The healthy growth of the baby is the greatest wish of parents, ranging from what milk powder to what water (six months ago, there was no need to drink water directly! Don’t force the baby to drink water! ), will make parents especially worried.
Some people say that children cannot drink mineral water because [it may contain minerals that are not conducive to the health of the baby]; Some people also say that drinking pure water is not good because [lack of minerals will lead to malnutrition]; There is even [baby water] on the market, saying it is [strictly aseptic] [low sodium, no burden on the body] [can improve the solubility of milk powder]…
Then the question arises, what kind of water is most suitable for infants? Is ordinary tap water and bottled water suitable for infants?
Is mineral water harmful to infants?
It is said that mineral water contains too many minerals and is polluted by heavy metals, which will increase the kidney burden of the baby and is not conducive to health, so it cannot be given to the child. Is this true?
In fact, all countries in the world have strict safety standards for drinking water and mineral water. Therefore, the vast majority of mineral water that can be bought on the market has mineral content within the safety standards, and the content of inorganic substances such as calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, zinc and silicon is not much. Toxicological indexes such as lead, silver, arsenic, fluoride and nitrate are even lower and can be safely used to flush milk powder.
It should be noted that some mineral water for athletes or special groups may have relatively high sodium and potassium contents, while infants need to limit sodium intake. This requires parents to pay attention! If you give your child such mineral water for a long time, it will not be very healthy. How can you tell the difference? Sorry, this is really not easy to operate, so…
In order to avoid troubles and possible risks, and for the sake of your wallet, we do not recommend drinking mineral water for children for a long time or flushing baby milk powder with mineral water. Ordinary cold and white water instead is actually OK.
Won’t drinking pure water be malnourished?
Have you ever heard of the lack of minerals in purified water and even the dissolution and excretion of trace elements in the body, resulting in malnutrition (such as calcium deficiency) of babies?
This… what should I do?
In fact, only a small part of the minerals needed for infants’ growth and development are obtained from water, mainly by breast milk (or formula milk powder) and supplementary foods. As long as other aspects of nutrition intake is sufficient, washing milk powder with purified water or drinking directly will not lead to nutritional deficiency.
As for the saying that [drinking purified water for a long time will dissolve and expel trace elements in the body], listen to it as a joke. If all the nutrient elements in the body run away with some water, how can one feel when drinking calcium tablets?
Therefore, pure water can be drunk, but it is not the only choice. In the same sentence, ordinary cold and white is OK.
Is sterile water safer for infants?
In addition to the common water mentioned above, there are also [sterile water] specially designed for infants on the market. Merchants claim that they have adopted the world’s top sterile production process, which can meet the requirements of [commercial sterility]. Additional benefits include [low sodium, no burden on kidneys] [improved solubility of milk powder]…
However, these [benefits] have never been recognized by authoritative organizations.
In fact, as long as hygiene can be ensured and pathogenic bacteria pollution can be prevented, it is not necessary to mix milk powder with strictly sterile water. Further, even if sterile is achieved during production, it will no longer be [sterile] when the bottle cap is opened, poured into the cup and drunk into the mouth.
It is worth noting that the most advocated breastfeeding is also not [sterile].
In fact, once the baby is born, It also entered the world of microorganisms. Babies sucking their mothers’ nipples and fingers will also swallow microorganisms in the environment into their stomachs and gradually build their own intestinal flora, which will become part of the body’s immune defense line. Excessive emphasis on [sterility] is not conducive to the development of the baby’s immune system and will increase the probability of children’s allergy to the environment in the future.
Think about it, in [those years] when there were no aseptic technologies and products, we all grew up healthy, didn’t we?
Generally speaking, as long as ordinary water is subjected to standardized purification treatment, all indexes meet the national standards, and its effect on the body will not be different from that of high-grade mineral water and purified water.
To drink water for infants, as long as the disinfection of feeding bottles and other utensils is done well, and personal hygiene is paid attention to at the same time, it is OK to feed the children ordinary cold and white.