Mixing milk powder too thick or too thin is harmful. Please mix milk powder according to the proportion.

Milk powder is a very common nutritious drink in our daily life. Men, women, old and young all like to drink milk powder. Milk powder has many benefits for our health. There are also skills to making milk powder. It is not good to make it too thick or too thin.

Many parents, especially the older generation, always think that the thicker the baby's milk powder is, the better, so that the baby can absorb more nutrients. In fact, this is a bit like forcing growth for the baby, which is very harmful.

1. If the milk powder is too concentrated, it will affect the baby's digestive function

The appropriate concentration of milk powder depends on the ratio of various nutrients in the formula milk and the digestion and absorption capacity of the baby at different growth stages. This is scientifically based. If the formula is too concentrated, it will cause indigestion and defecation difficulties for the baby; or because the baby's gastrointestinal function is weak, it will lead to insufficient nutrient absorption, diarrhea, weight loss and other problems. Excessively concentrated milk powder directly increases the risk of digestive tract diseases in babies.

2. Too concentrated milk powder will affect the baby's kidney function

Milk powder contains sodium ions and needs to be diluted with enough water. The capillaries of infants and young children are very delicate and weak. If babies drink milk powder with too high a concentration, the pressure on the blood vessel walls will increase, which can easily cause the capillaries in the brain to rupture, leading to cerebral hemorrhage, convulsions, coma and other symptoms, which will affect the baby's intellectual development over time. At the same time, too high a sodium content in the blood will also affect the absorption of calcium, causing the baby's physical development to be slow and short. Too high a sodium content in the blood will also increase the burden on the kidneys, which will also damage the kidneys over time.

3. If the milk powder is too concentrated, it will affect the baby's absorption of water.

Babies who are fed with formula milk must be given enough water. If the formula is too concentrated, the baby will lose appetite and be unwilling to drink water, which will reduce the amount and frequency of urine, indirectly increasing the burden on the baby's kidneys and causing great harm. Too concentrated formula milk also means that the baby consumes too much protein. In addition, if the water intake is reduced, the non-protein nitrogen substances produced by protein metabolism will be retained in the plasma, leading to azotemia, which seriously threatens the baby's life safety.

4. If the milk powder is too diluted, it may cause malnutrition in the baby

It is not good to make the milk powder too thick, so it should be fine to make it a little thinner, right? No, it will lead to insufficient protein content, which will also cause malnutrition in the baby. Therefore, when parents make milk powder, they must follow the ratio indicated on the package. They cannot put as much as they want. They must strictly follow the recommended mixing method on the formula milk powder package and do not increase or decrease the concentration of milk powder at will.

Please prepare the milk powder according to the proportion. Too thick or too thin is not good! When preparing milk powder for babies, many friends often mistakenly believe that a thicker milk powder will meet the baby's nutritional needs, make the baby feel full, and not feed milk powder frequently. In fact, this is a very wrong practice. Parents must pay attention: the preparation instructions on the formula milk can are not just decoration. After the baby drinks the formula milk of normal concentration, the gastrointestinal tract will absorb nutrients that help growth and development. However, if the formula milk is prepared with too high a concentration, it will cause the baby to be unable to digest and absorb, and eventually lead to malnutrition. In addition, the formula milk with too high a concentration will increase the pressure on the blood vessel wall and affect the baby's health.

Note: The capacity of the spoon of different brands of milk powder varies, so the amount of water to be added to each spoon of milk powder is different. Please refer to the instructions of the specific milk powder you consume at home as the standard. A 6-month-old baby has a bowel movement only once every three or four days, and it is dry and hard. This has lasted for more than 20 days. The baby has a serious loss of appetite, does not like to eat, and always wakes up crying in the middle of the night. Later, it was discovered that all these symptoms of the baby started from switching from breast milk to milk powder feeding. The baby's mother believes that milk powder is not as good as breast milk, and is worried that the baby's nutrition cannot keep up, so every time she prepares milk powder, she puts a tablespoon of milk powder more than the instructions. As a result, the baby's bowel movement has developed from once a day before to once every three or four days recently. The dry and hard stool makes the baby very painful.

