The client has a 6-month-old infant. It is part of the infant's bedtime routine to get a bottle of warm milk when he goes down for the night. What is this infant at risk for?
A) Consuming too many calories C) Nursing bottle caries
B) Developing diabetes later in life D) Gastric reflux
C
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To avoid nursing bottle caries, infants and children should not be put to bed with a bottle of formula, milk, juice, or other sweetened liquid.
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