by Sarah Norris | Jun 9, 2018 | Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding, Combination Feeding, Formula Feeding, Hunger, Infant Feeding Support
Hey there, fellow life givers. Before I even wade in, let me throw in a caveat. I do not support one form of infant feeding above the other. Got a cracking pair of baps with a plentiful supply? Go you. Whip the nip out and feed that baby. Got an equally cracking pair...
by Sarah Norris | Apr 14, 2018 | Breastfeeding, Cluster Feeding, Combination Feeding, Formula Feeding, Maternal Mental Health, Pumping
24 hours after a 30 hour labour which culminated in an emergency C-section, all was not well with breastfeeding my daughter. Although initially successful, a day later she struggled to latch as I couldn’t position her properly due to the swelling and pain around my...
by Sarah Norris | Mar 30, 2018 | Breastfeeding, Cluster Feeding, Combination Feeding, crying, Maternal Mental Health, Supplementing, Triple Feeding
I came across your UKfedisbest website and it opened up a raft of emotions that I was not aware still lay within. I’m sharing my story below because I hope it will prevent someone else from the having the same experience that I had, and also as a sort of therapy...
by Sarah Norris | Mar 24, 2018 | Accidental Starvation, Breastfeeding, Cluster Feeding, crying, Dehydration, Hunger
This week’s Saturday Story describes the very narrow escape this family had when their concerns over their baby’s health were ignored and dismissed by several health care professionals before a midwife finally listened to them and helped their baby. It...
by Sarah Norris | Mar 18, 2018 | Breastfeeding, Confident Parenting, Feeding, Infant Feeding Support
As part of our Saturday Stories series we wanted to try and focus on success stories as well as bad experiences, firstly to reassure ourselves and others that it isn’t all bad. Secondly, we wanted to highlight positive examples of how people’s feeding experiences can...
by Sarah Norris | Mar 1, 2018 | Bottle Feeding, Breastfeeding, Confident Parenting, Dummies/pacifiers, Feeding, Winding
How To Wind Your Baby All Babies Get Wind I can’t tell you how many times I have heard Health Visitors and Midwives and other Health professionals telling new parents that they don’t need to wind their baby because “breastfed babies don’t need winding” This is...
by N J Simmonds | Feb 16, 2018 | Accidental Starvation, Breastfeeding, Combination Feeding, crying, Feeding, Hunger, Supplementing
Experiences From The UK The Best Mum I Could Possibly Be I always wanted to be a mother, but I never felt like a natural mum. By that I mean I wasn’t a gooey mess around babies, and children never gravitated to me. I knew that to be the best mum I could possibly be,...
by Sarah Norris | Aug 11, 2017 | Accidental Starvation, Breastfeeding, crying, Dehydration, Dummies/pacifiers, Feeding, Hunger, Supplementing
This is not aimed at mothers and fathers, or at the many caring medical staff whose hands are tied by red tape. This is aimed at those who endorse or blindly follow the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Protocols When Did Babies Become Seen as ‘Things’ Instead of as...
by The Fed is Best Foundation | Aug 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
This video features Co-Founder Dr. Christie del Castillo-Hegyi narrating a presentation on how to ensure that your newborn is well-fed in the early days after birth: Disclaimer: These videos do not replace in-person physician evaluation and treatment. This document is...
by The Fed is Best Foundation | Aug 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
This video features Co-Founder Dr. Christie del Castillo-Hegyi narrating a presentation on the effects of underfeeding on the newborn brain: Disclaimer: These videos do not replace in-person physician evaluation and treatment. This document is meant to inform parents...
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