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17 Cards in this Set
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What is recommended with regards to breastfeeding? |
Breastfeed exclusively for first 6 months of life |
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What happens after 6 months of age? |
Introduce complementary foods WITH continued breastfeeding up until 1 year of age or older |
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When should the first complementary food be introduced? |
6 months |
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When does the first tooth usually erupt? |
5-6 months |
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Approximately how much milk does an infant aged 0-6 months need per day? |
780mL |
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Why do infants need complementary foods at 6 months? |
- increased nutritional needs - depleted iron and zinc stores |
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What are risks of introducing complementary foods too early? |
- eczema - respiratory disease - risk of gut infection - diarrhoea and dehydration - malnutrition - poor absorption of breast milk |
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What are the risks of introducing complementary foods too late? |
- malnutrition - iron deficiency - wheat allergy |
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What is recommended when introducing the FIRST complementary food? |
- offer breast milk and then complementary feed - doesn’t have to be bland - avoid adding fat, salt, sugar and other sweeteners - thin smooth purée - introduce in small amounts (1/2-2 tsp after breast feed) |
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Why should complementary foods be introduced slowly/one at a time? |
Complementary foods are usually introduced 2-4 days apart to establish whether the infant has an allergy to the food |
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When can the baby have mashed/chopped foods? |
Around 8-12 months the baby will become interested in an extended range of textures (can bite and chew lumps) |
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What foods have the highest choking risk? |
- small hard foods (e.g. nuts, popcorn, raw apple, carrot) - small round foods (e.g. grapes, peas, berries, raisins) - food with skins or leaves (e.g. sausages, lettuce, chicken) - thick pastes (e.g. peanut butter) - fibrous stringy foods (e.g pineapple and celery) |
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Why is cow’s milk not recommended until after 1 year of age? |
Low in iron (depletes baby’s iron stores) and high in protein, sodium, chloride and potassium (too much for baby’s immature kidneys to handle) |
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Breastmilk is preferred over infant formula and cows milk because... |
It offers better immunologic protection |
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What would the normal stool of a breastfed baby look like... |
- loose/soft with small lumps - mustard/bright yellow - poo at least once a day until 4 weeks (then after every feed) |
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What are good breastfeeding holds? |
- tradition/cradle hold - transitional/cross cradle - side lying (good for c-section) - clutch/football (good for c-section) |
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What should tea not be given to babies? |
Tanning in tea affects absorption of iron by the intestine |
