I fed my newborns formula to keep them alive
Washington - Hello, my name is Darlena Cunha, and I was a formula feeder. The day I bought my first can marked a parenting low for me. When I was pregnant, I read books and parenting websites that...
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Share Twitter Ghana News Share View Comments Studies on breastfeeding and intelligence generally show that breastfeeding has a positive effect on the child's IQ. For example, a study done in...
View Article12 Things No One Told You About Breastfeeding (St Luke's Hospital)
(Source: St Luke's Hospital) Becoming a new mother is a very exciting time in a woman's life. Your mother, grandmother, aunts and friends may have given you plenty of advice about breastfeeding, but...
View Article12 Things No One Told You About Breastfeeding (UnityPoint Health)
(Source: UnityPoint Health) Becoming a new mother is a very exciting time in a woman's life. Your mother, grandmother, aunts and friends may have given you plenty of advice about breastfeeding, but...
View ArticleBreastfeeding: Good for mother and baby alike
Breastfeeding is good for both babies and mothers. It provides the right nutritional ingredients as well as antibodies from the mother’s body that can help the infant fight off disease. That's why the...
View ArticleKeeping Kids Fit: Managing infant acid reflux
Any parent knows that long nights soothing a sick baby are no fun. You quickly become exhausted as moments of fussiness turn into hours of crying, vomiting and more. What many new parents don’t realize...
View ArticleYou wont belive how benefical breastfeeding is
Breastfeeding is the most important during the first six months in a babies life. Choosing to breast or bottle feed is the most important decision for the mother and the baby. There are many...
View ArticleThe Dadspin Guide To Feeding A Baby
I have a newborn son. He needs to be fed eight times a day. Each session of feeding him takes roughly 30 minutes, 20 if I'm lucky. I am usually not lucky. That's four hours of the day dedicated to...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Checklist for New Parents
What should I know when having a baby?: originally appeared on Quora: The best answer to any question. Ask a question, get a great answer. Learn from experts and access insider knowledge. You can...
View ArticleCommon breastfeeding concerns: Infant weight fluctuations in hospital
Many women who intend to breastfeed their infants will do so for the first few days after delivery, only to find that their baby's weight has actually decreased from that which was recorded immediately...
View ArticleBreastfeeding basics: why do babies seem more full on formula?
Despite efforts by the world's leading medical authorities to educate people about the many benefits of breastfeeding, many women tend to doubt the quality of their breast milk, turning to infant...
View ArticleBreastfeeding basics: the importance of on-demand feeding
Many women who begin breastfeeding become frustrated when newborn babies seem to feed constantly. Friends and family members who haven't breastfed (or at least, successfully breastfed) their babies may...
View ArticleSpecial breastfeeding situations: bottle alternatives when baby can't nurse
There are situations in which it is simply not possible to breastfeed a newborn baby, perhaps the most common being a pre-term delivery of an infant whose size or condition renders normal nursing...
View ArticleBreastfeeding a winning start
The oldest method of providing nourishment is by breastfeeding. Cows, goats, dogs and cats do it, so why do humans have such a hard time feeding their young ones with the most natural form of food for...
View ArticleFrom bottle to breastfeeding: a hard journey to contentment
Most people are unaware that it is possible to relactate and breastfeed a baby who has been formula-fed. In fact, I found out about it only by chance, so I thought that telling my story would help...
View ArticleBreastfeeding basics: 10 myths about breast milk
MYTH: Many women simply cannot produce enough milk to successfully breastfeed a baby. FACT: This is NOT true. Most women produce an over-abundance of milk. Babies that lose weight or aren't gaining...
View ArticleI'm not a 'Nipple Nazi', I'm a breastfeeding counsellor
Her baby is nine days old when she calls. In a voice thickened with tears: “He’s lost weight, the midwife says I have to give him formula.”...
View ArticleBreastfeeding basics: how much does baby formula cost families?
Infant formula costs add up, quickly. Babies who do not breastfeed will need a certain amount of prepared ounces of formula every day. To determine (roughly) how much formula a baby needs, one must...
View ArticleNatural remedy for infant gas
Gas discomfort upsets almost every baby to some degree and it affects both breast-fed and bottle-fed babies. While gas pain can afflict a child at any age, it is particularly common in newborns between...
View ArticleGuidelines for formula-feeding your baby
Q: We are expecting our first baby this summer. For health reasons, I’ll be unable to breastfeed. Although a vast amount of information is available for breastfeeding mothers, I’m having a hard time...
View ArticleChina promotes breast-feeding amid tainted milk
Click photo to enlarge In this Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013 photo, Chinese new mother Qi Wenjuan breastfeeds her 1-day-old son at Tiantan Hospital s maternity ward in Beijing, China. China s rates of...
View ArticleHospitals Need to Teach Women to Breastfeed
Nov 14, 2013 4:45 am - by Malika Shah Training nurses and hospital staff to teach breastfeeding techniques in the hours after birth could spare women a huge amount of frustration, says Malika Shah....
View ArticleMaking it work
Brazil chose a simple solution to tackle infant mortality: breast milk. The Brazilian Milk Bank Network, the largest network of breast milk donors in the world, is a successful model studied and...
View ArticleHealth Net Promotes Benefits of Breastfeeding (Health Net Inc)
(Source: Health Net Inc) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2013-- August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is supporting this annual initiative, which is spearheaded...
View ArticleHealth Net Promotes Benefits of Breastfeeding
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is supporting this annual initiative, which is spearheaded by the United States Breastfeeding...
View Article10 Breastfeeding Myths That Won't Go Away
There is a lot of really good, really helpful information about breastfeeding out there. But between the internet and the abundance of insights from well-meaning (but often woefully misinformed)...
View ArticleHandy Guide: Choosing a bottle for your baby
We all know breast is best. But whether you’re breast-feeding your baby or giving her formula, most likely that milk will come out of a bottle, at least occasionally. And we are overrun with options....
View ArticleWhen there is a right-way to breastfeed
KUALA LUMPUR: Nor Zanariah Azmi, 28, like any other pregnant woman, cannot wait to welcome and celebrate the birth of her child. Heavily pregnant with her second child, she keeps herself updated on...
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