat, is his posture more relaxed rather than actively sucking? If formula feeding—when you move the bottle away from his mouth, does he turn his head away, push, or clamp his lips shut? Those are signs of physical fullness.

The sucking reflex in babies is very strong—sometimes it's not hunger but the comfort of having something in his mouth. So if crying is continuous and fussy rather than demanding, and not directed toward the breast or bottle, that usually points to tiredness, gas, or just needing closeness.

Try this: After a meal, hold your baby upright in your lap, talk to him in a calm voice or stroke his back—within a few minutes, if he calms down, it was comfort or gas relief he was after, not hunger. If this doesn't work and he cries insistently right after eating, have your pediatrician evaluate his weight gain and feeding amount—sometimes reflux, allergy, or gas colic can mask the fullness feeling.