Breastfeeding is a form of feeding that begins at birth with milk produced in the mother's breast. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) point out that breastfeeding is a unique way of providing the ideal food for the correct growth and development of children.WHO and UNICEF consider exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a newborn to be essential. And recommend that from that age and up to two years of age, in addition to …
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Dr. Jack Newman
Jack Newman (born 1946), MD, FRCPC, is a famous Canadian pediatrician, author, speaker, and video producer specializing in breastfeeding support
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Breastfeeding Myths
Many women do not produce enough milk Not true! The vast majority of women produce more than enough milk. Indeed,
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Breastfeeding while sick
Over the years, far too many women have been wrongly told they had to stop breastfeeding when the mother or the baby
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Supplements for Breastfed Babies
Breastmilk is the only food your baby needs until about 6 months of age. There is no advantage to adding
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Medications and Breastfeeding
Over the years, far too many women have been wrongly told they had to stop breastfeeding. The decision about continuing breastfeeding when
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Finger Feeding
Finger feeding is a method that helps train the baby to take the breast. It can also be used to
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Breastfeeding Jaundice
Jaundice is due to a buildup in the blood of bilirubin, a yellow pigment that comes from the breakdown of
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Using Gentian Violet for Nipple Thrush
Gentian violet (1% solution in water) is still an excellent treatment for Candida albicans. Candida albicans is a fungus that may
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Lactation Aid
A lactation aid is a device that allows a breastfeeding mother to supplement her baby with expressed breast milk, formula,
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