Infant Feeding
Breast milk meets the full nutritional needs of an infant up to 6 months of age
- For strictly breastfed infants, vitamin D supplementation should be encouraged
- Cows milk is fortified with Vit D
- Does not need vit d supplementation
- Cows milk is fortified with Vit D
- Iron and fluoride after approximately 4 to 6 months of age
After 6 months of age, complementary foods are introduced
- pureed fruit or adding rice cereal
Early introduction of whole cow's milk before one year of age has been associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus, increased risk for developing cow's milk allergy, constipation, and iron deficiency anemia.
For infants less than 2 years of age, infants are classified as low weight or short stature if they are <2nd percentile for weight or length, respectively