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After the birth of a child, some children grow up eating breast milk, and some children eat milk powder.
However, in general, many children will eat milk powder after more than 8 months, and whether to change milk powder for children has become a problem that everyone attaches great importance to.
Some people say: milk powder is best not to change, start to eat what to eat all the time.
Some people say that the current milk powder is not safe, in case one eats for a long time, what if it hurts the child? If you eat it, even if there is damage, it is small.
So in the different thoughts of each parent, different decisions were made, some people liked to change milk powder, and some people did not like to change milk powder.
But in the face of the change of milk powder, should we change it or should we not change it?
There are many parents who like to change their children's milk powder frequently
Some time ago in a group of mothers, a mother said that she was ready to change the milk powder for her child, and she did not know which one was better.
A mother in the group asked, "Why do you want to change your child?" ”
The mother replied: "Now that this milk powder has been eaten for a long time, give the child a safer one." ”
There are many mothers who are puzzled and ask in doubt: "Why do you have to change after eating for a long time?" ”
At this time, my mother's answer made many people incomprehensible.
She said: "Now the milk powder that children eat do not know whether it is safe, change it every once in a while, it is good for the child's health, if you have been eating one, in case something goes wrong, what to do?" ”
After that, many mothers said: "Frequent milk powder for children is not good for children." ”
But she said that this was not good, after all, the harm to the child was simply too small.
I have to say that changing milk powder for children is a big thing, once the milk powder is not safe, we are also worried, but frequent replacement, I am afraid that the milk powder is not in trouble, and the child has an accident first.
After all, the child is too small, frequent change, the child's stomach can not stand, once the stomach can not stand, the child's body may have problems.
Therefore, changing milk powder frequently is not a good thing for children.
There may be 3 problems with frequent milk powder changes
When the child is small, the stomach is very fragile, still developing slowly, once we often change the child's milk powder, the child's stomach will not be able to stand, resulting in problems.
In general, frequent milk powder changes for children will cause the following three problems, we must pay attention to:
The first problem: causing problems with your baby's digestive system
When children are young, the digestive system is slowly growing and developing slowly, and their intestines are very fragile at this time.
When the child first drinks what milk, they adapt to the taste of this milk, this milk, if we frequently change the child, the child will not adapt.
Sometimes your child will have diarrhea, sometimes there will be vomiting, and there may be constipation and spitting up.
Because the child's intestines are not adapted, can not digest the new milk powder, so that the digestive system has problems, once the digestive system has problems, it takes a long period of conditioning, which is a test for children.
The second problem: the problem of nutrient absorption
The problem of digestion was mentioned earlier, that is, the child needs a long period of adaptation, so as to slowly adapt to the new milk, this time, it is a test for the child.
If you adapt to it, it is fine, but if you can't adapt, it means that you have to change to a new milk powder.
During this time, the child's digestive system has a problem, the amount of milk eaten is less, the important thing is that the child's digestion is not good, and he does not dare to eat more, when the digestive system is not good, the body is very fragile, and the child's absorption of nutrients at this time will become less.
During this time, the child is likely to be satisfied with the height and weight of the current age, but after experiencing such an adaptation time, the development and growth will slow down, which is not good for the child.
What is important is that such an adaptation time is not two days a day, but more than half a month.
The third problem: the child resists drinking milk
When the child is used to a taste, suddenly changes the taste, the child is not adapted, at this time the child may not like to drink milk.
When it comes to drinking milk, it is more resistant, and even spits it out after drinking.
This is because although the child is small, but the sense of taste and smell is still very sensitive, slight changes, the child feels it instantly, once the milk is not the previous taste, they will be very resistant, very repulsive, and even anorexia.
When do I need to change my child's milk powder?
Sometimes we also have to change the milk powder for the child, because some milk powder has not met the child's nutritional intake needs, at this time we have to change the milk powder, or some special circumstances.
So under what circumstances can we change the milk of our children?
(1) At different ages, it is necessary to change the milk
Milk powder is generally divided into 6 months old, 6-12 months old, 12-36 months old, which is what we often call a paragraph, two stages and three stages.
