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question 7

Multiple Choice

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A young woman comes into your office for a lactation consultation complaining that her 1-month-old baby is colicky and slow to gain weight.Her baby requires 6 to 7 diaper changes each day and suffers from diarrhea.She tells you she allows the baby to nurse equally on each breast so that she does not feel "overfull";she is desperate for help and asks your advice on what to do.A 24-hour diet history provides the following information about her eating habits.
Breakfast:   cereal,milk,banana,and walnut pieces;sometimes she has eggs
Lunch:  peanut butter sandwich,salad,and grapes with a glass of milk
Dinner:  fish or chicken,vegetables,potato or rice,applesauce,and milk
Snacks:  change daily,but she likes trail mix because it is easy to eat when nursing
-What would the best advice be for this woman?

• A)Allow your baby to nurse on one breast only until it is completely empty.
• B)Allow us to evaluate you while you are nursing your baby and see what you are doing.
• C)Stop nursing immediately and use an infant formula so your baby starts growing.
• D)Use supplemental infant formula after each feeding because the baby is obviously not getting enough to eat.
• E)a and b only

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