"A new study indicates that mothers who frequently sleep, or bed-share, with their infants consistently breastfeed for longer than mothers who do not bed-share.
Feed with Love and Respect
Breastfeeding is the optimal way to satisfy an infant's nutritional and emotional needs. "Bottle Nursing" adapts breastfeeding behaviors to bottle-feeding to help initiate a secure attachment. Follow the feeding cues for both infants and children, encouraging them to eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full. Offer healthy food choices and model healthy eating behavior.
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"New mothers who bring their babies into their bed are more likely to carry on breastfeeding for longer, a new study found. |
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Acta Paediatrica Special Issue: Impact of Breastfeeding on Maternal and Child Health - 10 breastfeeding articles and review. |
"As Sainte-Marie explained to Refinery29 in an email, "Breastfeeding onSesame Street wasn't controversial at all at the time — I never heard any objections — and we reached 72 countries, three times a day, with that informative, cuddly, c Read more |
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"According to a series of papers released on January 28th in The Lancet, breastfeeding has substantial benefits for all mothers, newborns, and children everywhere, and may produce economic gains for countries across all Read more |
"LONDON — Only 1 in 200 women in the U.K., or 0.5 percent, breastfeed their children until they are 1 year old — the lowest rate in the world. |
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The Lancet's new breasfeeding report has already received a lot of attention in the media, and rightfully so. |
"In summary, those who argue against the need for breastfeeding: |
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This holiday season, my 3-1/2-year-old daughter and I said bye-bye to our breastfeeding relationship on a very happy note. Here is how it worked for us. |
You know this saying since it’s pretty much a parenting cliché used to cajole children to eat their vegetables: “There are starving children in Africa. |
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