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Letter to Doctors and Parents About the Dangers of Insufficient Exclusive Breastfeeding and the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

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(En español) Dear Colleague and Parent: My name is Christie del Castillo-Hegyi and I am an emergency physician, former NIH scientist, with a background in newborn brain injury research at Brown University, and mother to a 6-year-old child who is neurologically disabled. I am writing to you because my child fell victim to newborn jaundice, … Continue reading Letter to Doctors and Parents About the Dangers of Insufficient Exclusive Breastfeeding and the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

Why the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Guidelines for “Medically Necessary” Supplementation Make the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Unsafe

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by Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, M.D., Co-Founder of the Fed is Best Foundation On September 22, 2017, senior members of the Fed is Best Foundation met with the top officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) Breastfeeding Program. We learned that the WHO has never studied the complications of the WHO Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding … Continue reading Why the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Guidelines for “Medically Necessary” Supplementation Make the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Unsafe

I Am Celebrating 20 Months Of Combo-Feeding- Despite All Of The Lies Taught By My Hospital LC

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Today, after 20 months of combination feeding, I gave my son his last bottle of milkies. I wasn’t able to keep my supply up after I stopped pumping at work. But I feel so proud of myself. 20 months of combo feeding. I made it 20 months! When my son was born, I expressed concern … Continue reading I Am Celebrating 20 Months Of Combo-Feeding- Despite All Of The Lies Taught By My Hospital LC

Fear NOT Facts Contained in Baby-Friendly Formula Feeding Waiver Forms

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By Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, M.D., Co-Founder of the Fed is Best Foundation The primary reason why newborns experience starvation-related complications every single day as a result of the Baby-Friendly protocol is because the complications associated with the protocol are hidden from mothers who seek to breastfeed.  The primary objective of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is … Continue reading Fear NOT Facts Contained in Baby-Friendly Formula Feeding Waiver Forms

From Thoughtscapism: Research On Infant Feeding Favours Having Options

Posted on October 2, 2016 The Fed Is Best foundation, formed by physician Christie del Castillo-Hegyi and NICU nurse and lactation consultant Jody Segrave-Daly, on the other hand works to counteract too breastfeeding focused campaigns, and wants to support mothers whether they choose to breast- or bottle feed. In her personal letter to doctors and … Continue reading From Thoughtscapism: Research On Infant Feeding Favours Having Options