Malnourished children make parents worry, find many remedies. However, mothers may not expect that they are the cause of their child's developmental delay.
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Malnourished children: Unexpected reasons mothers! (QC)
Malnutrition is a lack of nutrients in the body for a period of time, affecting the child's growth. The disease is common in children under 5 years old, especially in children aged 6 to 24 months, the age of transition from liquid food to solid form.
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Properly take care of malnourished children
Malnutrition is a lack of nutrients in the body for a period of time, affecting the child's growth. The disease is common in children under 5 years old, especially in children aged 6 to 24 months, the age of transition from liquid food to solid form.
Parents are all concerned when their children accidentally fall into a state of malnutrition, shortness and developmental delay. However, the mother will be surprised to know that part of the reason for the child malnutrition is due to her care.
Parents lack knowledge of child rearing: One of the reasons causing malnourished children is that parents lack knowledge to raise their children. Children are not allowed to breastfeed, choose foods that are not suitable for them, feed them in insufficient quantity, or feed them improperly.
Weaning your baby early: Breast milk is not simply food to feed your baby, it also contains antibodies to help children prevent disease. If weaned early will increase the risk of disease in children. Mothers should exclusively breastfeed their babies in the first 6 months and maintain breastfeeding until 24 months of age.
Especially, when babies are sick or hot summer days, they need to breastfeed more and more.
Nutritional supplementation too early or too late: The baby's feeding, too soon or too late, also affects the child's development.
If a baby is given solids too early, he or she will breastfeed less. Babies do not absorb the nutrients and immune factors present in breast milk, leading to an increased risk of disease. Feeding too early can cause allergies or indigestion because the child's digestive system is not yet complete and cannot digest food.
If the child is fed too late, the child is also susceptible to malnutrition. Because after 6 months of age, breast milk can no longer meet the nutritional needs of the baby.
In addition, ingredients that are not sufficient in quantity or quality are also common causes of malnutrition.
Mom needs to monitor the child's weight on the developmental chart regularly to determine if the baby is malnourished or not. Next, the mother determines the cause and level of malnutrition of the child so that there is an appropriate remedy.
Children under 6 months old: The mother should breastfeed her baby on demand. During this period, maternal nutritional care is extremely important. Mother needs to have enough milk to feed the baby and especially milk must ensure nutrition. The mother should not feed the baby during this period. The baby's digestive system is not yet fully developed, and early weaning can have the opposite effect, making the baby more susceptible to disease.
Children over 6 months old: The baby has entered the weaning stage. Mom can provide nutrition directly to the baby from food. Especially for babies over 24 months old, nutritional supplementation with high-energy milk is essential.
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