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My Baby Had Been Slowly Starving – The Guidelines For Exclusive Breastfeeding Were Wrong

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Written by Hillary Kuzdeba, MPH Before I had my first baby, I was like so many other health professionals – I believed that breast was best, and that every mother should be encouraged to strive for exclusivity, as recommended by the major medical organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics and World Health Organization. I … Continue reading My Baby Had Been Slowly Starving – The Guidelines For Exclusive Breastfeeding Were Wrong

My Son Was Exclusively Breastfed and Was Admitted with Hypernatremia and Jaundice the Next Day After Discharge

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By Brooke Orosz, Ph.D. Professor of Statistics and Math, Fed is Best Advisor My son was born 2 years ago today. In my seventh month, he was diagnosed with a condition called intrauterine growth restriction, basically his placenta wasn’t working right, and he was growing too slowly as a result. To prevent complications, he was … Continue reading My Son Was Exclusively Breastfed and Was Admitted with Hypernatremia and Jaundice the Next Day After Discharge

Recent Article Discusses WHO Recommendation to Avoid Supplementation in Newborns Involves Risks and Does Not Improve Breastfeeding Rates

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Written by Fed is Best Co-Founder, Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, M.D. In the latest issue of The Journal of the American Medical Assocation (JAMA), pediatricians and public health investigators Dr. Valerie Flaherman, M.D., M.P.H. and Dr. Isabelle Von Kohorn, M.D., Ph.D. co-wrote an editorial on the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF)’s updated recommendations for primary care … Continue reading Recent Article Discusses WHO Recommendation to Avoid Supplementation in Newborns Involves Risks and Does Not Improve Breastfeeding Rates

The Scientific Evidence on the Effects of Underfeeding on the Newborn Brain

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A Review of the Literature by Dr. Christie del Castillo-Hegyi We have received some questions here at the Fed is Best Foundation regarding the science of infant feeding and preventing accidental newborn starvation from insufficient breast milk intake.  Some have said there is no evidence that insufficient milk intake in newborns causes brain injury, developmental … Continue reading The Scientific Evidence on the Effects of Underfeeding on the Newborn Brain

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  WHAT IS the FED IS BEST Foundation? The Fed Is Best Foundation is a non-profit, volunteer organization of over 560 health professionals and innumerable parents. We study the scientific literature on infant feeding and draw from real-life experiences of parents who have had harrowing experiences feeding their infants—almost always due to insufficient and incorrect … Continue reading About/FAQs