Types of Feeding for Baby
1. Exclusive breastfeeding
2. Artificial feeling
3. Complementary or weaning
1. Exclusive breastfeeding
Feeding baby with breast milk until 6 months without giving baby any other feed or expressed breast milk.
Factors Inhibiting Breast Feeding
1. Physiologic factor
Shock
Strong pain
Anger
Anxiety
Worry
2. Early breast engorgement
Tightness
Swelling
Increase in size of breast
Tenderness
3. Flat and inverted nipples
4. Sore nipple
Due to wrong sucking technique (long period of vigorous sucking, faulty sucking)
5. Specific disease condition
2. Artificial feeding
Artificial formula feeds;
Cow milk
Buffalos milk
Dried milk formula (cow milk based or soy protein based)
Method of artificial breastfeeding
Bootle feeding
Katori and spoon feeding
Cup feeding
Gavage feeding ; tube places child's nose or mouth into stomach
(Nasogastric feeding)
Problem associated with artificial feeding
1. Constipation
2. Underfeeding
3. Overfeeding
4. Aerophagy
5. Low PH formulas; lead acidosis
6. Malnutrition
7. Expensive and preparation is tedious
8. High incidence of infection
9. Higher risk of,;
Gastroenteritis
Anaemia
Hyperphosphatemia
Hypocalcemia
Latent clinical scurvy
10. Cow's milk contain higher sodium and phosphorus; increase solute load on kidney cause hypertonic dehydration.
3. Complementary Feeding or Weaning
Process of giving an infant other foods and liquids with breast milk after the age of 6 months.
To meet nutritional requirement of growing baby.
Types of weaning foods
1. Liquids
2. Semi solid
3. Solids
1. Liquids
Soup of vegetables
Pulses
Rice water
Fruit juice
2. Semi liquid
Mashed potatoes
Pulses
Boiled vegetables
Mashed banana
Soft cooked rice and fish
3. Solids
Coocked rice
Chapati
Idli
Biscuits
Ground nuts
Fruits
Problem during Weaning
Breast feeding stopped suddenly may cause adverse psychological effects.
May prepare unhygienically
If weaning foods not nutrient rich, can cause malnutrition
May develop; indigestion, abdominal pain, diarrhea or cause rashes if allergic to certain food.
Keys to Safe Foods
1. Wash hands
2. Keep food in clean utensils
3. Separate row and coocked food
4. Cook food throughly
5. Keep food at safe temperature
6. Give freshly prepared food to baby
7. Keep cooked food covered
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