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Answer 1
- Continue breast feeding only.
Newborns may lose up to 10% of their birth weight in the first week of life and should be back to birth weight by 2 weeks of age. This patient’s weight gain has, therefore, been adequate, and there is no indication to either supplement breast feeding with formula or to change to formula feedings. Rice cereal is often the first food added to the infant diet but should generally not be considered prior to 2 months of age.
SUGGESTED READINGS
1. Behrman RE, Kliegman RM, Jenson HB, editors. Nelson textbook of pediatrics. 16th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co; 2000.
2. Gunn VL, Nechyba C, editors. The Harriet Lane handbook: a manual for pediatric house officers. 16th ed. Philadelphia: Mosby; 2002.
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