Sentences with phrase «continuing breastfeeding for»

Although the World Health Organisation recommends continuing breastfeeding for at least two years, beyond this age breastfeeding is likely to be more of a comfortable habit for both you and your toddler.

If the mother and child are doing well, most experts also recommend continuing breastfeeding for the first 12 months.

I also set a goal of continuing breastfeeding for at least one year.

Ava, as far as I'm concerned... you can continue breastfeeding for as long as your little heart desires!!

Due to the resounding evidence of improved child health and well - being, AAP recommends that mothers breastfeed exclusively for about the first six months, and continue breastfeeding for at least the first year of a child's life as complementary foods are introduced.

I met another breastfeeding mother who had this same issue that did end up having the laser frenulectomy for a second time on her baby and was able to continue breastfeeding for a much longer period of time.

My second baby could not tolerate cow's milk, which made the transition to any type of formula very difficult, but I was glad to continue breastfeeding her for much longer because it benefited her health enormously.

The World Health Organization «s and UNICEF's recommendations on breastfeeding are as follows: initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour after the birth; exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months; and continued breastfeeding for two years or more, together with safe, nutritionally adequate, age - appropriate, responsive complementary feeding starting around the sixth month.

Sets global recommendation of «6 months» exclusive breastfeeding, with safe and appropriate complementary foods and continued breastfeeding for up to two years or beyond.

Continue breastfeeding for a longer period of time if possible, because it builds up your strong bond with the child.

If possible, exclusively breastfeed for 6 months and continue breastfeeding for 1 — 2 years (or more).

Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months, and continued breastfeeding for at least the first year of your baby's life, may result in important, lifetime health benefits for you and your baby.

Research shows that when a mother breastfeeds early and often, an average of 9.9 times a day in the first two weeks, her milk production is greater, her infant gains more weight and she continues breastfeeding for a longer period.

The World Health Organization recommends «initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour after the birth; exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months; and continued breastfeeding for two years or more, together with safe, nutritionally adequate, age appropriate, responsive complementary feeding starting in the sixth month.»

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding the first six months, and continued breastfeeding for at least the first year.

I think this support was instrumental in our being able to successfully start and continue breastfeeding for 10 months.

Increase your daily caloric intake to 2,500 calories: you can even eat more if you are planning to continue breastfeeding for more than three months (2,800 calories per day).

It talks about how important it is to continue breastfeeding for as long as you can...

However, «The AAP Section on Breastfeeding, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Family Physicians, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, and many other health organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.2, 127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year of life.

Breastfeeding Basics, Intermediate Breastfeeding, and Pumping and Storing Breastmilk will help you get started, manage common problems, and allow you to continue breastfeeding for planned or unplanned times away from baby.

What about the second part of the WHO recommendations, to continue breastfeeding for 2 years or beyond?

You can continue breastfeed for until the child is 2 years.

I feel I have a very special relationship with Ana and she has made it possible for me to continue breastfeeding for 13 months (so far).

For all the above reasons and more, Health Canada's infant feeding policies recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life, then the introduction of solids with continued breastfeeding for two years and more.

I hope we continue breastfeeding for some time yet, though I will consider our breastfeeding experience a success regardless.

The initiative aims to increase early initiation, exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding for up to two years or beyond, together with appropriate, adequate and safe complementary foods.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for six months; followed by continued breastfeeding for at least 12 more months as complementary foods are introduced.

Continue breastfeeding for as long as you can.

Initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour after the birth; exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months; and continued breastfeeding for two years or more, together with safe, nutritionally adequate, age appropriate, responsive complementary feeding starting in the sixth month.

Still, she tried and continued breastfeeding for a whole 9 weeks only to come out and announce that she had had enough of it at the end.

Of the 859, just over 300 women managed to continue breastfeeding for a year.

Health Canada and the World Health Organization have both recommended that infants be exclusively breastfed for six months, with continued breastfeeding for at least two years.

‡ 2,127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year of life.

According to the La Leche League, the gold standard of breastfeeding is: «breastfeeding exclusively for six months, and providing appropriate complementary foods with continued breastfeeding for up to two years or beyond.»

Mothers known to be HIV - infected should be supported to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of life, to introduce appropriate complementary foods thereafter, and to continue breastfeeding for the first 12 months, along with provision of ARVs, as per current WHO recommendations on HIV and infant feeding (see references below).

«My pediatrician recommends that we continue breastfeeding for at least two years.»

Developed as a global public health strategy, The Code works to encourage exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, and continued breastfeeding for 24 months or as long as the mother and baby desire.

I hope you feel able to continue breastfeeding for as long as you and your son want to.

In resource - limited settings, such as some parts of Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that HIV - infected mothers breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months of life and continue breastfeeding for at least 12 months, with the addition of complementary foods.

Many mothers neither exclusively breastfeed for the first six months of the baby's life nor continue breastfeeding for the recommended two years or more, and instead replace breast milk with commercial breastmilk substitutes or other milks.

Feeding infants and young children in the context of HIV Mothers known to be HIV - infected should be supported to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of life, to introduce appropriate complementary foods thereafter, and to continue breastfeeding for the first 12 months, along with provision of ARVs, as per current WHO recommendations on HIV and infant feeding (see references below).

Optimal breastfeeding practices include exclusive breastfeeding (breastmilk with no other foods or liquids) for the first six months of life, followed by breastmilk and complementary foods (solid or semi-solid foods) from about six months of age on, and continued breastfeeding for up to at least two years of age at beyond, while receiving appropriate complementary foods.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding for at least the first year.

It is part of optimal breastfeeding practices, which also include initiation within one hour of life and continued breastfeeding for up to 2 years of age or beyond.

There's lively discussion about the cumulative health benefits of continued breastfeeding for both mom and baby, cultural pressures, developmental challenges, weaning and more.

Studies suggest that breastfed children are significantly less likely than are their bottle - fed peers to be obese; develop asthma; have autoimmune diseases, such as Type 1 diabetes; and be diagnosed with childhood cancers.7 Moreover, infant feeding practices appear to be associated with cognitive ability during childhood: Full - term infants who are breastfed, as opposed to bottle - fed, score three to six points higher on IQ tests.8 Family support providers can influence the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding by promoting, teaching, and supporting nursing; states can maximize potential benefits by tracking how many mothers start and continue breastfeeding for at least three months.

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Continuing to breastfeed for the minimum two years recommended by the World Health Organisation keeps the average woman sub-fertile and therefore less likely to conceive.

She continues to pursue the goal of redefining the human infant feeding norm as breastfeeding or breastmilk for all children.

If I continue breastfeeding past six months, I continue to receive this package AND I get infant cereal, pureed fruits and vegis for the baby as well as pureed meats.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breast feeding infants exclusively for the first six months of their lives, and continued supplemental breastfeeding as other foods are introduced to the infant's diet.