What should the nurse suggest to the parents of an infant who has a prolonged need for middle-of-the-night feedings?

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To manage an infant who has a prolonged need for middle-of-the-night feedings parents should be taught to offer last feeding as late as possible at night. Parent should increase daytime feeding intervals to 4 hours or more (may need to be done gradually), offer no bottles in bed, put to bed awake and when child is crying, check at progressively longer intervals each night; reassure child but do not hold, rock, take to parent's bed, or give bottle or pacifier.

What Should the Nurse Suggest to the Parents of an Infant