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Modified milk type 1 (infant milk)

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Modified milk type 1 (infant milk)

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Infant milk is a modified milk mixture intended to be given to babies in the first 4 months of life. Correct feeding during this period is particularly important as, in the first 4 months of life, milk is the baby's only source of nutrition.

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Modified milk type 1 - Symptoms and course

Type 1 modified mixtures are very different to cow's milk and unmodified mixtures prepared on the basis of cow's milk. These changes are very beneficial for the health and development of the young child. Feeding type 1 mixtures protects the child from the many complications associated with the use of unmodified milk mixtures. The main differences between type 1 milk and unmodified milk are:

  • -a reduction in the amount of protein (cow's milk contains 3x more protein than breast milk!!)
  • a change in the composition of the protein (breast milk has 60% easily digestible whey, cow's milk only 20%)
  • an increase in the amount of unsaturated fats (cow's milk contains too much harmful saturated fat)
  • an increase in the lactose content (cow's milk contains almost 50% less lactose than breast milk)
  • a reduction in ions that burden the kidneys (cow's milk contains more than 3 times the amount of minerals)

The majority of modern milk mixtures are also enriched with other substances essential for normal development, which are contained in mother's milk but are deficient in cow's milk. These include substances such as taurine, carnitine, iodine, iron and vitamins.

When to go to the doctor and treat

If you have any doubts about the feeding regime and your baby's need for various nutrients, contact your GP.

Modified milk type 1 - Treatment

The ideal feeding method for any baby is natural feeding by the mother. If artificial feeding is necessary, a modified milk mixture should be used. This provides a supply of nutrients relatively close to breast milk feeding. Feeding children up to the age of 4 months with a type 1 mixture is always preferable to feeding unmodified milk (whole milk, powdered 'blue' milk, goat's milk, etc.).

Attention!

The feeding recommendations for artificially fed infants, modified in 2007, allow the administration of type 1 mixtures to be prolonged until the end of the baby's 6th month. This is not a mistake and may even be beneficial to the baby's health.