Infant Nutrition/ Feeding Flashcards
birth size and weight depends on:
maternal size
placental function
gestation
why breast milk over formula?
less allergenic
well tolerated
low renal solute load
iron etc
improves cognitive development
reduced infection
Breast Milk
Suckling/bonding
‘Perfect’ nutrition for 6 months for most infants
Tailor-made passive immunity (NB HIV)
Development of infant’s active immunity
Development of infant’s gut mucosa
Reduced infection
Antigen load minimal
Formula
?‘near-perfect’ nutrition for up to a year (?preterms)
No anti-infection properties
Risk of contamination
No transition of BBVs/drugs
High antigen load
Expensive
Doesn’t need mum
Accurate feed volumes
Provides Vit K
Less jaundice
how long do you exclusively feed milk for?
4-6 months
what would you give a baby with a cow milk protein allergy?
Nutramigen
Aptamil pepti
Alfamino (2nd line)
