INFANT FEEDING

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Infant feeding is reviewed in the light of current knowledge about child development. Breast-feeding is recommended. Aside from the psychologic implications, which may be significant in individual instances, breast- and bottle-fed infants show definite somatic differences in chemical constitution, in metabolic response (to lactose and to ascorbic acid administration), and in resistance to disease. A modified self-demand feeding is recommended which relates to the amount and, later on, the types of food, the intervals between feedings being kept fairly constant. In giving advice for infant feeding, it is fully as important to consider the personality of the mother as the child. The optimal time to introduce solid foods is when the infant is developmentally ready, as shown by a change in oral behavior—about 12 to 16 weeks.

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