A mother complains that her 2-month-old baby doesn't like any sort of solid food because he pushes all solid food out of his mouth. The nurse's best response is based on the knowledge that at 2 months of age most infants:
a. Use the extrusion reflex to reject inappropriate types of food
b. Will readily eat solid food in small bites
c. Should be offered solid foods as an introduction to more mature eating
d. Suck in portions of solid food
A
The extrusion reflex, which disappears at around the third or fourth month, causes the infant to push inappropriate food from the mouth. Feeding the 2-month-old solid food is not appropriate.
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