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Feeding Infants 0-6 months old
• Responding to an infants’ cues for hunger and satiety (fullness)
• Hunger cues• Wake and toss• Suck on fist• Cry and fuss
• Satiety cues• Sealing lips• Decrease in sucking• Turning away from bottle• Spitting out nipple
What is responsive feeding?
• “Suck-swallow-breathe” reflex
• Exclusive diet of breast milk or iron-fortified infant formula
• 6-10 feedings per day
What characterizes feedings for infants 0-4 months old?
• More control over oral muscles
• Can sit up and hold head unsupported
• May begin consuming rice cereal in addition to bottle feedings
• 6-7 feedings per day
What characterizes feedings for infants 4-6 months old?
• Cow’s milk
• Juice
• “Table foods” – solid foods other than rice cereal
What foods should not be offered to infants 0-6 months old?
• Choking risk
• May not consume enough breast milk/formula
• Digestive system not developed enough to handle solids
• Increased risk of eczema, anemia and food allergies
• Disrupted sleep
Why should solid foods not be introduced too early?
How much should an infant receive at each feeding?
Age Amount (ml)
Birth 60 ml
1 month 90 ml
2 months 120 ml
3 months 150 ml
4 months 150 ml
5 months 180 ml
6 months 180ml
Approximations of breast milk/formula amounts required per feeding based on standard pediatrician recommendations.
• 6-7 wet diapers daily
• Consistent weight gain
• Wakes up to feed without prompting
How can you tell if an infant is eating enough each day?
• Hold an infant at a 45 degree angle
• Sit in a quiet place without distractions
• Feed one infant at a time
• Make eye contact
• Be responsive to nonverbal cues
How should you feed an infant?
• Bottle-propping and other negative early feeding experiences put infants at risk for
• Choking (aspiration) Pneumonia
• Fluid in ears Chronic ear
infections
• Insecure attachment
How can negative feeding experiences affect infants?
Activity:
Bottle-feeding an Infant
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