How should babies be fed?
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When the baby is born, the novice mother is in a hurry to welcome the new life. Looking at this little life, how to make it grow smoothly and how to feed it, let's learn the scientific knowledge of infant feeding.
How should babies be fed?
First: breast milk is the best food for babies. Breastfeeding not only provides the most perfect nutrition for the growth and development of the baby, but also makes the mother closer to the baby and meets the psychological needs of the baby. But when breast milk is not enough, infant formula is the best choice for feeding. Do not use rice soup and other things instead of milk, rice soup can only satisfy hunger, and no nutrition.
Second: for 4 ~ 6 months pure breast-feeding baby, only need to add vitamin D, the purpose is to promote the absorption of calcium, prevent rickets. There is no need to add any other nutritional drugs, including calcium and so on... The nutrition in breast milk is enough.
Third: for the lack of breast milk, the special formula based on cow's milk or goat's milk has been able to meet the full nutrition of the growth and development of infants within 4-6 months, without adding any nutritional drugs. Although at present, there is still a certain gap between infant formula and breast milk, the advanced brand infant formula is very close to breast milk, the type and content of nutrients are as much as possible to simulate breast milk, and the taste is very light.
matters needing attention
It is worth noting that supplementary food should be added from 4 to 6 months of age. If it is added too early, the baby will not be able to digest, but it will cause damage to the intestines and stomach. If it is added too late, it will affect the normal development of the baby.