By Alex Fischer, PhD Candidate, Brooke Orosz, PhD, Jody Segrave-Daly, RN, IBCLC, Lynnette Hafken, MA, IBCLC and Christie Del Castillo-Hegyi, M.D. Any good magician will tell you that the secret to their trade is misdirection—making the audience look one way while doing something the other way. And even knowing this, most of us are still … Continue reading Baby-Friendly: Failure and the Art of Misdirection
by Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, M.D. On October 14, 2019, the Journal of Pediatrics published astonishing findings regarding the effects of the Baby-Friendly hospital certification on sustained breastfeeding rates as defined by the 2020 Healthy People Goals of: any breastfeeding at 6 and 12 months exclusive breastfeeding at 3 and 6 months. They did so by … Continue reading U.S. Study Shows Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Does Not Work
I’m an IBCLC who supports the Fed is Best Foundation. Probably many of you who read this are going to roll your eyes and assume I’m just their sock puppet, but for those of you who are still listening, I’m going to tell you why I support an organization who talks about the “risks of … Continue reading An Open Letter To IBCLCs from another IBCLC Who Supports The Fed Is Best Foundation
Frequently Asked Questions WRITTEN AND EDITED BY JODY SEGRAVE-DALY, RN, IBCLc, LYNNETTE HAFKEN, MA, IBCLC, and Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, MD Our goal is to respond to the many statements that have been made about the Fed is Best Foundation and to answer questions we receive about what the Foundation stands for. Unfortunately, our #FedIsBest phrase has … Continue reading FAQs Part 1: The Most Common Questions Answered At The Fed Is Best Foundation
Caroline Koen talks about her breastfeeding experience and how the pressure and guilt to breastfeed contributed to postpartum depression. She talks about how a more relaxed attitude about breastfeeding ultimately led to a more positive breastfeeding experience.
