A new mother asks why she has to open a new bottle of formula for each feeding. The nurse's best response is:
a. "This makes it easier to keep track of how much the baby is taking."
b. "Formula loses some nutritional value once it is opened."
c. "Bacteria can grow rapidly in warm milk."
d. "Formula may turn sour after it is opened."
C
Formula should not be saved from one feeding to the next because of the danger of rapid growth of bacteria in warm milk.
This is not the reason for using fresh bottles with each feeding. The danger of bacterial growth is the main concern.
The danger of bacterial growth is the main concern with saving the formula from one feeding to the next.
Formula will have bacterial growth before turning "sour." This will cause problems in a newborn with an immature immune system.
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