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The Medical Professionals At The University Of North Carolina Allowed My Baby To Starve

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I wish I had done more research about hospital exclusive breastfeeding policies before my son was born. I’m a registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, but my maternity and pediatric experience was limited to nursing school. I was always on the fence about breastfeeding—I said that it was my goal but that … Continue reading The Medical Professionals At The University Of North Carolina Allowed My Baby To Starve

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Can Redefining Infant Feeding Goals Enable Families to Feel Confident About How They Nourish Their Babies?

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Written by Dr. Ruth Ann Harpur, Clinical Psychologist Current guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) encourage women to exclusively breastfeed their babies for six months and to continue to breastfeed, alongside introducing solid foods, throughout the first year and beyond. These guidelines are adopted by major health authorities throughout the world, and millions of pregnant … Continue reading Can Redefining Infant Feeding Goals Enable Families to Feel Confident About How They Nourish Their Babies?

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My Inability to Exclusively Breastfeed Was a Constant Destructive Force in My Life After My Son’s Birth – I Had a Suicide Plan

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Written by: Allison Stillwell Young, RN, BSN, Graduate Student and Team leader of the fed is best foundation mental health advocacy team is an oncology nurse at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tennessee. A graduate of Belmont University, she has spent her entire nursing career between research oncology and behavioral health. After the birth of … Continue reading My Inability to Exclusively Breastfeed Was a Constant Destructive Force in My Life After My Son’s Birth – I Had a Suicide Plan

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I Supplemented My Starving Baby When My Hospital IBCLC’s, Doctor and WIC Counselor Told Me Not To

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By Kristen, Fed is Best Mom and Advocate My son was born weighing 7 lb 5 oz. Within his first week he lost 11% of his body weight. Babies at Risk; Loss of 10% Birth Weight  By week three we had been to approximately 7 weigh-ins and saw 3 lactation consultations. I had two lactation … Continue reading I Supplemented My Starving Baby When My Hospital IBCLC’s, Doctor and WIC Counselor Told Me Not To

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I Stopped Pumping and People Were Mad, Spewed Hate, Judgement and Called Me Selfish.

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By Tiffany, Fed is Best Mom and Advocate When I was pregnant I had already decided to formula feed my baby.  My family (even some cousins) thought it was strange and tried to talk me out of it, and I had family delete me on social media because we disagreed on this topic. My midwife … Continue reading I Stopped Pumping and People Were Mad, Spewed Hate, Judgement and Called Me Selfish.