Education and Health Child

In the first 48-72 hours after birth, the newborn is frequently attached to the womb and takes only glucose (sugar water). This is done to stimulate the early mammary gland to produce the first milk, colostrum, and to avoid, in the first hours of life, the formula is in contact with the mucosa of the intestinal tract, still patent the passage of some substances there contained.

Subsequently, the baby is fed only breast milk, if present in sufficient numbers if it is insufficient, the baby takes small amounts of formula, in order to reduce the physiological decline, for example 6 meals 20-40 grams each, about every 3 hours during the day, leaving a longer period at night.

If there is a family history of allergies (both parents or a parent and a sibling), and there is breast milk is given to an infant formula particular “diet” that does not contain whole proteins of animal origin: a milk that is with protein of vegetable origin (soya milk) or pretreated with protein, no allergens (protein hydrolyzate). If after the first day the milk is inadequate or totally lacking, the infant continues to feed the milk diet, family history of allergies in the event of, or a latte made with normal, if there is no such familiarity.