Recently, The Journal of Pediatrics published a new study about newborn feeding practices in the U.S. that doesn’t paint the most breastfeeding-friendly picture. Some of the data piqued my interest — for example,researchers used data from 6788 children in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and found that only 55 percent were exclusively breastfed in the [...] [...]
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          | By U.S. Department of Health and Human Services However only 43 percent of babies still being breastfed at 6 months of age Seventy-five percent of babies born in the United States in 2007 –over 3 million –started life breastfeeding,according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2010 Breastfeeding Report Card. The 75 percent [...] [...] Breastfeeding moms are entitled to a glass of wine or a cocktail at the end of the long day. But baby has more than 20 years before drinking is legal. Moms can prevent passing alcohol onto little ones by testing their breast milk. Alcohol can impact a babies sleeping and eating habits. Consistent doses of alcohol [...] [...] The motto “breast is best”has long been a mantra drummed into pregnant women’s heads. And heck,it’s worked,with more new moms breastfeeding than ever before:At least 75 percent of babies today are breast-fed for some period of time compared to 60 percent 15 years ago—though far less than half of babies are [...] [...] Americans believe in taking action to improve their health. They’re into getting fit,quitting smoking,preventing disease and eating right,all part of the effort to live longer,happier and more fulfilling lives. But the one most fundamental step they can take has,somehow,fallen out of favor. It’s that little thing called breastfeeding. The majority [...] [...] |                | |
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