Water or juices? Fluids in the infant and child's diet
Is breast milk the best and only liquid for a baby? What should be taken into account when choosing water for a young child and does it even matter? Are fruit juices a good choice for our babies? In...
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids LC-PUALP in the diet of infants and young children
Fat is one of the basic energy components provided by food, facilitates the absorption of vitamins A, D, E and K and is a source of essential fatty acids. The overall requirement for fat is...
Infant nutrition - current recommendations for selected products and vitamin D and K supplementation - part 2
The article presents the latest recommendations for the nutrition of healthy infants, issued by Polish experts and the current rules of supplementation of vitamins D and K and omega 3 acids. Forming...
Infant nutrition - current recommendations for selected products and vitamin D and K supplementation - part 1
This article presents the latest recommendations for infant nutrition and the current rules for vitamin D and K supplementation. Proper expansion of the diet of the youngest children, ensuring...
What to do when the baby is hungry all the time?
After giving birth, learning to feed your baby is a very important stage. Ideally, of course, the baby should be fed with breast milk from the very beginning. This is beneficial not only for the baby...
Breastfeeding and the so-called 'milk duvet'
Natural breastfeeding plays a very important role in the healthy physical and mental development of the baby. Scientific studies show that a woman should feed her baby with breast milk for as long as...
Digestive problems and nutrition in early childhood
Adequate nutrition is very important, particularly during the neonatal and childhood periods, providing opportunities for the young body to develop. When the diet is incorrect, it can lead to damage...
Feeding in the first months of life
Feeding in the first months of life plays a very important role. Ideally, the mother should feed her baby with breast milk for about six months. However, paediatricians recommend feeding for as long...
Glucose-fructose syrup in the diet
Obesity in children is a common problem. More and more children in the pre-school and early school years are struggling with the problem of excessive body weight. Scientists and doctors believe that...
Advantages of long-term breastfeeding
Recent studies and observations show that young mothers are breastfeeding for shorter and shorter periods. They are switching very quickly to bottle-feeding in order to be able to return to work, to...
What if my child is allergic to cow's milk?
It can happen that a baby is allergic to cow's milk. Initially, when the baby is breastfed, there may be no symptoms, but over time, when the baby is weaned and begins to eat a variety of products,...
Jaundice in breastfed infants
Jaundice is a condition in which there is a yellowing of the skin due to the accumulation of bilirubin in the blood and tissues.
Constipation in an infant - how to cope?
Constipation is a common ailment in infants. Constipation is said to occur when an infant has excessively solid stools, passes stools less frequently than once in 2 to 3 days, grows poorly in weight,...
Intestinal obstruction in newborns
Intestinal obstruction, or constipation, can occur in babies and children. It is said to occur when a newborn does not have a bowel movement for up to four days or when the stool is very dry and...
Gluten in a child's diet - when to introduce?
Gluten, a protein found in many cereals (wheat, rye, barley, gluten), can cause coeliac disease in predisposed individuals. When is the best time to introduce gluten into a child's diet to minimise...
Breastfeeding promotion programme needed
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that infants should be breastfed only until the end of the sixth month of life and, after the diet has been expanded, until they are two years old or...
Bioelements, the elements of life - what role do they play in the body?
The bioelements make up only around 4 per cent of our body weight. In general, they control metabolism. A deficiency as well as an excess has a detrimental effect on our well-being and health. This...
Natural vitamins - why eat fruit?
The time of spring and summer is particularly conducive to the ripening of fruit. At ever-lower prices, we will be able to buy fresh produce that is essential for our bodies. After all, they not only...
Eczema in children - effect of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding exclusively increases the risk of eczema.
Infantile colic: causes, principles of management
Summary of information on the causes of intestinal colic, differentiating its symptoms from other conditions and principles of management of an infant with intestinal colic.
