Baby formula - healthy food for your baby

Infant nutrition is a very important process, depending on its correctness, the formation of immunity in the baby will occur. Inherent and active components of the immune system (mucous membranes and skin) perform in the body the function of the immune organ. The largest and most important of them is the intestine, which is responsible for maintaining the normal microflora (lacto- and bifidobacteria) in the newborn. To achieve this, it is necessary to provide the baby with adequate nutrition. The most useful and affordable product for this purpose is breastmilk, which contains nutrients, live bifidobacteria and provides maximum protection for the baby.

WHO (World Health Organization) advises prospective parents exclusively breastfeeding and complementary feeding only after six months. When transferring the baby to mixed and fully artificial feeding, moms and dads should carefully consider everything and always consult a pediatrician. It is this organization that banned the advertising of infant formula from birth, thereby promoting a healthy lifestyle and natural feeding of the baby.

Children's milk formula is a full-fledged food and a substitute for breast milk, however, do not forget that you can use it to feed a newborn baby only if your mother does not have breast milk or does not have enough. Many manufacturers today care that the mixture is the most similar in composition to breast milk, but to replace this unique product of baby food is not so simple. Milk mixture must be made of natural and environmentally friendly components. It can be used as a complementary food for children from 4 months, and as the main food product.

The infant formula is responsible not only for the correct growth and development of the baby, it should also contribute to strengthening its immunity. If milk is not enough in the first year of life, or it is completely absent, pediatricians advise to supplement the baby with adapted milk formulas, for example, you can use baby food "Nestle". Most of these products are made from cow's milk, which undergoes special treatment. It removes unnecessary minerals and trace elements and adds the necessary, in addition, milk is optimized, reducing the amount of protein in it. For babies, the optimal formula is the milk formula, in which the amount of protein is close to breast milk in terms of indicators. In the good mixtures, whey proteins predominate.

Adapted milks are divided into:

• Approximate in composition to breast milk with reduced protein content.
• Mixtures containing prebiotics or producing a bifidogenic effect that promote immunity and improve intestinal microflora.
• Sour-milk mixtures that optimize digestion, reduce the risk of intestinal infections and prevent colic in infants.
• Healing. These include:

- A mixture of "Nenni" on the basis of goat's milk or the product "Nutrisoya", "Humana SP" on the basis of soy protein. Assigned to babies who have an allergy to cow's milk proteins.

- Low lactose and lactose-free, prescribed for lactose deficiency, it is a mixture of Nutrilon, Al 110, a lactose-free mixture of NAN. Parents' reviews of these baby food products are always positive.

- With an allergy to milk, a child may suffer from exhaustion, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, impaired absorption of nutrients. In this case, pediatricians suggest using a mixture based on protein hydrolyzate ("Hipp GA1", "Hipp GA2", "Alfare", "Humana GA1").

- With constant violations of the stool, intestinal infections and dysbacteriosis, a mixture with prebiotics - "Agusha Gold 1-2", fermented milk "NAN" or "NAN" with bifidobacteria, will be needed.

- With functional disorders of the digestive system, mixtures without a thickener - Enfamil AR, Nutrilon AR - can not be avoided.

- In phenylketonuria, the baby will be prescribed mixtures without phenylalanine - Afenilak, Aponti FKU 40, Lofenalak.

- If a child has a pancreas disease, he will need a mixture enriched with medium chain triglycerides, this may be Humana LP + SCT, Portagen or Pepti-Junior.

When choosing a mixture for your baby, do not forget that there are no bad or good products, each of them has its pros and cons. The most important criteria in this matter should be the following: the appetite, the baby's well-being and the absence of an allergic reaction to the mixture. Consider these factors, and let your baby grows healthy and strong!