Except breast feeding, artificial feeding is also an important way to raise a baby. However, some errors always appear during the process of artificial feeding. Wrong ways of artificial feeding can seriously endanger the baby’s health and even cause calculus. Three common errors of artificial feeding will be explained. 

The first wrong way of artificial feeding is to raise the babies with thick powdered milk. Some mothers worry about whether the babies can be full just by drinking powdered milk. In order to keep the babies full, mothers raise the babies with thick and sweet powdered milk. However, the powdered milk with the high concentration can make the babies thirsty and fat. In addition, the mineral substances contained in thick milk like sodium chloride can increase the burden of the kidney of children. It is difficult for small babies to digest thick milk and absorb the necessary nutrients. Therefore, if mothers always raise their babies with thick milk, the babies are really in great danger.

The second wrong way of artificial feeding is to add salt into complementary foods. When the babies are four months old, they will eat some complementary foods like egg yolks and rice noodles. Many parents like to add salt or other seasonings into these complementary foods, as they are afraid that the complementary foods are so tasteless that the babies do not want to eat. In fact, when the babies are just four months old, the renal functions are still not well-developed. Seasonings in complementary foods like salt can increase the burden of the kidney.

The third wrong way of artificial feeding is to supplement calcium by calcium tablets for small babies. Abundant calcium has contained in formula milk. That means formula milk can provide enough calcium for small babies. But many mothers still supplement calcium for their babies by asking them to eat calcium tablets, which can cause the excessive intake of calcium. Mothers should work out the total amount of calcium contained in formula milk drunk by the babies every day. If the amount of calcium is enough, it is unnecessary to supplement extra calcium for their babies.

Many mothers think their babies can grow better if more nutrients are supplemented for them. In fact, the tender internal organs of small babies should be taken into consideration. The tender internal organs can not bear so many extra nutrients. It is completely enough for mothers to provide essential nutrients for their babies.