Care Co-Lactase infant drops - 10ml
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Product details
Care Co-Lactase drops break down the lactose in breast and formula milk before feeding to your baby.
Lactose is a complex sugar found in milk, dairy products, infant formulas and breast milk. Lactase is the enzyme usually produced by our bodies to break down lactose into more simple sugars so our bodies can absorb it.
The immature digestive system of babies can have trouble breaking down the lactose in milk into more simple sugars.
Your doctor or health visitor can tell you more about how this may affect your baby.
Suitable for
Suitable from birth onwards.
How to use
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
Care Co-Lactase® enzyme drops can be added to breast milk and formula milk every time you feed. Do not give the drops directly to your baby. Suitable from birth.
Breast Feeding:
- Express a few tablespoons of breast milk into a small sterilised container. Add 4 drops of Care Co-Lactase®
- Give this to your baby on a sterilised plastic spoon or using a syringe and continue breast feeding as normal.
- Defrost the milk if necessary and warm to feeding temperature.
- Add 4 drops of Care Co-Lactase® to the milk when warm. Please note: do not add Care Co-Lactase® to the milk if it is hot.
- Shake the milk and feed as normal.
- Discard any unused milk.
- Make the baby formula according to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Add 4 drops of Care Co-Lactase® to the formula when at feeding temperature. Please note: do not add Care Co-Lactase® to the formula if it is hot.
- Shake the formula and feed as normal.
- Discard any unused formula.
- Warm the formula to feeding temperature.
- Add 4 drops of Care Co-Lactase® to the formula when warm. Please note: do not add Care Co-Lactase® to the formula if it is hot.
- Shake the formula and feed as normal.
- Discard any unused formula.
Hazards and Cautions
Do not use if seal is broken.
Storage
Do not freeze.
Do not store above 25°C.
Once opened keep refrigerated and use within 3 weeks.
KEEP OUT OF THE SIGHT AND REACH OF CHILDREN.
Ingredients
Glycerol, Water, Lactase Enzyme (β-galactosidase), Nominal Lactase enzyme activity: 190 FCC/drop.
Nutritional declaration | per 100g |
Energy | 923kJ/ 223kcal |
Fat of which saturates |
0g 0g |
Carbohydrate of which sugars |
52g 0g |
Protein | 4.2g |
Salt | 0g |
Contains sufficient drops for 60 breast milk/formula milk feeds.