Based on the nurse's knowledge of the extrusion reflex, the nurse ...

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Based on the nurse's knowledge of the extrusion reflex, the nurse informs new parents to feed their baby solids when he or she:
 
  a. is about 2 weeks old and is still not sleeping through the night.
  b. no longer pushes his tongue against anything that touches it, usually at about 4 to 6 months of age.
  c. is nursing or drinking too much breast milk or formula.
  d. has regained weight loss after birth.

Question 2

At some hospitals in the United States, new mothers are given formula gift packs at dis-charge. Having been given the gift pack by hospital staff leads parents to believe that formula will be necessary even for breast-feeding mothers.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer to Question 1

B
The extrusion reflex makes feeding an infant younger than 4 months old difficult because the infant pushes almost all of a spoonful out of the mouth. Infants do not need solid foods until 4 to 6 months of age. Solids may cause allergies or gastrointestinal upsets. When infants start ingesting solid foods, they drink less milk, thus replacing a food that meets their nutritional needs well with a food that is poorly digested. The weight loss after birth is usually regained by the 10th day after birth. The extrusion reflex continues until the infant is approximately 4 months old.

Answer to Question 2

T
This is the goal of the formula manufacturers, and for this reason many hospitals have stopped providing new mothers with formula gift packs. For many parents, having formula available at home may lead them to feel that having to supplement breast-feeding is necessary. Adding formula to the infant's diet will lessen breast-feeding success because the in-troduction of supplemental feedings will reduce the amount of breast-feeding time, which in turn will decrease milk production.