Baby bottle with water; safe formula mixing.

What Kind Of Water Is Safe For Mixing Formula Powder For My Baby?

Written by Jody Segrave-Daly, MS, RN, IBCLC Great question! Educational resources that parents have access to often give them mixed messages about safe formula preparation.  To answer the many questions we receive, we developed an up-to-date evidence-based resource guide for parents about safe formula feeding. We start with water sources available to parents in the … Continue reading What Kind Of Water Is Safe For Mixing Formula Powder For My Baby?

Baby bottle with water and formula.

What Kind Of Water Is Safe For Mixing Formula Powder For My Baby?

Written By: Jody Segrave-Daly, MS, RN, IBCLC Great question! Educational resources that parents have access to often give them mixed messages about safe formula preparation.  To answer the many questions we receive, we developed an up-to-date evidence-based resource guide for parents about safe formula feeding. We start with water sources available to parents in the … Continue reading What Kind Of Water Is Safe For Mixing Formula Powder For My Baby?

Families bottle-feeding babies.

Dear Chrissy Teigen, You Are Right; We Need To Destigmatize Formula Feeding Our Babies

Dear Chrissy Teigen, Thank you for your Twitter post raising the very important topic of stress, guilt, and sadness when a breastfeeding mother experiences low milk production.   I could feel the deep despair you expressed through your words because I have supported thousands of mothers, just like you, who felt tremendous guilt and stress when … Continue reading Dear Chrissy Teigen, You Are Right; We Need To Destigmatize Formula Feeding Our Babies

Mother holding newborn baby in hospital.

Our Close Call with Our Baby’s Life While Exclusively Breastfeeding Haunts Us

Written By Ansley T. When my baby was 5 days old, I got a call from the pediatrician we chose before birth. As soon as I answered, she started speaking very fast and explained that Northside Hospital had notified her that one of our son’s Newborn Screening Test results had come back with an abnormal … Continue reading Our Close Call with Our Baby’s Life While Exclusively Breastfeeding Haunts Us