Infant Nutrition and Development Flashcards
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A mother is concerned because her breastfed infant has yellow, seedy stools. She asks if this is normal. What is the correct response?
Answer: Yellow, seedy stools are the normal stool pattern for exclusively breastfed infants
Yellow, seedy, loose stools are the normal stool pattern for exclusively breastfed infants.
At what age do breastfed infants typically experience a physiological growth plateau compared to formula-fed infants?
Answer: 4-6 months
Breastfed infants typically show slower weight gain compared to formula-fed infants beginning around 4-6 months, which is a normal physiological pattern.
Which vitamin is recommended as a daily supplement for all breastfed infants from birth?
Answer: Vitamin D
The AAP recommends 400 IU of vitamin D daily for all breastfed infants beginning shortly after birth.
What is the significance of the let-down reflex in relation to infant nutrition?
Answer: It is the neuroendocrine reflex that ejects milk from the alveoli into the ducts, making it available to the infant
The let-down reflex is mediated by oxytocin and causes myoepithelial cells to contract around the alveoli, pushing milk into the ducts.
A mother asks whether she needs to limit her diet while breastfeeding because her infant seems gassy. What evidence-based guidance should the IBCLC provide?
Answer: Most maternal dietary components do not cause infant gas; routine elimination diets are not recommended without evidence of a specific allergy
Routine maternal dietary restrictions are not supported by evidence for typical infant gas.
What is the caloric content of mature human milk per ounce?
Answer: Approximately 20 calories per ounce
Mature human milk provides approximately 20 calories per ounce (67 kcal/100mL).