Specific infant milks: how to choose them well?
Régurgitations, allergie aux protéines de lait de vache, diarrhée aiguë… Des laits infantiles spécifiques existent pour s'adapter à chaque bébé et à chaque situation. Voici un petit guide pour mieux s'y retrouver.
All about specific infant milks
Special premature milk
No doubt, your infant born prematurely is followed regularly, you will not have to choose the milk, it is the pediatrician who will prescribe a "special premature" milk.These milks are notably enriched with protein and calories to ensure good weight gain of your newborn.
AR milk
Your child has gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) and you worry about his health, his weight gain etc.First, it is best to consult the pediatrician.If the GERD is confirmed, it will prescribe an anti-regurgitation milk (AR) thickened.These pre-thickened milks with corn starch, rice or carob based helps to limit regurgitations.
Milk enriched in prebiotics and/or probiotics
These infantile preparations contain prebiotics and/or probiotics and aim to promote intestinal flora close to that of children fed within.Profits ?This would facilitate the digestion of milk and better protect babies from infections.
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Ha milk
A child is considered at allergic risks if at least one of the parents or members of the siblings presents a digestive, cutaneous or respiratory allergy.If there are family history of allergies, the pediatrician will recommend using hypoallergenic milk said.This is a preventive treatment provided you use HA milk that has proven its effectiveness in this indication.But, in case of proven allergy, this type of milk is not suitable, you will have to choose a hydrolysat of cow's milk protein.
Cow's milk protein hydrolysat
Know that this allergy to cow's milk proteins is rare.Many parents wrongly believe that their baby is allergic and change the feeding of their infant without medical advice.Before changing milk, it is better to consult your doctor or the pediatrician.If the allergy to cow's milk proteins is confirmed by tests, it will prescribe a milk called hydrolysat of cow's milk protein.These milks are only available in pharmacy on medical prescription.
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Lactose -free milk
In case of acute diarrhea, the doctor can advise lactose -free infantile milk, while everything is back in order.Above all, you have to rehydrate the baby.The pediatrician will prescribe a rehydration solution and will certainly recommend switching to lactose -free milk while diarrhea disappears.
Baby is constipated
No milk has proven its effectiveness in the face of constipation.Some brands specify on their labels that their milk softened the stool.However, this does not in any case solve the real problem.In case of constipation, it is best to consult your doctor.
Watch out for plant milks The National Food, Environment and Labor Safety Agency (ANSES) has published a report on the risks linked to feeding infants with drinks other than breast milkand infant preparations.This warning follows many reports of serious cases in young children who had consumed plant milks not specific to babies.Deficiencies, malnutrition, convulsions: these are the consequences observed during risk assessment by the agency.Nutritional needs specific to toddlers are covered either by breastfeeding or by consumption of specific infant militas. |
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Marie Lanen
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