| Little bookworm mom
As a parent for the first time, I believe that many parents and parents have stepped on a lot of "parenting pits", and I am no exception. Take the small matter of brewing milk powder for the baby, I also took a detour and let the baby suffer a lot of grievances.
The following is to share my real experience, I hope you can take it as a warning:
After Dabao was born, due to physical reasons, I could not breastfeed, so I gave Dabao artificial milk powder. The first time as a parent, I don't understand anything, and I am always worried that the baby will not be full, so I will wash the milk powder very strongly, hoping to make the baby full.
Who knows, 2 months have passed, Dabao's weight has only increased by more than one pound since birth, and constipation has occurred many times during the period. I think it's a problem with milk powder, but the milk powder I chose is a big brand, and there are a lot of babies around me, and the babies are very good-looking.
Worried that the baby had other physical problems, I took the baby to go for a check-up, and there was no problem except malnutrition. The pediatrician asked me in detail about the details of feeding, and it turned out that the problem was the concentration of the milk powder.
The pediatrician told me that the reason why my baby didn't gain weight was mainly because of malnutrition, and malnutrition was caused by me flushing too much milk powder.
If the milk powder is too thick, because the baby's stomach and intestines have not yet matured and cannot be fully digested and absorbed, it will lead to insufficient nutrient absorption, and even diarrhea, constipation and other phenomena. If milk powder is too thin, it can also lead to insufficient protein content, which can lead to malnutrition.
Therefore, to the baby brewing milk powder is very exquisite, the concentration of the punching, water quality, water temperature, etc., there are many requirements for everything, the punching method is slightly improper, it will affect the baby's health.
After listening to the words of the pediatrician, I found that there was so much learning in the original milk powder, and it was not simply mixed with boiled water with milk powder.
So, how to brew milk powder correctly?
For new mothers who have insufficient breast milk or have just weaned their babies, choosing milk powder is a very important thing, but many mothers find that they have painstakingly selected milk powder, but finally find that the baby is not adapted to this milk powder, constipation, indigestion, malnutrition and so on.
Through my personal experience, in fact, the baby is not adapted to the milk powder, it is very likely that the parents have made these mistakes when brewing milk, let's see if you have done anything wrong?
(1) Use mineral water to brew milk powder
It is best to choose tap water when brewing milk powder. Because tap water has been scientifically treated, the quality of the water has reached the standard, when boiled and cooled to about 40 ° C, it is very suitable to use it to brew milk powder.
However, some parents think that using mineral water to brew milk powder will be more beneficial to the baby's health, in fact, it is not, because mineral water contains a lot of inorganic salts, and contains too much phosphate, calcium phosphate, and the baby's gastrointestinal digestive function is still very weak, and long-term use of mineral water to brew milk powder will cause indigestion and constipation of the baby.
(2) Rinse the milk powder with boiling water
Some parents find that the brewed milk powder is not fully dissolved, thinking that the water temperature is not enough, in order to make the milk powder fully dissolved, they will choose to use boiling water to make milk powder for the baby. In fact, too high a temperature of hot water will destroy the nutrients in the milk powder.
The right approach, different brands of milk powder formulas are different, water temperature requirements are also different, but in general, it is better to use warm water of 40 ~ 50 ° C. This temperature can promote the milk powder to dissolve fully, call out a more uniform liquid milk, and ensure that the nutrients in the milk powder are not destroyed.
(3) Put the milk powder first and then pour the water
The correct order for brewing milk powder should be to pour water before adding milk powder, which may rise a little, but the concentration is very appropriate. In addition, the baby should be naturally flat spoon, according to this ratio of brewing can meet the baby's nutritional needs, do not worry about insufficient nutrition
And some parents often ignore this detail, often put milk powder first and then pour water, if you first add milk powder after adding water, and then add to the original scale, milk powder will be thickened.
Pediatricians remind that the concentration of milk powder for the baby must be appropriate, because the baby's digestion, metabolism and excretion function have not yet developed perfectly, so the concentration of the milk powder brewed should be as close as possible to breast milk, so that the baby can better absorb and digest.
(4) Shake the milk powder vigorously
When brewing milk, there is no need to shake vigorously, according to a certain proportion of water, then put powder, and then gently shake with a circle, you can fully dissolve the powder.
Vigorous shaking of milk powder will cause a lot of bubbles in the bottle, and when the baby inhales a lot of air when drinking milk, there may be gastrointestinal discomfort.
My pig teammates, when making milk powder, often shake the bottle hard, and the baby often burps and farts after drinking. And the same formula, I put water first according to a certain proportion, then put powder, and then gently shake in a circle to make the powder melt fully, and the baby is fine after drinking.
It can be seen that the wrong action when brewing milk will also make good milk powder become "inferior milk powder" and make the baby uncomfortable.
(5) Brew the milk powder for a long time in advance
For artificially fed babies, it is best to drink and brew milk powder. Formula milk powder is rich in nutrients, contains high protein, it is easy to breed bacteria, so that the milk spoils; in addition, the placement time is too long, the milk will have a certain degree of deposition, flocculation, affecting the absorption of nutrients. Therefore, it is better to give the baby a drink in time after the formula is brewed.
In order to facilitate and save trouble, some mothers will put the milk powder in the milk warmer and take it out when the baby wants to drink. In the case of unsourced milk powder, it should not be stored at room temperature for more than 2 hours, even if it is refrigerated in the refrigerator, it cannot exceed 24 hours.
If parents want to flush the milk powder as quickly as possible, the mother of the little bookworm recommends this: first pour hot water into the bottle, and then put it into the incubator, and then put the specified amount of milk powder into the milk powder box for use, when you need to drink milk, directly pour the milk powder in the milk powder box into the bottle, and then gently shake it with a circle, which is also very convenient and time-saving.
At the end of the writing, the mother of the little bookworm wants to tell you that brewing milk powder seems simple, in fact, it is very exquisite, the method is not right, it may be high-quality milk powder into a defective product, waste good milk powder and make the baby malnourished, so parents must take it seriously, do not take it lightly.