Not very long ago in many countries of the world of babies about one year fed with cow's or goat milk. If mother could not continue breastfeeding or find the wet nurse for the child, she milked to the baby of a cow or goats. The choice was not any more therefore reasonings on that, it is how expedient to feed with such milk of the child, did not make special sense.
Structure of milk
Babies are not recommended to be fed with cow's or goat milk for a number of reasons. Now there is very wide choice of the various children's high-adapted nutritious mixes. Producers aspire to making their structure the most similar to structure of breast milk. And here the structure of cow's milk strikingly differs from chest.
First, the high content of protein and sodium (is 3 times higher, than in chest) can have an adverse effect on health of the child as the organism of the kid is not ready to cope with such loads of kidneys yet. Besides, concern to pediatricians is caused by the low level of iron in cow's milk. If the baby does not receive enough iron, it has a risk of development of iron deficiency anemia.
Dairy mixes quite often cause allergies in children, however cow's milk – one of the strongest allergens for an organism of the baby. Goat milk can also cause allergic reactions, but is much more rare. One more danger of feeding of the child cow's milk is that the calcium which is contained in it is badly acquired because of insufficient amount of fatty acids, vitamins and carbohydrates. For the above-mentioned reasons to feed children up to three years with cow's milk it is not recommended. Goat milk is suitable for the baby more. His squirrels it is easier acquired, and on structure it is a little closer to breast milk. Unlike cow's milk, folic acid contains there. But nevertheless it is better to begin to feed the child with goat milk after a year.
Recommendations about feeding
If all of you solved for any reasons to milk to the baby of a cow or goats, consider that it is better to enter him in 9-12 months, since 50 g for feeding. Pay attention to milk fat content, even milk with the fat content of 2% needs to be diluted surely with boiled water in a proportion 1:1. Also important, what milk you give to the child. The mothers living in the villages it is much more courageous and at earlier age acquaint the kid with cow's and goat milk, they are sure that their cow is not sick, know, than she eats where it is grazed. It is impossible to be sure that the milk bought in shops or in the markets, absolutely safely. It needs to be boiled before the use, and it, unfortunately, destroys a part of useful nutrients. Pay attention to a chair of the kid and a rash on skin. If there were problems, to the baby 8 months are more senior it is possible to enter into a diet instead of milk children's fermented milk products, low-fat kefir, yogurt. Anyway, breastfeeding continuation will be the most optimum, useful option to health of the baby. On the second place on usefulness there are dairy dry mixes enriched with all vitamins and mineral substances, necessary for the child.