A mother brings her 4-month-old infant for a well-baby checkup.The mother tells the nurse that she would like to start bottle feeding her baby because she cannot keep up with the demands of breastfeeding since returning to work.Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

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The nurse should not make the mother feel guilty about her decision to begin bottle feeding to supplement breastfeeding.Instead,she should educate the mother about best practices for bottle feeding.She can give it to supplement any stored breast milk she might have in supply.She should emphasize the importance of giving the baby iron-fortified formula because fetal iron stores become depleted by 4 to 6 months of age.Infants younger than 1 year of age should not receive regular cow's milk because it may place a strain on the immature kidneys.Because the baby weighs 14 pounds,he will require about 21 ounces of formula a day (not 36 ounces),based on the nutritional recommendations that infants require 80 to 100 mL of formula or breast milk per kilogram of body weight per day.

A Mother Brings Her 4-Month-Old Infant for a Well-Baby Checkup