For a small child, formula is their main source of nutrition. Nowadays, many people choose formula for their children without breastfeeding, so the choice of formula has become a key issue. At the same time, how to eat formula milk is also a problem, such as the choice of milk powder, the way of brewing milk powder, the replacement of milk powder and so on. Many parents are very concerned about these issues, but they do not understand them very well.
In fact, not only the choice of milk powder is very important, the way of brewing milk powder is also very important, this is also a technical job, if the brewing method is not right, it will also affect the child's health, the following is a few common wrong ways to brew milk powder.
1. Want your baby to take in more nutrients and make milk powder a little stronger?
There are many parents who feel that when their children are young, they must take more nutrition, so as long as they give their children's milk powder a little thicker. This idea may seem plausible, but it is actually quite wrong. In fact, if the milk powder is too thick, it will only cause too much pressure on the baby's digestive system, the child is not easy to digest, and it may also hurt the kidneys.
2. Want your baby to drink more water and dilute the milk powder?
Similar to the above idea, some parents think that if they want their children to drink more water, then the milk powder can be diluted a little, because some children do not like to drink water, so parents try to let their children drink more water. But in fact, this is also unnecessary, the water content of the brewed milk powder is about 90%, if it is configured according to the ratio on the instructions, there is no need to add additional water. And different milk powder brands choose to use different amounts, as long as you follow the instructions.
3. Brew well in the morning, convenient for afternoon drinking?
Many parents will brew milk powder in advance when brewing milk powder for their children, because the temperature will drop at this time, and the temperature when the baby drinks it is just right, but in fact, as long as the milk powder is opened and soaked, there is already a shelf life. Usually, if the milk is stored at room temperature for no more than two hours, if the baby has already drunk a part, then try to drink it within an hour, if you choose to refrigerate, the longest is not more than two days.
4. After opening the lid, drink it during the shelf life?
When many people choose milk powder for children, they will choose a longer shelf life, because this can be stored, but in fact, do not press the shelf life point to drink milk powder. Even if it is well preserved, often when the lid is opened, the shelf life will become shorter, rather than the description marked on the note, indicating that the date of placement when the lid is not opened, if the lid is opened, it is still necessary to drink as soon as possible.
5. With pure water/mineral water, is it better to make milk powder?
There are many people who feel that drinking water in life is unsafe, so they must arrange some good water sources for their children, such as high-end mineral water to make milk powder for children. But in fact, if you want to give your child milk powder, there is no need to choose those waters, because the child's nutritional sources are basically from milk powder, not from the water in which milk powder is brewed. If you only replace the water without considering the quality of the milk powder itself, it is tantamount to giving up the end.
Giving children milk powder is a thing that cannot be sloppy, I don't know if parents have made mistakes?