Breastfeeding 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 ArticleEarly Formula Use Helps Some Mothers Breastfeed Longer (University of...
(Source: University of California) Recent public health efforts have focused extensively on reducing the amount of formula babies are given in the hospital after birth. But in the first randomized...
View ArticleEarly formula use helps some mothers breastfeed longer
"Until now, we haven't explored if it is possible to identify babies who might benefit from early formula use. This study provides the first evidence that early limited formula (ELF) can provide...
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 ArticleSmall amounts of formula may promote breastfeeding in some babies
Feeding newborn babies small amounts of carefully regulated formula before a mother’s milk comes in does not disrupt the child’s ability to breastfeed – and may ultimately improve breastfeeding success...
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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