The nurse should teach the parents of a breastfed newborn that solid foods should be
a. introduced by adding cereal to the formula bottle at 2 months
b. given at bedtime to help the baby sleep through the night
c. delayed in breastfeeding mothers until after 9 months of age
d. started with iron-fortified rice cereal at 6 months of age
D
When the infant is 6 months old, 1 to 2 tablespoons of iron-fortified rice cereal can be introduced to the infant. Giving solid foods at bedtime to help the baby sleep through the night is not an appropriate reason for adding solid foods to the infant's diet. Breastfed infants and formula-fed infants can be introduced to solid food at the same time—6 months of age.
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