Hello, I saw on your website that you guys are encouraging parents to share their feeding journey and I thought I would share mine. My baby was born March 6, 2021, after 48 hours of labor which resulted in a c-section, just shy of 39 weeks gestation. She was 6 pounds 3 ounces and healthy … Continue reading “Parenting Classes Need to Discuss Other Feeding Options, Not Just Breastfeeding”
Paced bottle feeding is a wildly popular bottle feeding technique that is promoted as the best way to feed babies who are breastfed. When I did a google search for paced bottle feeding, there were a whopping 572,000,000 results! What’s more, definitions of paced bottle feeding techniques varied significantly, often contradicting each other, and there … Continue reading Why it’s Time to Stop Teaching Parents Paced Bottle Feeding and Teach Responsive Feeding As Recommended by the AAP
Written by Jody Segrave-Daly, RN, IBCLC and Lynnette Hafken, MA, IBCLC There have now been six studies showing that in some infants, a little bit of supplementation with two teaspoons (10 mL) of formula or donor breast milk after nursing had no effect on long-term breastfeeding. One study showed it prevented hospital readmissions in all of … Continue reading Dear Parents, Did You Know Just 2 Teaspoons Of Supplementation Can Protect Your Baby And Your Breastfeeding Journey?*
Kristen Elise Umunna Kristen joined the Fed Is Best Foundation’s Mental Health Advocacy Team to be a voice for mothers, especially mothers of color who are struggling to breastfeed and are experiencing shame for feeding their babies formula. ‘ I want to be a voice that tells every mother that bottle feeding is also … Continue reading I Want To Tell Mothers That Bottle Feeding Is Also Beautiful
Corrine I’ve been trying to write this for two months but my mama bear anger has been difficult to process. I’m done with obsessing now, and I hope telling my story will help me and any other mother who may be feeling the same way. I want to move on from the anger so I … Continue reading “Just Trust Your Body And There Will Be Enough Breast Milk”— I Was Devastated When I Learned She Was Starving
