Lecture 10: Obesity Flashcards
How long should a mother exclusively breastfeed?
AAP recommendation
First six months
then do BF + foods until 12
then however long mom wants
What are the benefits of BFeeding for baby?
- Protective effect against illnesses
- Reduce risk of SIDS
- 15-30% Reduced risk of obesity
- emotional connection
what illnessees does breast feeding protect against
- respiratory
- GI disease
- ear infections
- allergies (eczema, asthma, atopic dermatitis)
what are benefits of breastfeeding for mom?
- reduced PP hemorrhage
- longer amenorrhea
- reduced risk of ovarian and premenopausal breast cancers
- possible reduced risk of osteoporosis
- emotional connection
What are the disadvantages of BFeeding?
- Tired
- Mother is on special meds
- Baby needs special diet
- Cannot Bfeed if alcoholic or on drugs
- Need to supplement Vit D still
When do you feed a baby?
When its hungry
How do you know a baby is hungry?
- Licking lips
- Sticking tongue out
- Rooting
- Hand to mouth
- Opening mouth
- Fussy
- Sucking on everything (altho sucking can also be for comfort)
Hunger cues
Crying is a LATE sign of hunger
How often does a newborn eat on average?
Every 2-3 hours or 8-12 times every 24 hrs
How do newborn feeding amts increase?
- First days of life: 0.5 oz/feed
- 1-2 weeks: 1-2 oz/feed
- 2 weeks: 2-3 oz/feed
- 2 Months: 2-4 oz/feed (feeding slows Q3-4h)
- 4 months: 4-6 oz/feed
- 6 months: 6-8 oz/feed (feeding slows Q4-5h)
Formula-wise: 1oz per month until they get to 7-8 oz/feed.
What kind of baby is most likely to overfeed?
Bottle fed
How do you know a baby is getting enough to eat?
- Beginning days: 2-3 WET diapers daily.
- By 1 week: 5-6 WET diapers daily.
How much Vit D does a baby need?
400 IU QD until they drink 1 qt of whole milk
Milk would not start until 1 year at minimum.
What kind of babies need Vit D supplementation?
Any baby being BFeed or not drinking at least 32oz of formula
What is the recommended iron supplementation for a newborn baby being BFed?
1mg/kg/d of liquid iron until 6 months
They usually start eating food with iron by 6mo.
What is the recommended iron supplementation for a newborn baby being Formula-Fed?
Just use iron-fortified formula for the first year. make sure it contains 4-12 mg of iron
How does a baby’s wt change in the first 2 weeks of life?
DROPS by 7%, should be gained back by 10-14 days of life
How much wt do we expect a baby to gain daily?
15g
100-120 kcal/kg/d needed for this.
When do you check a newborn’s wt?
3-5 days after its born.
You would expect a small DROP in wt.
How does formula affect growth of babies
- High risk for obesity in childhood.
- rapid growth especially at 3/4 mo
what are th possible compositions of formula
- reconstitiuted skimmed cows milk
- mix of skim cow milk and electrolye depleted cow milks whey/casein protein
What are the biggest benefits of formula?
- Catering to special needs (MPA, galacto, etc)
- No other supplementation is generally required.
When can you start single grain rice cereal at the earliest?
4 months via a spoon BID
how often should you introdduce a new food to a baby
at 6 mo of age introduce a new fruit/veggie every 3-4 days
When can you start meats in children?
9 months of age