There is a set of popular beliefs and myths about baby food which lost the relevance now. Nevertheless, many young mothers continue to follow outdated advice. It is important that mom consulted on the questions disturbing her on the doctor and was attentive when choosing baby food.
The first myth, about feeding of the child cow's milk
If at mom exist problems with a lactation: the child lacks milk or feeding by a breast is impossible, very often advise to replace so valuable product with cow's milk, despite existence of a wide choice of specialized children's mixes.
Today most of pediatricians belong to cow's milk as a product with bad digestibility children about one year. Cow's milk surpasses breast milk in protein content almost three times, besides in it there is much less iron and many vital vitamins. Feeding by cow's milk can increase load of kidneys because of the high content of salts. If it is very difficult for child to pick up usual children's mix for feeding, then it is easy to replace it with mixes, for example, on soy milk or goat.
The second myth: whether it is worth dopaivat the child water
In the first months of life breast milk - the only and ideal food product of children. Experts in the field of baby food recommend to enter a feeding up not earlier than achievement of four months by the child. If the kid eats only specialized mixes, then the dopaivaniye of the child is possible. However, before introduction to a diet of the kid of water it is better to consult with the expert.
The third myth: only artificial feeding is the reason of vomiting
After feeding a certain amount of food in a stomach can get into a mouth. Then it is possible to see white allocations from a mouth at children. Over time vomiting stops, but can continue one and a half years. Vomiting is considered the normal phenomenon for kids both on artificial, and on natural feeding. The fact is that digestive system of babies is created not finally. More than a half of children belch at least once a day within the first months of life.
The fourth myth: children on natural feeding have allergic diseases less often
Developing of an allergy at children is influenced by two factors - heredity and ecology of the environment. Feeding of the child mix or a breast cannot predetermine a possibility of an allergy for an organism. The heredity plays a huge role. So, if mom or dad of the child suffer from an allergy, then a possibility of appearance of a disease in the child the greatest.
Allergic rashes - atopic dermatitis arise from incorrectly picked up mixes replacing maternal milk. To avoid such problems, it is worth choosing food to the kid according to the recommendations of the doctor. The modern pediatrics recommends use of hypoallergenic mixes.
The fifth myth: baby food contains preservatives because has a long period of storage
Baby food is produced in very sterile conditions with observance of all standards of the Scientific Research Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. Thanks to the fact that microorganisms cannot get to food or have ability there to breed, baby food keeps all nutritious properties of products as in the natural form. Use of any artificial additives and preservatives in baby food is strictly forbidden.
The sixth myth: the kids eating dairy mixes do not need a dummy
Sosatelny reflex - the need inherent in all children from the birth, for receiving by an organism of food and liquid. Sucking can calm, so kids often fall asleep for breasts at mom. In that case it is possible to do without dummy quite. If the child eats from a small bottle, then when mix reaches a limit, the kid needs to satisfy a sosatelny reflex. Also the dummy which will also lull the kid after evening feeding comes to the rescue.
The seventh myth: locks arise in any couples at children on artificial nutrition
The difficulty of removal from an organism of babies of stool is explained by special nutritiousness and concentration of dairy mixes. Statistically more dense chair meets more often at children of the artificial or mixed feeding. Incorrectly picked up mix can influence the frequency of locks of the kid. If the child eats only mix, then it is possible to get rid of emergence of locks by a careful research on composition of mix. Special attention should be paid to the oils which are a part, for example palm oil. Therefore not always children can suffer from difficulties with an intestines vermicular movement if they eat exclusively artificial way.