Source| Red Star News
"It's another day of madness..." On March 6, Ms. Zhang of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, sent such a circle of friends, telling the experience of being angry by her family's "god operation" on the road with her baby.
Speaking of the reason for this anger, Ms. Zhang told reporters that she went home after a week of business trips and found that the kettle used by the family to flush milk powder for 8-month-old children had accumulated a thick layer of scale, and after careful questioning, she knew that the family listened to the suggestions of other elderly people in the community and replaced the water used for milk powder from pure water to tap water. Because the old people say that there are minerals in tap water, pure water does not, and dolls need minerals for growth and development. Therefore, the child's father deactivated the water purifier at home and gave the child tap water.
Ms. Zhang's house has a kettle with scale
Ms. Zhang believes that the purified water of the water purifier is more suitable for children. Because of these two different points of view, she and the child's father had a good argument.
So, what kind of water should be used to make milk powder for babies?
According to the doctor, what kind of water to use to make milk powder for children should be divided into situations. First of all, there is no doubt that children need a variety of important minerals (including macro and trace elements) to grow and develop.
Generally speaking, in the case of adequate intake of formula milk powder, infants under one year of age can fully provide the minerals they need for good health. Based on the fact that milk powder can already meet the baby's mineral needs, there is no need to supplement other minerals, and in this regard, it is more appropriate to use water that does not contain minerals or contains less minerals to make milk powder for babies. If parents use tap water to make milk powder for their children, they should pay attention to the drinking hygiene of tap water, if the disinfection or boiling is not complete, it may have a negative impact on the baby's development.
Based on the same principle, mixing mineral water with milk powder is also not recommended. Because mineral water in different places contains different concentrations and types of minerals, these minerals, although suitable for the needs of adults, are not necessarily suitable for the physiological needs of infants. Although the country has relevant standards, but such standards are for adults, infant age is very small, kidney development is not yet complete, if the intake of fluids containing too many minerals, may cause heavy kidney load, so it is not recommended that parents blindly supplement the minerals needed by babies through mineral water.
For older children after one year of age, their kidneys and gastrointestinal development are relatively mature, and under the condition of ensuring hygiene, they can use boiling tap water or pure water to flush milk powder.
Doctors say that in general, in the case of sufficient formula milk powder, it is better to use pure water that does not contain minerals or few minerals to make milk powder; if conditions do not permit, it is also possible to use boiled tap water that ensures cleanliness and hygiene. When using mineral water, you need to wait for the child to be slightly older before choosing to use it.