Reference no: EM133281793
1. Donica's first child, Leandra recently celebrated her 2-month birthday. Leandra is exclusively breast-fed and Donica feels exceptionally tired because Leandra awakens several times during the night and seems to be hungry. Donica's mother lives nearby and occasionally helps out with Leandra's care. She has suggested feeding Leandra formula instead, and putting cereal in Leandra's nighttime bottle, which might help to 'fill her up so she will sleep through the night. She has also advised Donica to cut larger holes in the nipple 'so Leandra will get more food during each feeding and won't have to work as hard.
Should Donica follow her mother's advice? Why or why not? What are the potential short- and long-term consequences of feeding semi-solid food from a bottle?
2. April is new mother who must return to work when her son, Henry, is 10 weeks old. She's already made arrangements for Henry to stay in a nearby family childcare home. April has really enjoyed the breastfeeding relationship with Henry and would like to continue, but she's concerned that she may have to switch Henry to formula once she returns to work. In what ways can a care provider support April's interests in continuing to breastfeed?
3. Ellen is a nanny for 11-month old Megan. Megan has eaten toddler foods from a jar and has been trained to drink out of a cup. Megan's family usually eats out, or brings home take-out food. Ellen has asked them to buy foods that she can use for finger foods to help Megan learn how to eat and to give her a more balanced diet. However, the family seems to keep forgetting to do this.
List some finger foods that Megan could be introduced to that would help her eat a more nutritionally balanced diet. In addition, provide some suggestions on how Ellen could approach the family about this issue.
4. A mother is feeding her infant a cultural dish that contains honey. If you were her infant's care provider, how would you manage this situation in a culturally sensitive way while considering the safety of her infant?