by The Fed is Best Foundation | Aug 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the most important skills to learn to keep a breastfed baby well-fed is a good breastfeeding latch. Stanford Medicine has an excellent series of videos and instructional pages on achieving a good latch. It is particularly important for first-time breastfeeding...
by The Fed is Best Foundation | Aug 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Why weigh my baby in the first days of life? The Fed Is Best guide to weighing your baby The most important information an exclusively breastfeeding mother must know is the percent weight loss of her child. In the first days of life, if your baby is fed only...
by The Fed is Best Foundation | Aug 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Fed is Best Feeding Plan The most common reason an exclusively breastfed (EBF) newborn is rehospitalized is due to problems with insufficient feeding – where the mother’s body is unable to produce sufficient amounts of milk. With current breastfeeding protocols in...
by The Fed is Best Foundation | May 24, 2017 | Accidental Starvation, Dehydration, Hunger, Jaundice, Red Brick Dust
Complications related to underfeeding of exclusively breastfed newborns are the leading causes of newborn hospitalizations in the world. These complications include jaundice, hypoglycemia and dehydration, all conditions that are prevented with adequate and timely...
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