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- 1. No hypoallergenic milk as a precaution
- 2. You do not change the brand of milk as soon as your stool has a different color.
- 3. More milk? No need to go in the middle of the night in search of your brand of milk …
- 4. We do not put infant cereals in his evening bottle so that he sleeps through the night
- 5. Against diarrhea, it is not treated with raw apple and rice water
- 6. No orange juice before 4 months (great minimum)
- 7. We do not add powdered milk to wedge the baby
- 8. 2nd age milk, not before 4 months
- 9. We do not give him vegetable juices instead of milk
- 10. No low-fat foods for children
It is difficult as young parents to know everything about infant feeding and to make the right decisions in the midst of all the advice from right and left! Back on 10 points on which we can be sure of the solution in terms of infant feeding.
1. No hypoallergenic milk as a precaution
Exclusively sold in pharmacies, HA milks are recommended if there is a history of allergies in the family only. They can also be used occasionally in addition to breast milk. Better then consult your pediatrician, which avoids taking unnecessary precautions and allows, in the event of a problem, to choose the appropriate milk. Thus, during allergies to cow’s milk proteins, for example, synthetic substitutes, composed of protein hydrolysates, and not HA milk, are prescribed.
2. You do not change the brand of milk as soon as your stool has a different color.
It’s not the color that matters, but consistency and frequency stools. In general, it is best to avoid the milk waltz. Before you get alarmed, make sure that you have followed the rules for preparing the bottle.
3. More milk? No need to go in the middle of the night in search of your brand of milk …
If you have milk from another brand on hand, do not travel 30 km to reach the open-duty pharmacy: most infant formulas have a standard composition. Changing brands, exceptionally, is no problem. Ditto for special milks (comfort, transit, HA…), if you respect this category.
4. We do not put infant cereals in his evening bottle so that he sleeps through the night
Sleep cycles don’t depend on hunger. Moreover, flours and cereals cause intestinal fermentation which can disturb the baby’s sleep.
5. Against diarrhea, it is not treated with raw apple and rice water
In case of diarrhea, a priority: rehydrate your child who lost too much water through the stool. Today, there are special solutions in pharmacies that are more effective than the old recipes. The apple certainly allows regulate intestinal transit, but does not solve the problem of dehydration. Also, don’t forget to feed your baby with antidiarrhoeal milk; rice water is not enough and not nourishing enough.
6. No orange juice before 4 months (great minimum)
Until food diversification (never before 4 months), babies should only consume milk. They find in mother’s or infant’s milk the vitamins essential for their growth, including vitamin C. It is therefore not recommended to give orange juice to toddlers. In addition, it is a drink that sometimes causes some inconvenience: it causes allergic reactions in some children and irritates their intestines.
7. We do not add powdered milk to wedge the baby
toujours a measure of ground powder, neither bulging nor packed, for 30 ml of water. If this proportion is not respected, the baby may have digestive problems; Feeding him more will not guarantee him better health, on the contrary.
8. 2nd age milk, not before 4 months
Don’t cut corners. We switch to 2nd age milkduring food diversificatione, that is to say between 4 completed months and 7 months. And, if at the time of food diversification, you have not finished the box of 1st age milk, know that you can take the time to finish it before switching to 2nd age milk. Either way, discuss it with your pediatrician.
9. We do not give him vegetable juices instead of milk
Following numerous reports of serious cases (deficiencies, convulsions, etc.) in young children who had drunk vegetable juices, the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) has made public in March 2013 a report on the risks of feeding infants with drinks other than milk maternal and infant preparations. It appears that the use of “vegetable milks” or milks of non-bovine animal origin (milk from sheep, mares, goats, donkeys, etc.) is inadequate from a nutritional point of view and that these drinks not suitable for feeding children less than 1 year old.
10. No low-fat foods for children
Little children have need fats and sugars to build themselves and must learn to eat well. Sweeteners addiction to sugar, and low fat products to plenty of food. Moreover, before imagining a diet for your child, he must still need it. Only the evolution of its body mass index (BMI) curves can alert you and only your pediatrician can decide on any dietary modification.