At what age does a baby stop eating formula?

During the baby's growth process, if there is no breast milk after birth, the main food is milk powder. This situation will accompany the baby for many years. There are also many babies who do not like to drink milk powder, but it is relatively rare. Many mothers think that the baby should stop drinking milk powder at a certain age. For such problems, we will understand through the introduction below, and hope it will be helpful to mothers.

Babies should drink formula milk until they are three years old. After the age of three, children can drink pure milk and continue to drink milk throughout their lives. Because children under three years old grow and develop very quickly and need a lot of nutrients, but their gastrointestinal function is not fully developed and their digestive ability is relatively low.

The concept of formula milk is that it uses milk as the raw material and breast milk as the formula, and the ratio of various nutrients is close to breast milk. Breast milk is the best source of milk for children, and the various nutrients in breast milk are most suitable for children's digestion and needs. When breast milk is not enough or the child is weaned, formula milk is the best substitute. Although the protein content in cow's milk is higher than that in breast milk, most of it is casein. When casein enters the child's stomach, it will form large milk curds, which are difficult for the child to digest and absorb. Although the total amount of calcium and phosphorus contained in milk is higher than that in breast milk, the ratio of calcium to phosphorus is not appropriate, and the absorption rate is relatively low.

In fact, the type of milk powder given to babies should be specific to the individual, that is, it should vary from person to person. If conditions permit, your baby can continue to drink it until he is 7 years old. If parents feel that they do not want to feed their baby milk powder anymore, they can wean the baby after the child is one year old. But parents need to know that if they only feed their babies complementary foods, the nutrients in them will not be able to better meet the child's physical needs. Therefore, I hope that parents can give their children milk powder for a period of time, because this stage is the critical period for children's growth. If there is a lack of nutrition, it will affect the growth and development of children.

If the baby does not like to eat, it is very likely that he wants to drink milk. Therefore, parents can give the baby milk powder at night. On the one hand, it is beneficial for the baby to digest and absorb the nutrients in the milk powder. On the other hand, it can also ensure that the child can eat as usual during the day.

Through the above introduction, we know how old the baby should be before he or she stops drinking milk powder. The situations of each baby are different, and the decision should be made based on the baby's situation. If family conditions permit, we usually just let the baby drink milk powder when he or she wants to. If you don't want to give it to the baby, it usually will be fine after three weeks.