Jody Segrave-Daly, RN, MS, IBCLC Mothers are taught that it’s rare to not produce enough milk to exclusively breastfeed in nearly every breastfeeding book, mommy group and hospital breastfeeding class. The truth is, we have limited studies that provide an accurate percentage of the number of mothers who can produce enough milk for their baby … Continue reading Feeding Your Baby—When Supplementing Saves Breastfeeding and Saves Lives

She was constantly feeding, every hour on the dot. No one was concerned about her excessive breastfeeding at all. She cried and screamed and the only way she stopped crying was if she was on my breast. I broke down and sent my husband to the store to buy formula as I knew she needed to eat. Not … Continue reading My Three Day Old Baby Went Limp And Turned Blue; She Was Starving And I Almost Lost Her

Written by Jody Segrave-Daly, RN, IBCLC As a veteran NICU, nursery nurse, and lactation consultant, I have cared for and fed thousands of babies over the past 30 years. When working in the special care nursery, babies are fed according to their weight and cumulative losses to determine their caloric requirements for intake amounts and … Continue reading The Newborn Stomach Size Myth: It is NOT 5-7 mL