What happens if the baby drinks cold milk powder?

Milk powder is very popular. At the same time, milk powder is rich in nutrients, which are indispensable. Therefore, many babies now often drink milk powder. There are different age stages for milk powder. Children, adolescence, adults and the elderly all drink milk powder, but sometimes parents worry that their children will get too hot, so they use boiled water to make milk powder. Will drinking cold milk powder have any impact?

It's drinkable. There is a saying abroad that milk powder can be made with cold boiled water. But in China, there seems to be no such saying.

Mixing milk powder with cold water will not destroy the active ingredients of the milk powder. It can supplement calcium for babies, promote development, and enhance immunity. But be careful, too cold water, especially water taken out of the refrigerator, will damage the delicate digestive tract mucosa of children, affect digestion ability, cause abdominal pain, loss of appetite, etc., and even develop into gastritis.

Prepared milk powder should not be kept in the refrigerator for more than 24 hours if it has not been consumed, and should not be kept at room temperature for more than 2 hours.

If you have already eaten it and there is any left, you need to freeze it immediately and you can drink it within a few hours. Keep the cap on the bottle to keep the nipple clean.

If you want your baby's absolute safety, it's best not to drink the remaining milk, because bacteria may have entered the milk with the baby's saliva. Do not drink formula that has not been refrigerated for more than 3 hours. Formula can be kept at room temperature for a shorter time in the summer.

Mothers can take a small taste before feeding their babies to see if the taste has changed.

Personally, I suggest that the mother drink the remaining milk herself. It not only ensures the safety of the baby, but also supplements the nutrition of the adult without wasting it.

When it comes to making milk powder, many people may say, what’s the big deal? It’s just milk powder and water mixed together. Yes, that's right, making milk powder only requires two ingredients, water and milk powder, mixed together. But do you know whether to add water first or milk powder first? Use mineral water or purified water? What temperature of water is needed? And so on. . . So making milk powder is not as simple as you think.

Should I add water first or milk powder first?

Most people pour the powdered solution into a cup or bowl and then wash it down with water. However, this cannot be done with baby formula. The correct preparation order should be to take an appropriate amount of warm water and pour in the corresponding amount of formula according to the preparation ratio.

The mixing ratio of each type of milk powder is specific. For example, if you add milk powder first and then water, and still add it to the original scale, the milk will be concentrated. However, if you add water first and then milk powder, it will rise a little, but the concentration will be appropriate. If babies drink milk that is too concentrated, their gastrointestinal digestive capacity will not be able to cope with it, and their kidneys’ excretion capacity will also not be able to cope with it.

Mistake 1: Using mineral water or purified water to mix milk powder

Purified water, like distilled water, does not contain impurities or bacteria, nor does it contain various inorganic salts, and lacks the minerals contained in ordinary tap water. If you use purified water to prepare milk powder for a long time, it may affect your baby's health. Mineral water is rich in minerals, phosphates and calcium phosphates, and the gastrointestinal digestive function of infants is not yet perfect. Using mineral water to mix milk for a long time will cause indigestion and constipation in infants.

It is recommended to use tap water to make formula milk powder, because the tap water currently used in households has been scientifically processed and the quality meets the standards. After boiling the tap water, let it cool to about 40 degrees Celsius and then use it to make milk powder.

Mistake 2: When preparing baby formula, pour the formula first and then add water

Putting the milk powder in first and then the water when making milk powder is probably a common mistake made by many mothers. Generally, whether it is domestic or foreign milk powder, water is added first and then milk powder. The concentration of prepared infant formula must be precise because infants are immature and their digestion, metabolism and excretion functions are not yet complete, so the concentration of the milk should be as close to breast milk as possible.

Add water first. One reason is to allow you to mix the milk powder accurately according to the amount of water specified in the milk powder instructions, so that the milk powder will not be too thick and add burden to the baby's digestion. Secondly, the water temperature can be effectively controlled. Overheated water will destroy the vitamins and other nutrients in the milk powder. Today's milk powder technology is very advanced and has good solubility. Water at 40-50 degrees can be used to make completely intact milk powder.

Is there any difference if I add the milk powder first or the water first? In fact, there is a difference. If you add milk powder first and then water, and still add it to the original scale, the milk will be concentrated. If babies drink milk that is too concentrated, their gastrointestinal digestive capacity will not be able to cope with it, and their kidneys’ excretion capacity will also not be able to cope with it. Parents think that thicker milk powder is more nutritious for their children, but it actually causes indigestion, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and even kidney failure in children.