Benefits of Honey for Babies
Babies less than 6
months is not recommended to consume honey
After age babies over
6 months before babies are given complementary foods ation such as fruit juices
and pureed baby are widely available in places such as supermarkets. After
stepping infants 6 months of age or older, then the mother can give a little
intake of honey to infants. This honey can increase appetite in infants,
besides honey can also be useful to boost the immune system in infants so that
infants are not susceptible to disease such as fever, cough, flu and colds.
I recommend that do
not provide direct honey to infants under 6 months of age, because it can
endanger the health of infants. According to health experts in America and
Europe, infants aged less than 6 months is not recommended to not be given
honey intake because it can lead to illness botulism. It is not because of the
honey itself, but rather because it was feared that honey has mix with spores of C botulinum. Honey does have countless benefits for the baby,
such as improving brain and eye development, but it can also be scaling up the
immune system against bacteria and viruses that can harm health and respiratory
tract in infants.
Honey is a highly
nutritious food for infants, besides honey can also be used as a medicine to
cleanse the digestive tract and are foods that are soft for the baby. Honey can
also be mixed with staple food such as porridge and fruits, it can prevent prepare
stomach ailments such as mules and diarrhea in infants.
To treat fever, cough,
flu and colds in infants, mothers can mix ½ teaspoon of pure honey with 1
teaspoon of hot water. After a rather cold, give your baby honey. Perform this
treatment two times a day.
In addition, honey
also can improve the baby's brain development so that they can more quickly in
familiar surroundings seta can improve the health and eye acuity in infants.
Honey also can accelerate the growth of bones and teeth, so the baby will grow
higher and faster teething.
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