A young mother, of course, breast-feeds the baby after childbirth. This is the most healthy and nutritious food for him, provided by nature itself. Nothing can completely replace mother’s breast milk. But, unfortunately, sometimes lactation stops or breastfeeding for some reason becomes impossible. What should be done in such a situation so as not to harm the baby?
If for some reason the child no longer receives mother’s milk, he is transferred to artificial feeding using adapted milk mixtures. They are as close as possible to the composition of breast milk and are enriched with all useful vitamins and minerals. But how can a young mother sort out a huge number of mixtures, especially since they are different - ordinary and medicinal, hypoallergenic, antireflux, sour-milk, lactose-free? Let's try to figure out why fermented milk mixes are needed for newborns.
How to replace breast milk
Often, mothers think about which mixture is best to feed the newborn. Of course, this should be only an adapted mixture, since an unadapted mixture can be poorly absorbed by the child's body, cause allergies and digestive upset. Remember that mixtures that are suitable for some children may not be suitable for others. And if your child has constipation, green, tight feces, and a stomach ache - these are signals that you need to change the mixture. Mom, be careful about such symptoms!
Sour-milk mixtures for newborns have a great advantage over ordinary ones. The fact is that they favorably affect intestinal motility, contain beneficial microorganisms and bacteria, which improves digestion.
Products such as "Nan", "Nutrilon", "Baby" and others, are available both in the usual form, and as a sour-milk mixture. These are the mixtures for newborns. Their prices are 300-365 rubles per jar. You can feed your baby the usual mixture suitable for age - for a newborn, this is food at number 1 (from 0 to 6 months), and sour milk. Once a day, it is enough to replace the feeding with a fermented milk product in order to establish the intestines. Some completely switch to fermented milk mixes for babies for a while. But do not forget that they should not be consumed for a long time, since there are more vitamins in ordinary mixtures.
You can enter food for the baby only after consulting a pediatrician. Despite the fact that fermented milk mixtures for newborns are used often and with success, before that you need to know the opinion of the doctor who is observing the child. Do not forget to consider the age of the baby and buy a mixture of number 1. Do not overfeed him so that he does not suffer from regurgitation. If allergic reactions occur, change the product.
Breeding baby food is very easy, you just need to have a bottle with a measuring scale, warm water and a jar of the mixture.
Do not forget that you can completely transfer the child to sour milk mixtures for a short period, then you need to return to normal nutrition.
May your baby always be healthy!