Avery Smith
Collins
Basic Nutrition 1113
24 April 2016
Infant Feeding Case Study
The major concerns in the “advice” that Emily is giving to Kristen is giving baby Claire solid food in her bottle, switching to cow’s milk and giving her baby food from the jar all at the age of three months especially when the baby has only been breast fed up until this point. The baby isn’t ready for this change and these dietary changes could be fatal.
Moms may see putting rice cereal in a baby’s bottle as a way to catch a few more hours of sleep with their babies feeling fuller for a longer period of time, no harm done but that is far from healthy for the baby of three months old. Babies this young could aspirate the food because they don’t yet comprehend how
Collins
Basic Nutrition 1113
24 April 2016
Infant Feeding Case Study
The major concerns in the “advice” that Emily is giving to Kristen is giving baby Claire solid food in her bottle, switching to cow’s milk and giving her baby food from the jar all at the age of three months especially when the baby has only been breast fed up until this point. The baby isn’t ready for this change and these dietary changes could be fatal.
Moms may see putting rice cereal in a baby’s bottle as a way to catch a few more hours of sleep with their babies feeling fuller for a longer period of time, no harm done but that is far from healthy for the baby of three months old. Babies this young could aspirate the food because they don’t yet comprehend how