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

Goat milk for newborns: Pros and Cons

Children often suffer from cow protein indigestibility, which sometimes goes away by age 3, but sometimes remains for life. And goat's "alternative" is more attractive. This milk has many advantages.

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 product is not recommended for infants.

• 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 mom can’t resist and the baby wants itto instill the habit of eating natural products, you can give goat's milk, but it is better from 9 months. In porridges with milk, its use is not prohibited (not earlier than 5 - 6 months). There are some peculiarities of introducing such complementary 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 consume this product?is a controversial issue. There is no doubt about its benefits, and there is doubt about the ability of a child's body to digest it. It is better for a nursing mother to drink boiled goat's milk, and to offer a grown-up child porridge and baked goods made from this product. And then the children's song about goats grazing in the meadow will be remembered with gratitude, not disappointment. Read also:

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