What milk powder is good for children

How to buy baby milk powder

1. Look at the milk source

High-quality milk powder is pure, safe and pollution-free. The mid-temperate zone at 45 degrees north latitude is an internationally recognized base for high-quality milk sources.

2. Look at the ingredients

Generally, infant milk powder contains protein, fat, lactose, minerals, five major nutrients of vitamins.

3.Look at the color

The color of high-quality milk powder is milky white or yellow and the color is uniform. However, the color of poor quality milk powder is white and uneven.

4. See the dissolution rate

Both the protein and fat in milk powder are difficult to dissolve in water. The poor quality milk will directly dissolved in the water without stirring. The high- quality milk powder is fully dissolved after stirring and it is turned into turbid milky yellow liquid.

How to make milk powder for children

1. Clean the appliances

First use detergent to clean the equipment in a sterilization pot and add water to cook for 10 minutes. After cleaning the utensils, place the utensils on the table and dry them.

2. Pour warm water into the bottle

Pour warm boiled water into the bottle. Mothers should pay attention to pouring milk powder first, so that the milk will not be too thick.

3. Measure milk powder

It is best to use the spoon in the milk powder jar to measure the milk powder. If the spoon has been lost, replace it with the spoon normally used for meals.

4. Dissolve into milk powder

Align the milk powder with the correct amount of spoon into the bottle, pour the milk powder into the bottle, tighten the teat, close the cap, and shake up and down at a constant speed from left to right.

Can children drink milk powder at night

Before going to bed, the baby is sleepy and breastfeeding the baby is prone to choking milk. It is not recommended for mothers to let the baby drink milk before going to bed.

Of course, letting your baby drink milk at night also has certain benefits. If the baby’s sleep quality is usually poor. Mom letting the baby drink milk before going to bed can improve the quality of the baby before going to bed and supplement the baby’s nutrition. 

Is it better for children to drink milk powder or fresh milk?

Milk powder is made from fresh milk as a raw material through concentration and spray drying. Vitamins will also be destroyed, especially vitamin C.

The tiny fat particles in fresh milk will become larger after processing. For those with weak gastrointestinal functions, long-term consumption of milk powder is prone to indigestion and diarrhea. 

Adults are more suitable for drinking fresh milk, but for children, milk powder is easier for babies to absorb, and the nutrients in milk powder are closer to breast milk components. But if the child has a strong absorption capacity, the mother can consider the baby to drink fresh milk.