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1. WEANING

2. NARAYANA HRUDAYALAYA COLLEGE
OF NURSING
HEALTH EDUCATION ON
WEANING
Sumbitted to
Mrs. Remeya v
Lecture of
NHCON
Sumbitted by
Koyel thander
1st BBSC
NHCON

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

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 NUTRITIONAL
CONTENT
PHYSICAL
BENIFITS
6 MONTHS INIATED WITH FRUIT
JUICE(ORANGE,MANGO,WAT
ERMELON)
1-2 Tsp 4-6 TIMES/DAY VIT,MINERALES
6-7 MONTHS •SOFT MIXTURE OF RICE AND
DAL
•PULSES(CHANADAL,MOONG
DAL,GREEN GRAM MUNG)
•MASHED POTATO
•MILK
3-
4Tsp,INCREASE
GRADUALLY
oCHO
oPROTEIN
oCa+
•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 FOOD
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 baby
7-8 month baby
6-7 month of baby
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. • INDIGESTION
• DIARRHOEA
• SKIN RASHES.
• IRRITATION
• PSYCHOLOGICAL UPSET
WEANING PRACTICE MONITOR

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