Problem
Donica's first child, Leandra recently celebrated her 2-month birthday. Leandra is exclusively breast-fed and Donica feels exceptionally tired because Leandra awakens several times during the night and seems to be hungry. Donica's mother lives nearby and occasionally helps out with Leandra's care. She has suggested feeding Leandra formula instead, and putting cereal in Leandra's nighttime bottle, which might help to 'fill her up so she will sleep through the night.' She has also advised Donica to cut larger holes in the nipple 'so Leandra will get more food during each feeding and won't have to work as hard.'
Should Donica follow her mother's advice? Why or why not? What are the potential short- and long-term consequences of feeding semi-solid food from a bottle?