Mother's milk for children.
Naturally, mother's milk is ideal for feeding a baby. The content and proportions of nutrients, various fats, essential vitamins, carbohydrates and proteins in it is best suited to the needs of the baby.
Breast milk does not require sterilization. Its temperature is in the range of optimum temperatures for the liquids consumed by the infant fed. It contains enzymes necessary for the full development and functioning of the digestive system of the baby. Women's milk is able to support the immune system of the child, and also does not cause an allergic reaction.
Judging by the development of technology of our time and science, it is not possible to completely replace the milk of a nursing woman. Unfortunately, it happens that it is necessary to feed the baby artificially. Many young parents do not trust milk mixtures of industrial production. They think the best solution is to feed the baby with milk obtained from a domestic cow or goat.
Milk derived from domestic animals.
If you decided to feed your baby with milk obtained from pets, you need to know that this milk is divided into two main groups: casein and albumin . To the casein group of milk it is customary to refer milk received from a goat and from a cow. To albumin group of milk carry suckling female milk.
The peculiarity of the albumin milk is the following: when it enters the baby's stomach, it forms soft flakes, which are much easier to digest, and, consequently, are absorbed by the baby's body.
Negative feature of the milk of the casein group: when the milk of this group gets into the baby's stomach, there is a dense formation, which can not be completely digested by the children's stomach, and as a result, be assimilated.
When deciding to feed a baby with goat's milk, you should carefully consider your choice. Developing stomach of your baby will be difficult to digest the milk received from the goat. An additional negative factor contributing to the deterioration of digestion is the increased fat content of goat's milk. According to the analyzes, the milk received from the goat is fatter than milk from the domestic cow, and fatter than the milk of the nursing mother.
So, the milk received from the goat is an excellent food for children with a developed digestive system. Unfortunately, we have to admit that for newborns it is not able to replace the milk of a nursing mother.
Milk of the donkey.
When searching for a natural replacement for infants of breastfeeding mother's milk, it was found that the composition of the milk is closer to the donkey's milk . This milk is classified as an albumin group, and, what is especially attractive, the content of essential ingredients, essential fats and proteins in it, is comparable to the milk of a nursing woman. In the past, when it was impossible to feed mother's milk, most often they fed the babies with milk that they received from the donkey.
Benefit or harm from goat's milk?
Activists promoting the idea of feeding babies with goat's milk, as an argument, are given the fact of a high content of the following vitamins in their composition: A, C, D, PP, and B12. According to the activists, these vitamins are essential for the development of the body and the growth of the baby.
But, of course, we should not lose sight of the fact that the quality and benefits of a breastmilk substitute need to be assessed not so much for the high content of essential vitamins and trace elements as for the criterion of similarity with natural mother's milk.
Milk, obtained from a goat, in comparison with mother's milk contains a higher amount of minerals. It should not be forgotten that the urinary system of an infant may not be fully adapted to remove saline solutions of increased concentrations.
If you need to bring the milk from the goat to the mother's milk, it needs to be diluted four times with water, but, of course, the benefits of milk decrease, or even disappear altogether. According to the research conducted, the statements of activists about the high content (and content in general) of a wide range of vitamins in goat's milk turned out to be a fiction.
The undoubted advantage of the milk of a nursing woman is that it enters the baby's stomach without heat treatment. Milk, obtained from animals, has to be boiled for disinfection, with this process the initial nutritional value of milk is markedly reduced.
In any case, if there is an acute need for the transfer of an infant for artificial feeding, it is necessary to consult a specialist, that is, a pediatrician. Only mutually you can find a decent, and most importantly safe, replacement of the milk of a nursing mother, suitable for your little child.
At what age is the baby's body already sufficiently developed, so that the use of goat's milk would bring the greatest benefit?
Milk, obtained from a goat, can be fed a baby when it reaches the age of more than 12 months, after preliminary exposing the product to boiling, but not exceeding the norm of 100 ml per day. In the diet of school children and preschool children, you can safely include such milk with a daily intake of up to 200-400 ml.
Observing the conditions of application of milk received from a goat, you can not be afraid of possible negative consequences. On the contrary, this product will bring significant benefits to your children and yourself.
We wish you and your children to stay healthy!