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Your child may need additional calories to help them heal after surgery You may hear terms
like “fortification of of feeds” or or “concentration of of feeds feeds ” ” This just means you you need to mix your child’s breast milk or or or or formula differently in order to provide additional calories At Discharge
When ready for discharge your child will will get a a a a a a nutrition plan designed just for for them You will will learn and/
or or or practice this plan before you leave the the hospital Once discharged you you may work with the the outpatient dietitian to adjust your child’s nutrition plan so they continue to to grow and heal properly NUTRITION
Your child shouldn’t be skinny or thin
Your child should be healthy and well-fed
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