Feeding & Nutrition Flashcards
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for how long?
The first 6 months of life
At what age should solid food be gradually introduced, while the infant continues to receive milk, ideally breast milk?
6 months
At what age can fully pasteurised cow’s milk be used in cooking?
6-9 months
At what age can fully pasteurised cow’s milk be given as a drink, and by this stage the child should be on a nutritious and varied diet?
12 months
Semi-skimmed milk should not be given to a child before what age?
2 years
Follow-on milk is manufactured for babies over what age?
6 months
Infant formulas can be whey or casein based- in infants under 1 year old, which is the formula of choice?
Whey
Solid foods should never be introduced before a baby is how old?
17 weeks
Breastfeeding or formula feeding should continue while weaning and until the child is what age?
12 months
In countries with low sunlight exposure, what supplementation should be given from 1 month to 5 years?
Vitamin D
In the first day or two of life, babies feed on colostrum. What makes this different compared with mature breast milk?
More protein and antibodies
Breastfeeding is associated with a reduced risk of which malignancies in the mother?
Breast and ovarian
What disorder in the baby is a contraindication to breastfeeding?
Galactosemia
An infant is assumed to be receiving enough breast milk if they are gaining weight after what period of time?
The first 2 weeks
An infant is assumed to be receiving enough breast milk if they have at least how many wet nappies a day after the first few days?
6
An infant is assumed to be receiving enough breast milk if they have passed at least how many yellow stools a day after the first few days?
2
In a healthy infant, what usually happens to weight in their first year?
It trebles
Which contains more vitamin K- breast milk or formula milk?
Formula milk
From 6 months, all children consuming < 500mls/day of infant formula should take what supplements?
Vitamins A, C and D
From the onset of walking to the age of 5, how many minutes of exercise are recommended each day?
180 minutes
From the ages of 5-18 years, how many minutes of moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity are recommended each day?
60 minutes
From the ages of 5-18 years, vigorous intensity activities should occur how many days of the week?
3 days
After the first few days of life, how much milk should babies be consuming?
150ml/kg/day
After the first few days of life, the daily milk requirement should be split over how many feeds in a day?
4-6
