Weaning

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1. WEANING

2. NARAYANA HRUDAYALAYA COLLEGE OF NURSING HEALTH EDUCATION ON WEANING Sumbitted t o Mrs . Remeya v Lecture of N H C O N Sumbitted by Koyel t h a n d e r 1st BBSC NHCON

3. INTRODUCTION IT IS THE PROCESS OF GRADUAL AND TRANSFER OF THE BABY FROM THE BREASTFEEDING TO THE USUAL FAMILY DIE T

4. MEANING WEANING IS A PROCESS OF GRADUALLY INTRODUCING AN INFANT WHAT WILL BE ITS ADULT DIET WHILE WITHDRAWING THE SUPPLY OF MOTHERS MILK .

5. IT SHOULD PROVIDE EXTRA REQUIREMENT AS PER NEED OF THE BABY(Kcal -98/kg, protein-1.65 kg/day) NEW SMALL FOOD/SMALL BOWL SHOULD BE PLACE OVER THE TONGUE OF THE BABY TO GET THE TASTE AND FEEL THE CONSISTENCY PRINCIPLE OF WEANING

6. CONTD. IT STARTED IN 6 MONTH ALONG WITH BREASTFEEDING UPTO 2 YEARS. ADDITIONAL FOOD CAN BE GIVEN IN THE DAY. IT TIME CAN BE GIVEN ONCE , THEN TWICE OR THRICE .

7. CONTD. DELAYED WEANING RESULT MALNUTRITION AND GROWTH FAILURE. OBSERVE THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO WEANING PROCESS(INDIGESTION, SKIN RASHES,DIARRHOEA)

8. FEEDING IN DIFFERENT AGE AGE FOOD ITEMS AMOUNT FREQUENCY NUTRITION AL CONTENT PHYSICAL BENIFITS 6 MONTHS INIATED WITH FRUIT JUICE(ORANGE,MANGO,WATERMELON) 1-2 Tsp 4-6 TIMES/DAY VIT,MINERALES 6-7 MONTHS SOFT MIXTURE OF RICE AND DAL PULSES(CHANA DAL,MOONGDAL,GREEN GRAM MUNG) MASHED POTATO MILK 3-4Tsp, INCREASE GRADUALLY CHO PROTEIN Ca+ Energy Growth and development Bone 7-8 Months BOILED EGG YOLK MASHED BANANA,MANGO,PAPAYA SWEET POTATO ENJOY BITE OF BISCUIT 5-6 Tsp, CONTINUED BREAST FEEDING Protein vit Body built Repair cellular damage 9-12 months ALL FOOD COOKED IN FAMILY SPICES AVOID MAKE MINIMUM MASHED FOOD BUT SOFT CONTINUED BREAST FEED 4-5 TIMES/DAY 12-18 MONTHS ALL FOOD COOKED IN FAMILY BREAST FEED ESPECIALY AT NIGHT ACCORDING TO CHILD NEED 4-5TIMES

9. PREPARATION OF F O O D STRICT CLEANLINESS , HANDS WASHED,NAIL KEEP SHORT NEW FOODS HAVE TO BE GIVEN IN SMALL QUANTITIES AT FIRST AND THEN INCREASED SLOWLY THE FOOD SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR 3-4 DAYS BEFORE ANY NEW TYPES OF FOOD IS OFFERED

10. Food in different age group 6month of b a b y 7-8 month b a b y 6-7 month of b a b y 9-12 month of baby

11. QUALITIES OF WEANING FOOD LIQUID AT STARTING AND SEMISOLID,SOLID CLEAN AND FRESH EASILY DIGESTABLE EASY TO PREPARE BASED ON CULTURAL PRACTICE

12. WEANING FOODS SHOULD BE WELL BALANCED DIET (VIT.,MINERALES,CHO,PROTEIN,FAT,FIBRE) IT SHOULD BE CHILD’S LIKES AND DISLIKE FOOD SHOULD BE -FRESH -PREPARE IMMEDIATELY CONT...

13. CONT... - MASHED -CLEAN WATER -NOT STORE FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS .

14. INDIGESTIO N DIARRHOEA SKIN RASHES . IRRITATION PSYCHOLOGICAL UPSET WEANING PRACTICE M O N I T O R

15. DELAYED WEANING MALNUTRITION l GROWTH FALIURE DELAYED PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT (SPEECH,FEEDING & CHEWING SKILL) ANEMIA POOR WEIGHT GAIN FOOD REFUSAL