Assess and counsel the mother about sick and healthy child feeding
Assess the Child's Feeding
Ask questions about the child's usual feeding and feeding during this illness. Compare the mother's answers to the Feeding Recommendations for the child's age in the box below.
ASK
ASK
- Do you breastfeed your child?. Yes/No
- How many times during the day?. ___times
- Do you also breastfeed during the night?. Yes/No
- Do you empty one breast before you shift to the other one?. Yes/No
- Does the child take any other food or fluids? (density and variety) . Yes/No
- What food or fluids?._
- How many times per day?. (frequency) __times
- What do you use to feed the child?. Cup/Bottle/Other __
- If child is under weight; how large are servings? (amount).
- Does the child receive his own serving?. Yes/No
- Who feeds the child and how? (active feeding). __
- During this illness, has the child's feeding changed?. Yes/No
- If yes how? Feeding of sick child).
Feeding Recommendations During Sickness and Health
Up to 6 months of age | 6 months and up to 12 months |
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12 months and up to 2 years | 2 years and older |
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