Goat's milk is better for babies than cow's, because it contains caseinPhoto: Getty

Goat milk for newborns: Pros and Cons

Children are more likely to suffer from the lack of assimilation of cow protein, which sometimes passes by 3 years, but sometimes remains for a lifetime. And the “alternative” goat is more attractive. The advantages of this milk are many.

Contains casein, it is easier to digest and resembles a similar ingredient in mother's milk.

Increased levels of vitamin B6, calcium, fat.

It has healing and regenerating properties (recommended when weakening immunity, low weight gain, in the fight against tuberculosis).

But such a baby product is undesirable.

• Increased calcium concentration has a negative effect on blood composition. Baby teeth grow better, but hemoglobin falls.
• The negative impact on the kidneys and liver of the child (the digestive tract organs are not yet ready to digest animal protein).
• The possibility of infection, and not only E. coli. There are also dangerous diseases (brucellosis).

Ideally for artificialFeeding suitable highly adapted milk mixtures with casein in the composition. In them it is enriched with beneficial trace elements, which are lacking in natural milk. Therefore, the answer to the question of whether it is possible to use goat milk for newborns will be “yes”. But only in infant formula. You need to remember to look at the instructions for use, storage and age indicator. For babies up to six months, the marking should contain the number "1".

How to enter it into the diet of the baby?

But if my mother can not be restrained, and I want to instill crumbsthe habit of eating organic foods, you can give goat milk, but it is better from 9 months. In cereals with milk, its use is not prohibited (not earlier than 5 - 6 months). There are features of the input of such foods.

• The child is given a try of 1 teaspoon and they look at the reaction - whether they like it or not, if the body reacts normally (skin, stool).
• For the smallest, this milk (boiled) is diluted in a ratio of 1 to 5 with water. Then the proportions change - 1 to 3 in 9 - 12 months, then - 1 to 2.
• It is better to purchase products in specialized places - on the market (if there is permission from the power station), in the store.

Should a baby use this product -controversial issue. There are no doubts about its benefits, but there are possibilities of digesting the body of a child’s body. It is better to let the nursing mother drink boiled goat's milk, and the grown-up child will be offered porridge and pastries on this product. And then the children's song that goats graze on the meadow will be remembered with gratitude, not disappointment. Read also:

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