When the child reaches each stage, when he needs to change the milk powder of another stage, he must change the milk powder.
Because at this time, if we do not change the milk, the existing milk powder can no longer meet the nutrients needed for the growth of the child, so at this time, we have to change the milk for the child.
(2) Babies who are not suitable for milk powder
Not every milk powder child can eat, not every milk powder child likes to eat, children are adapted, sometimes some milk powder taste is difficult to eat, children are unacceptable.
At this time, the child will resist the situation of drinking milk, at this time, do not force the child to drink, it is not good for the child, at this time we can change the child's milk, let the child change a taste that the child prefers to drink.
There are also some children, diarrhea or physical discomfort after drinking, at this time must immediately change the milk powder for the child.
(3) Allergy to the ingredients in milk powder
Some children are allergic to cow's milk protein, some children are allergic to goat's milk protein, no matter which one, once the child drinks the phenomenon of allergies after drinking milk powder, it is necessary to replace the milk powder for the child.
For example, the child has a rash, the child vomits, diarrhea, etc., in these cases, you must immediately change the milk powder for the child.
Safe and correct change of milk powder, master 3 to 2 do not
Changing milk powder for children is a very rigorous problem, once we change it badly, it hurts the child's physical health, so at this time, if you want to safely change the milk powder for your child, you need to master 3 to 2 don't.
3 To:
(1) Choose safe milk powder
To change the milk powder for the child, first of all, we must change the safe milk powder, we can look at the reputation of the milk powder, look at the life milk powder used by the people around the child, and evaluate how.
Then check the Internet to see if there is any problem with this milk powder, whether it is safe, and if it is safe, you can choose to give it to your child to drink.
(2) Replace it step by step
Change the milk powder, do not change directly, but to change it step by step, that is, to give the child little by little, at the beginning the new milk powder is a little less, slowly increasing, until the child is fully adapted, you can replace it.
Be sure not to change the child directly, do not wait until the milk powder you ate before eating, and then change it, which is not good for the child's body.
Therefore, when changing milk, we must replace it step by step.
(3) Mix and change the milk
If you stop the previous one and start to give the child a new milk powder, the child is very uncomfortable, and it is easy to have some problems such as diarrhea.
The best way is to mix the milk, that is, in the old milk powder, mix the new milk powder, start with one spoon, eat one spoon for 2 days, start with two spoons, eat two spoons for 1-2 days, then start with 3 spoons, and finally slowly replace it completely.
Change the milk slowly, do not wait until the previous milk powder is finished, and then change, which is not good for the child's body.
2 Don't
Some things must be done, and some things must not be done, such as the following two things, must not be done.
(1) The child is unwell and does not change the milk
Changing the child's milk is actually a new stage of adaptation for the child, this time if the child's body is healthy, it can be slowly adapted, but if the child's body is uncomfortable, it is difficult to adapt.
At this time, the change of milk is another burden for the child, and such a burden will make the child unbearable and will cause serious problems in the child's body.
At this time, we can't change the milk of the child.
In general, when the child has diarrhea, constipation, cold and fever, when the season is changed, when the allergy is allergic, these times can not be changed.
Getting a change of milk at this time is another burden for the child.
If you need to change the milk, slow down and wait until the child's body allows it to change.
(2) Infrequent milk changes
To change the child's milk, must not change the brand frequently, each brand to get the formula is different, the nutrition is not the same, the taste is not the same, frequent milk to the child, the child will not adapt, it is easy to appear at the beginning of the three situations.
At different stages, milk powder can be replaced, but it is only limited to the same brand.
Therefore, it is very important to give the child what milk powder to drink at the beginning, be sure to see clearly and choose well, so that you will avoid changing the milk powder for the child in the middle.
Changing milk is not a trivial matter, don't feel that you have changed it, it is not a good thing for children.
Therefore, we should not easily change the milk of the child, if we have to change it, we must choose carefully and choose it at one time.
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About the Author:
Rui Mama, a child psychology researcher, writes with one hand and carries a baby in the other, sharing with you the secrets of parenting.