Of course, it is not good to make the milk powder too diluted, which will lead to insufficient protein content and also cause malnutrition in babies. Therefore, when parents make milk powder, they must follow the ratio indicated on the package. They cannot put as much as they want. They must strictly follow the recommended mixing method on the formula milk powder package and do not increase or decrease the milk powder concentration at will. When mixing, add warm water first, then milk powder, shake well, feed the baby as soon as possible, and give the baby appropriate water to ensure the baby's healthy growth.

Step 1: Clean the bottle

First, clean the bottle and nipple with clean water. Since most bottles are made of plastic, it is recommended to scald them with hot water at most. If you are making milk for a baby who is only a few months old and you are using a glass bottle, you can boil the utensils to sterilize them. But usually, you can just clean them in the usual way.

Step 2: Wash your hands

Human hands can easily harbor bacteria and viruses. If they are not washed clean, it will inevitably affect the baby's health.

Step 3: Pour in slightly cooled boiling water

Pour boiled warm water (boiled in a kettle or water heater) into the bottle. The amount of water should be based on the instructions on the milk powder can. The ideal water temperature should be between 70-90℃. In other words, the cooling time of boiling water should not exceed half an hour. (Note that you must pour the water first to ensure the accurate ratio)

Step 4: Pour in milk powder

Before using milk powder, be sure to read the instructions on the can first, and then use the spoon attached. Each time you scoop out the milk powder, it must be a flat spoon, and do not compact the milk powder, because this will make the milk too thick. The normal and reasonable powder-water ratio is generally 30 ml of water to 1 flat spoon of milk powder.

Step 5: Shake to dissolve the milk powder

When mixing milk powder, add a spoonful of milk powder and shake the bottle to make the milk powder thoroughly dispersed. There should be no lumps, otherwise it will be difficult to disperse. Note that it is usually shaken left and right, but it can also be determined according to personal habits. However, do not shake it up and down to avoid foaming. At the same time, do not shake it too hard.

Step 6: Cool the bottle in water

If you need to cool the milk, you can hold the bottle, cover the nipple with the bottle cap, and rinse it under running water. Or fill a small bowl of water and put the soaked bottle into a water bath to cool it down to a temperature that your baby can eat.

Step 7: Test the temperature

Finally, test the temperature of the formula before feeding it to your baby by placing a few drops of formula on the inside of your wrist to confirm that it is the right temperature.

1. Affect digestion

The concentration of milk powder depends on the ratio of various nutrients in the formula milk and the digestion and absorption capacity of the baby during the growth stage. If the formula is too concentrated, it will cause indigestion and defecation difficulties for the baby, and also increase the risk of digestive tract diseases.

2. Affect blood health

If the milk powder is too concentrated, it will affect the blood sodium, blood iron and blood calcium indicators, especially the blood sodium concentration will increase significantly. If the sodium content in the blood is too high, it will affect the absorption of calcium, causing the baby's physical development to be slow and short. Infants and young children have a higher sodium absorption rate than adults. Even if the sodium concentration in the blood is normal, the accumulation of sodium will harm the nervous system and kidneys.

3. Affect water absorption, and in severe cases, it can also cause azotemia

Too concentrated milk powder will cause the baby to lose appetite, drink less water, and urinate less frequently, which will indirectly increase the burden on the baby's kidneys. It also means that the baby has taken in too much protein, and with less water intake, the non-protein nitrogen substances produced by protein metabolism will accumulate in the plasma, leading to azotemia.

4. It can cause intestinal necrosis in premature babies, and even endanger their lives

Too concentrated milk powder is the most harmful to premature babies, and can even cause intestinal necrosis and endanger their lives. The development of the digestive system and kidney organs of premature babies is much worse than that of ordinary babies. In addition, the concentration of milk powder they drink each time is very high, which causes the osmotic pressure of the child's digestive system to be unbalanced, and the water outside the intestines penetrates into the intestines, causing severe bloating and early symptoms of acute necrotizing enterocolitis. If the condition continues, the baby will develop symptoms such as fever and bloody stools, and may even be in danger of death.