The nurse is reinforcing teaching related to the nutritional needs of the infant with a group of caregivers. One caregiver asks why her 6-month-old infant needs to have solid foods when breast milk is such a good source of nutrition. What would be the best response by the nurse?
a) "By this age your child is ready to try new skills such as eating solid foods."
b) "Breastfeeding will become painful when the child gets more teeth, so the infant needs to eat solid foods."
c) "Milk does not provide adequate amounts of iron, which are found in solid foods."
d) "The extrusion reflex must be developed and feeding solid foods will help the child to develop this reflex."
Answer: "Milk does not provide adequate amounts of iron, which are found in solid foods."