Young mothers need to know how to introduce infant formula to the baby.
Milk substitutes can be: dry and liquid mixtures. Dry should be diluted with water before use, and liquid is ready for use. In turn, both liquid and dry mixtures can be both fermented and fresh. For the first two - three weeks of life, the baby should preferably give a fresh mixture, and then a combination of fresh and fermented milk in equal proportions is possible. If the sour-milk mixture in the diet is in excess, it can cause or intensify regurgitation, as well as disrupt the acid-base balance in the body, and its lack can cause functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
When choosing a formula for your baby, you need to consider:
- his age;
- as far as the mixture is adapted for the newborn - the child needs to be given an adapted mixture and in no case should a newborn eat "next mixtures", whole milk, kefir, unadapted fermented milk mixtures, and mixtures intended for the second half of the year;
- the individuality of the body and the state of health of the baby (if the child is sick and there are signs of a violation of the gastrointestinal tract - often regurgitate or the child has constipation, etc., then the experts recommend therapeutic mixtures).
How to introduce infant formula to the child, so as not to harm his health.
When entering milk formulas into the baby's diet - new or for the first time, it is necessary to remember that new mixtures are introduced within five to seven days. For the first day it is enough to give the baby a milky mixture in a small amount - not more than one third of the recommended amount of feeding by age. Further, within a week, if the child tolerates the mixture well (skin is not changed, bloating, constipation, loose stool and gases are well removed), increase the volume of the new mixture until full feeding.
Recommended diet for children on artificial feeding
The regime of an artificial person is very different from that of a child who is breastfed. Children who are fed by mother's milk must be fed on demand. Toddlers who are on artificial feeding should adhere to a certain diet - six to seven times a day, every three to three and a half hours with a six-hour break for the night. Next with a subsequent transfer to five single-time feeding. In the first two months of life, the child needs a mixture of one fifth of the body weight per day, from two to four months - one sixth of the body weight, four to six months - one seventh of the body weight, after six months - one eighth - one-ninth of the body weight. Do not include in the bulk of the main food juice and water.
The amount of volume for one feeding is calculated as follows - what is obtained, based on the above data, is divided by the number of feedings. For example, if the child's age is two months, and the weight is 4.5 kilograms. Then, based on one-fifth of the body weight, it turns out that the child needs a day 900 ml of the mixture. Dividing 900 ml into seven feedings, we get 130 ml for one feeding.
How to choose a pacifier
This question needs to be approached individually and very delicately, sometimes babies can abandon the most expensive and best nipples, giving preference to more unpretentious specimens. The only thing to note is that the bottles and nipples need to be purchased in specialized pharmacies and stores, and, if possible, a well-established manufacturer, which is responsible for the safety and quality of the product. If the baby receives the breast milk of the mother in addition to the mixtures, it must be ensured that the opening in the nipple is minimal, so that the baby during the feeding from the bottle makes efforts similar to those in breastfeeding. In addition, if you turn upside down a filled bottle with a pacifier, no liquid should flow out of the nipple opening, but it is allowed to drip slowly.
While feeding the baby with a milk formula, you need to follow certain rules:
- prepare the mixture immediately before feeding in a bowl that has undergone heat treatment (a bottle sterilizer is very convenient in such cases);
- When you breed a children's mixture, then strictly follow the instructions that are written on the bank;
- when diluting the mixture, use special water for baby food, - it does not contain harmful substances;
- Before giving the prepared mixture to a child, you need to check its temperature - it should be equal to body temperature, on average 36.6 C;
- during the feeding of the baby, it must be ensured that the air is not swallowed - there should be no air bubble in the nipple, and the baby should tightly grasp the nipple with the lips;
- Do not need to offer unused formula to the child repeatedly;
- carefully treat the nipples and bottles after feeding.
Pediatric Medicinal Mixtures
With the help of children's artificial mixtures, not only the full nutrition of the newborn baby is provided, but also some health problems are solved. A large number of therapeutic mixtures offered by manufacturers can be divided into groups:
- mixtures without protein and lactose based on soy protein;
- lactose-free or low-lactose mixtures;
- mixtures that contain prebiotics - dried or live beneficial bacteria - lacto and bifidobacteria - that usually exist in the human gastrointestinal tract;
- mixtures of altered protein components based on fully or partially cleaved proteins;
- mixture with the addition of thickeners - for the prevention and treatment of spitting syndrome in children;