What symptoms will appear if you are not used to changing milk powder?

Babies drink milk powder faster when they are young, and some brands of milk powder are not available in time, so many parents will try to change other types of milk powder for their children. However, changing milk powder also requires an adaptation process, and it cannot be changed casually. During the change of milk powder, you must pay attention. If the child has diarrhea, vomiting, and loss of appetite, he must drink plenty of water and pay attention to the body temperature to choose the appropriate formula.

What to do if your baby has diarrhea after changing milk powder

1. Keep the water temperature right

Parents can consider whether to buy a milk warmer based on the situation. Avoid letting your child drink cold milk, because cold milk will irritate the baby's stomach and intestines and cause diarrhea.

2. Change milk powder carefully

At the beginning, it is recommended to dilute the milk powder and add appropriate amount of dry yeast, which will help the child digest it. In addition, parents must pay attention to whether there is a difference in the ingredients between the replaced milk powder and the original milk powder.

3. Drink more boiled water

When a child has diarrhea, parents should give the child more boiled water (try not to add sugar). Each formula has different ingredients and nutrients, and not all formulas are suitable for children. When a child shows symptoms of diarrhea, the original milk powder should be stopped immediately, and parents can add some supplementary food.

How to change milk powder for baby

When changing milk powder for children, you need to formulate a method based on their own situation. Generally, there are the following types of milk powder change and their methods:

1. Switching from breast milk to formula

The ingredients of infant formula are mostly based on cow's milk, and the ingredients are adjusted in a certain proportion to make it similar to breast milk. However, this milk powder does not contain the corresponding enzymes to promote the gastrointestinal motility of children. Therefore, when parents change milk powder, they should first test their children in small quantities. If the child has no adverse reactions, you can slowly increase the number of scoops until all of the baby's milk is formula. The two can be consumed alternately without causing adverse reactions in children.

2. Formula for formula

Parents can adopt an alternating and gradual approach. That is, by changing the ratio of new and old milk powder, let the child gradually adapt to the new milk powder. First, you can use a formula with a new and old ratio of 1:3. If the child does not develop adverse symptoms after drinking it, then you can increase the ratio to 5:5, and then increase it to 7:3, until all of it is replaced with new milk powder. This way the child can adapt to the new milk powder relatively easily.

3. Special formula milk

(1) Premature infant formula

As the name suggests, the target audience for premature infants is premature infants. The weight of premature babies is generally smaller than that of normal babies. When the weight of premature babies reaches the normal level, that is, heavier than 2500 grams, the milk powder can be replaced with formula milk. The same alternating and gradual method is used to gradually change the ratio of new and old milk powder until all of it is replaced with formula milk powder.