infantmilkFood diversification a key stage in the life of Baby. Your baby needs lots of love and attention every moment to grow well. It is therefore important to give careful attention to his diet, starting with her milk which is its principal food up to 1 year. Breast milk is the ideal infant food. Therefore, recent advances in infant nutrition can approach certain components of breast milk in both quality and quantity. A low protein content is necessary to avoid “fatigue” the baby’s kidneys and does not favor the occurrence of future obesity. The fat called “omega 3″ and “omega 6″ are naturally present in breast milk. They promote the development of vision and awareness of your baby. Various studies in child nutrition have shown that intake of these precious fats had a beneficial effect for infants.

Infant Milk – 7 simple and effective precautions:

1. Wash your hands thoroughly with clean water and soap before preparing baby formula. It must be in premises and with clean equipment and bottles, caps and teats thoroughly sterilized.
2. Prepare the bottle preferably just before eating. The bottles can be prepared in advance but must be retained in this case at a temperature below 4 ° C for 24 hours at most (in a refrigerator dedicated for this purpose). Temperature control and verify the accuracy of the thermometer.
3. The cold chain is maintained between the place of preparing bottles, storage and during transport (between 3 ° C and 6 ° C).
4. Bottles should be warmed just before consumption by children. If there has been warming, check the temperature of the milk before consumption. Do not keep bottles of warm milk in a bottle warmer.
5. Any unfinished bottle within one hour after the start of its consumption by children should be discarded. In case of need for prolonged use in ambient temperatures (eg in case of nutrition at constant rate), the contents of the bottle must not be kept more than 4 hours.
6. After each use: keep the box securely closed in a cool dry place, up 4 weeks after opening.
7. Clean the bottle and accessories (screw ring, teat) and sterilize all hot or cold in a sterilizing solution adapted.

The reconstituted milk is a fragile, non-sterile environment that can easily deteriorate. The preparation, handling and storage of infant milks require compliance with good practices of hygiene. The children most at risk of infection through a bottle is babies during the 1st month of life, especially premature babies, children of low birth weight and immunocompromised children. The use of liquid milk, sterile and ready for use, is recommended for infants in maternity wards. A fragile environment + Hand Hygiene and Personal + hygiene of premises and equipment + Hand hygiene and the mouths of children.

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