Is it okay for children to drink milk powder before going to bed?

Infant milk powder is a formula milk powder specially designed for children. This kind of milk powder contains a large amount of nutrients necessary for infants and young children, and can fully supplement the nutrients needed by the baby's body. Before children go to bed, parents will give them a cup of milk powder in order to make them fall asleep faster and supplement their body with more nutrition. But is it really good for children to drink milk powder before going to bed?

Many mothers are accustomed to letting their babies drink milk before going to bed, but this way of feeding is a wrong practice and is not good for the baby's health. This is because it is easy to cause caries in deciduous teeth. If the baby is not conscious, the oropharyngeal muscles are not able to effectively protect the tracheal opening, which can easily cause milk to seep in and cause the risk of choking. In addition, it will reduce the baby's appetite after waking up.

1. It is easy to cause the risk of choking due to milk seeping into the trachea.

2. It may cause caries in the baby’s deciduous teeth. When babies are sleeping, the amount of saliva secreted by them will reduce their oral cleaning function. In addition, the long-term fermentation of milk in the mouth will damage the structure of the deciduous teeth.

3. It can easily cause respiratory diseases in children. The baby's throat is a place where dirt and grime easily accumulate. If it is not cared for properly, it can easily lead to repeated respiratory infections. Drinking milk before going to bed increases the chance of respiratory infections.

4. Because the baby's nasopharynx and pharynx are relatively narrow and vertical, although the tonsils have certain defensive functions, milk is a good bacterial culture medium.

5. Over time, the baby’s appetite will decrease. Because the milk you feed the baby before going to bed, when the baby falls asleep, the milk in the baby's stomach is also poured into the baby when the baby is drowsy, so when the baby wakes up, there is no feeling of hunger in his mind.