The correct way to prepare milk powder for your baby The correct way to prepare milk powder

Making milk powder is a very common thing, but in daily life many people actually make milk powder in the wrong way. Making milk powder seems simple but there are actually tricks to it. Making milk powder in the wrong way will result in the nutrients not being absorbed.

1. Clean and sterilize baby bottles

Before preparing the milk powder, clean and sterilize the bottle. Clean and sterilize the bottle and nipple separately.

Cleaning: When cleaning the residual substances on the bottle, you must use bottle cleaner or bottle brush to clean it. For new parents, take an appropriate amount of detergent on the bottle brush and sponge, rub it into foam, and then make sure the foam does not fill the bottle and nipple.

Disinfection: After washing, sterilize the bottle. You can use water to boil the bottle, nipple, and bottle cap in boiling water for 5 minutes. Alternatively, you can use a sterilizer to sterilize. Put the cleaned bottle in the pot and press the button. It is convenient and easy.

2. Prepare warm water

It is best to keep the water temperature of milk powder at around 40 degrees Celsius. It is not suitable to be too high or too low. Using water with too high a temperature to brew milk powder will damage nutrients (vitamins), cause protein denaturation and inactivation, and make it impossible to absorb. Of course, some brands of milk powder have different water temperature requirements, and you can brew it according to the instructions on the milk powder can. Warm boiled water can be cooled boiled water, or it can be a mixture of boiled water and cold boiled water. You can use a constant temperature milk dispenser to maintain the water temperature, so you don’t have to wait when you want to brew milk powder, and you can brew milk powder quickly and conveniently.

3. Take the milk powder and pour it into the bottle

After pouring the prepared warm water into the bottle, use the milk powder scoop that comes with the milk powder can to scoop out an appropriate amount of milk powder and pour it into the bottle. The size of the milk powder scoop of each brand is different, and all the instructions are determined according to the size of your own scoop, so please use the scoop that comes with the milk powder, which can also prevent the milk powder from being too diluted or too thick. When brewing milk powder, follow the ratio on the milk powder can. New mothers and fathers cannot increase or decrease it at will. Each type of milk powder has different nutritional components. Increasing or decreasing the amount of milk powder at will will affect the growth of the child. Too thick will cause digestion burden, and too light will cause nutritional deficiencies.

4. Shake the bottle to fully dissolve

After pouring an appropriate amount of milk powder into warm water, tighten the bottle cap, place the bottle in the palm of your hand, and gently rub the bottle horizontally from left to right to allow the milk powder to fully dissolve in the water. Gently shaking the bottle can allow the milk powder to fully dissolve, while avoiding mixing in air to avoid a large number of bubbles. After the inevitable bubbles are generated, let it sit for a while before giving it to the baby to drink, in order to avoid bloating.

When preparing the milk powder, adjust the water temperature to the recommended temperature for baby milk powder; add water first, then add milk powder gradually, for example: first add a spoonful of milk powder and shake to dissolve, then add another spoonful and continue shaking to dissolve, and so on until all the milk powder is added, so that the milk powder will dissolve quickly and fully. Remember to try to follow the recommended ratio of milk powder to water for baby milk powder, which will also help the milk powder dissolve. At the same time, when preparing the milk powder, please turn the bottle 180 degrees quickly several times, and the milk powder will dissolve quickly.

1. Select

First of all, you need to choose the brand your baby wants to drink, and then choose the bottle. You should go to the shopping mall or a regular brand store and learn according to the baby's situation. When preparing to make milk powder, be sure to remember to scald the bottle with boiling water for a few minutes to isolate the bacteria and not bring them to the child.

2. Water quality

Do not use purified water or mineral water. Many parents think they are clean, but because they have been processed in this way, there are no minerals in them, which is not conducive to the growth of babies. The tap water in our homes is scientifically processed according to national quality standards and can be safely drunk. Some trace elements contained in it are needed by our human body, and the baby's body needs more care and nutrition. The water temperature is most suitable at 40 degrees. Overheated water will destroy the vitamins and other nutrients in milk powder. It is not suitable to be boiled with water. Let the milk powder cool before feeding.

3. The order of adding water and milk powder

Most people think that milk powder should be added first, or that the milk powder now is different from the previous one, and that milk powder should be added first now. In fact, this practice is incorrect. Whether it is milk powder produced in our country or from abroad, water should be added first. There are actually instructions on the milk powder packaging, but most people ignore those. The baby's various functions are not fully developed, so it should be noted that the baby's milk powder should not be too concentrated. Adding water first and then milk powder can make the fusion better, closer to breast milk, and more suitable for the baby.

4. Proportion

Master the ratio, generally 30 ml of water to one flat spoon of milk powder, not too much or too little. The concentration of milk powder suitable for babies should be close to that of breast milk. The amount of milk powder and water should increase as the baby grows older. When mixing milk powder, we often shake it up and down to make it melt quickly. This is incorrect and easy to produce bubbles, which may affect the baby's digestion. The correct way is to hold it with both hands and rub it left and right. Do not reheat the remaining milk.

High solubility of milk powder can indeed save trouble, but it is only an external sensory indicator of milk powder and does not mean that milk powder has better nutritional ingredients, especially formula milk powder. Because formula milk powder is a mixture of many raw materials such as milk powder, whey powder, trace elements, etc., and in fact, the texture, quantity and ratio of these raw materials are the key factors that determine the quality of milk powder. Therefore, the quality of milk powder cannot be judged simply by the speed of dissolution. Good quality milk powder mainly has comprehensive nutrients, does not contain harmful substances, has a ratio that meets the various indicators of baby's growth and development, has good milk freshness, good milk powder production technology and qualified hygiene indicators.