What do newborn babies need to supplement?

Many newborn babies need to supplement some vitamins, because the only source of nutrition for newborn babies is breast milk or formula. Today I will tell you what nutrients newborns need to supplement.

What should be supplemented when just born?

1. It is recommended to supplement cod liver oil after the baby is 15 days old to promote calcium absorption and prevent rickets. It is recommended to supplement calcium after three months for mixed feeding babies and after 4-6 months for breastfeeding babies. As a daily supplement, you can choose milk calcium, which is well absorbed and does not cause constipation, such as Newlis, Junbaokang, Duowang, Aibaoshi, etc.

2. At the same time, combined with probiotics, it can help better absorption. After the baby is 4 months old, add complementary foods such as rice flour, egg yolk, diluted vegetable and fruit juice, etc. Before the age of 2 is the peak period of the baby's brain intelligence. Timely supplementation of DHA to the baby is conducive to the development of the baby's brain intelligence and retinal vision. After 6 months, the baby's immunoglobulin is exhausted and the immunity is reduced. Timely supplementation of colostrum to the baby can directly improve the baby's immunity and resistance and make the baby less sick.

3. Do babies need DHA supplements?

Do babies need DHA supplements? The answer is yes. DHA plays a very important role in the brain development and retinal development of babies.

DHA plays an important role in the development of health. DHA is a type of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid. 10% of the lipids in the brain of mature mammals are DHA, which is the fat with the highest content in the brain. Like protein and amino acids, it is one of the essential nutrients for human health. The reason why Japanese children have higher IQs than European and American children is that the seafood that Japanese children like to eat contains extremely high levels of DHA.

What is good for newborns?

The vitamins in a newborn's body are stored by the mother before birth. Generally, no additional supplements are needed in the first two months. However, there are some special cases that may cause vitamin deficiency in children before they are two months old.

(1) If the mother does not take care to supplement multivitamins during pregnancy, the baby will not have enough supplies.

(2) The baby was born prematurely, and the necessary vitamins and minerals (such as iron) did not have enough time to be stored.

(3) After the child is born, the mother's diet is picky, and some vitamins in the milk are insufficient. The original reserves are quickly consumed. If vitamins are not supplemented in time, the child will inevitably be deficient. Therefore, the issue of whether to supplement vitamins and how much to supplement should also follow the principle of individualization, and specific issues should be analyzed specifically.

Newborns rarely get sun exposure, and the prerequisite for synthesizing vitamin D in the body is that the skin must be exposed to ultraviolet rays in the sun, which is the only way to help calcium absorption and prevent rickets. This is why children should be supplemented with 400 international units of vitamin D every day two weeks (15 days) after birth.

Newer studies tell us that if the mother pays attention to calcium supplementation during pregnancy, there are no symptoms of calcium deficiency such as leg cramps in the late pregnancy, and pays attention to dietary balance during lactation, then there is no need to supplement calcium for the child during the first 4 to 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding. Because the calcium and phosphorus ratio in breast milk is appropriate and the calcium absorption rate is high, additional calcium supplements may interfere with the child's own calcium metabolism process. As for the supplementation of vitamin D, we can't say that we don't need to supplement it at all. On the one hand, we use A+D preparations, and there is also the issue of supplementing vitamin A; on the other hand, whether to supplement vitamin D depends on how much outdoor activities and sun exposure the child has. In summer and autumn, those who can sunbathe for two hours a day (not exposed to the sun, but activities under the shade of trees) do not need to supplement vitamin D; it is completely in time to supplement it in winter. Of course, those who have rickets should take medication under the guidance of a doctor.

Half a month: You can start adding children's concentrated cod liver oil, 1-2 drops a day, gradually increase to 4-6 drops, drip directly into the mouth to supplement vitamins A and D to prevent rickets. You can also feed some warm water or light sugar water between two meals.

Nutritional supplementation based on age

1-2 months: You can squeeze fresh fruits such as oranges, tomatoes, apples, watermelons, peaches, grapes, etc. into juice, dilute it with boiled water, and feed it 1-2 times a day to supplement vitamin C. After drinking the juice, the stool will be slightly green, so parents don't need to worry.

3 months: Due to the increase in saliva secretion, you can add some infant cakes or rice flour, mix it into a paste, and feed it to the baby with a spoon.

4 months: The iron brought by the mother is about to be consumed, so the baby can eat egg yolk to supplement it. Once a day, start with 1/4 and gradually increase to one egg yolk. The method is to crush the cooked egg yolk, mix it with a little milk to make a paste, and feed it with a small spoon.

5 months: Add some iron-rich foods such as egg yolk, fish paste, chicken and duck blood, etc., and mix them into infant cakes or rice paste. You can also add vegetable paste, fish and carrot paste, pork and potato paste, or change fruits into fruit paste.

6 months: You can eat porridge, vegetable puree, fruit puree, soft noodles, steamed egg custard, etc. to supplement protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and a small amount of fiber. You can also let your child eat bread slices by himself to practice chewing and grinding teeth.

7 months: You can feed some soft noodles, rice porridge with minced meat, egg cakes, fish fillets, liver paste, chopped vegetables, etc. You can also give some molar food, such as crackers, toasted steamed bread slices, etc., to facilitate the eruption of the baby's deciduous teeth.

8 months: minced meat, liver paste, fish paste, porridge, biscuits, ripe bananas, tofu, boiled eggs, omelette, soft rice, buns, dumplings, wontons, noodle soup, noodles, steamed buns, etc.

9 months: add minced meat and dried tofu, etc. Eat 2 meals of baby porridge a day to replace 2 breastfeedings to further prepare for weaning.

10-12 months: You can transition from porridge and noodles to soft rice, steamed bread and other meat dishes. If breastfeeding, you can consider weaning. When adding complementary foods, start with a small amount and gradually increase it after a week.