The mother of an 8-month-old infant tells the nurse that the baby is eating almost no baby cereal or baby food but nurses very well. The nurse would advise the mother to:
a. not worry, as this is perfectly normal with a breastfed baby
b. remove the breast halfway through the feeding, give semisolid foods, then resume breastfeeding
c. feed the baby the baby food when the infant is hungry and follow this with breastfeeding
d. gradually decrease breastfeeding in number and length of time until the baby is eating sufficient baby food and cereal
C
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A Incorrect. If a mother of an 8-month-old infant tells the nurse the baby nurses well but doesn't eat baby cereal or other baby food, the nurse would not advise the mother to not worry, as this is perfectly normal with a breastfed baby.
B Incorrect. If a mother of an 8-month-old infant tells the nurse the baby nurses well but doesn't eat baby cereal or other baby food, the nurse would not advise the mother to remove the breast halfway through the feeding, give semisolid foods, then resume breastfeeding.
C Correct. If a mother of an 8-month-old infant tells the nurse the baby nurses well but doesn't eat baby cereal or other baby food, the nurse would not advise the mother to feed the baby the baby food when the infant is hungry and follow this with breastfeeding.
D Incorrect. If a mother of an 8-month-old infant tells the nurse the baby nurses well but doesn't eat baby cereal or other baby food, the nurse would not advise the mother to gradually decrease breastfeeding in number and length of time until the baby is eating sufficient baby food and cereal.
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