Infants: The Feeding Relationship

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Infants The Feeding Relationship
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If you could be a crayon, what color would you
be?
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Food and You

• Attitudes toward food develop early in life
• Food choices impact long term health
• Eating habits are linked to chronic diseases

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Feeding Conveys Feelings of Caregiver
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Think about the last time you fed a
baby. What kind of feelings did you
communicate?
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Developmental Milestones In Feeding

• Attachment
• Trust
• Exploration
• Independence

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Bottle Feeding Techniques

• Always hold baby
• Support head
• Tip bottle so milk fills nipple
• Wait for baby to stop
• eating to burp

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What kinds of things upset or distract babies
during feeding
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How does a baby tell you I am full!
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Breast-Fed Babies
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Advantages of Breast Feeding

• Right balance of nutrients
• Immune factors
• Special bonding with Mom
• Recommended by doctors
• Less likely to develop food allergies

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Tips to Support Breast-Feeding Moms

• Make infants last feeding 1-1½ hours before
  Mom arrives.
• Provide a comfortable place
• for nursing.

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Food Safety and Infant Feeding
Always wash your hands and the infants BEFORE
and AFTER feeding.
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Keeping Breast Milk Safe

• Refrigerate at 41 ?F, up to 48 hours from the
  time it was collected.
• Frozen breast milk will keep up to 3 months.
• Do not allow to sit out at room
  temperature.

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Keeping Breast Milk Safe

• Store milk in sterilized bottles or nursing
  bags.
• Ask Mom to label each container with childs
  name, date, and time collected.
• Do not warm in microwave.

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Keeping Breast Milk Safe

• Thaw frozen milk under warm running
  water. Shake to mix.
• Use thawed breast milk within 24 hours.
• Do not refreeze thawed milk.
• Discard unused milk.

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Keeping Infant Formula Safe

• Store bottles in refrigerator at 41 ?F or
  lower.
• Formula will keep up to 48 hours.
• Do not allow to sit out at room
  temperature.

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Keeping Infant Formula Safe

• Warm under running water.
• Do not warm in microwave.
• Discard unused milk.

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Child Care Providers Make a BIG Difference in the
Lives of Babies in their Care!