The consultation recommended
exclusive breast feeding for six months, with introduction of complementary foods and continued breast feeding thereafter.19 Given this recommendation, it is important that the role of exclusive, predominant, or any breast feeding duration in the prevention of childhood illness and infection is properly quantified and acknowledged.
The World Health Organization1 and the American Academy of Pediatrics2 advocate
exclusive breast feeding for six months and partial breast feeding thereafter for at least 12 or 24 months.
While antenatal education and counselling is helpful, 8 68 % of mothers said that early problems with breast feeding was the main reason they stopped nursing before two months postpartum.7 Other barriers were lack of knowledge about breast feeding and lack of support from health professionals.7 Women value being shown how to breast feed rather than being told how to.9 10 Evidence of effective interventions to improve
exclusive breast feeding for the recommended duration of six months is sparse.
The World Health Organisation1 and UK government recommend
exclusive breast feeding for the first six months of life.
Rose deVigne Jackiewicz: Well, the world health organization recommends
exclusive breast feeding for 6 months and up to 2 years with complementary foods.
Not exact matches
For mothers, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants, with a strong chance of having food allergies due to family history, to have exclusive breast - feeding for six months, use a hypoallergenic formulas when not breast - feeding, have mother avoid peanuts and tree nuts during lactation, delay introduction of cow's milk until 12 months, eggs until 24 months, and peanuts, tree nuts, and fish until age 3, and to have no maternal dietary restriction during pregnan
For mothers, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants, with a strong chance of having food allergies due to family history, to have
exclusive breast -
feeding for six months, use a hypoallergenic formulas when not breast - feeding, have mother avoid peanuts and tree nuts during lactation, delay introduction of cow's milk until 12 months, eggs until 24 months, and peanuts, tree nuts, and fish until age 3, and to have no maternal dietary restriction during pregnan
for six months, use a hypoallergenic formulas when not
breast -
feeding, have mother avoid peanuts and tree nuts during lactation, delay introduction of cow's milk until 12 months, eggs until 24 months, and peanuts, tree nuts, and fish until age 3, and to have no maternal dietary restriction during pregnancy.
Exclusive breast feeding would have cost us more than $ 10K for our two kids compared to exclusive formula
Exclusive breast feeding would have cost us more than $ 10K
for our two kids compared to
exclusive formula
exclusive formula
feeding.
I didn't perform some sort of magic that I can pass on, I just had the good fortune to have it work out with a minimum of fuss... I know a mum who has struggled
for weeks and months, expressing, sns - ing, mixed
feeding, and then getting from that point back to
exclusive breastfeeding, only to have baby point - blank refuse the
breast a few weeks down the line and having to at last admit defeat.
There's no support
for exclusive pumpers but lots of
breast feeding cafes!
Many people
feeding pumped
breast milk (including me, when I was a new, confused, and sleep - deprived
exclusive pumper) refer to formula
feeding guidelines
for an idea of how much they should be giving their babies.
No holes, hooks, Velcro, no need to disrobe and no additional straps either just supportive all day where ideal
for the
breast -
feeding and
exclusive pumping mom plus Boob Group listeners get an
exclusive 20 % discount shop www.pumpandnusre.com and enter promo code BOOBGROUP20.
Siimes MA, Salmenpera L, Perheentupa J.
Exclusive breast -
feeding for 9 months: risk of iron deficiency.
It has lead to asking women to sign «contracts» while still in hospital, stating that
breast milk was by far the best food
for their child and they would commit to
exclusive breast feeding.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends
exclusive breast -
feeding for a baby's first six months and continued
breast -
feeding for the second six months, along with solid foods.
WHO recommends
exclusive breastfeeding
for six months continued up to two years with complementary foods but too many babies in the Region are
fed breast - milk substitutes, such as infant formula and «growing - up milks».
Survival curves showed that partial
breast -
feeding and
exclusive breast -
feeding were linked with a decreased risk
for SIDS at all ages.
Exclusive breast -
feeding for at least 4 months protects against otitis media.
Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food
for the healthy growth and development of infants1, providing protection from morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases2 and chronic diseases later in life.3
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended, starting within one hour of birth and for the first 6 months of life, with continued breastfeeding to 2 years of age and beyond.4 However, rates of initiation, exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration have fallen since the widespread introduction and promotion of breast - milk substitutes.5 Successful breastfeeding depends on a number of factors, including a re-normalisation of breastfeeding as the infant feeding method of choice through antenatal counselling and education and breastfeeding support to prevent and resolve breastfeeding diff
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended, starting within one hour of birth and
for the first 6 months of life, with continued breastfeeding to 2 years of age and beyond.4 However, rates of initiation,
exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration have fallen since the widespread introduction and promotion of breast - milk substitutes.5 Successful breastfeeding depends on a number of factors, including a re-normalisation of breastfeeding as the infant feeding method of choice through antenatal counselling and education and breastfeeding support to prevent and resolve breastfeeding diff
exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration have fallen since the widespread introduction and promotion of
breast - milk substitutes.5 Successful breastfeeding depends on a number of factors, including a re-normalisation of breastfeeding as the infant
feeding method of choice through antenatal counselling and education and breastfeeding support to prevent and resolve breastfeeding difficulties.
Here are a couple good examples of the studies that show that early introduction of solid foods (before 6 - 9 months) slows growth: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+effect+of+beikost+on+the+diet+of+
breast-
fed+infants http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9347292 Quote: «Those results suggest that
for breast -
fed infants, early introduction of [other foods] reduces milk consumption and may lead to significantly lower weight gain than continuation of the
exclusive breast - milk diet.»
Exclusive breastfeeding refers to
feeding the infant only
breast milk — nothing else, not even water —
for six months, followed by continued breastfeeding with appropriate complementary
feeding up to and beyond two years of age.1
As far as pumping is concerned, I did pump on and off with my first until I kind of got frustrated with it, and I do have some experience in
exclusive pumping with my twins
for the first two months because they were preemies, there were born at 35 weeks, and they couldn't latch at the time, so I had about two months of
exclusive pumping before we went to
breast -
feeding.
Stopping
exclusive breastfeeding or
exclusive breast milk
feeding (baby has only ever been given
breast milk and never given formula, solid foods or any other liquids McAndrew 2012) before four to six weeks postpartum
for each baby.
Stopping
exclusive breastfeeding or
exclusive breast milk
feeding before six months postpartum
for each baby.
Stopping
exclusive breastfeeding or
exclusive breast milk
feeding before four to six weeks postpartum
for each baby.
An
exclusive breast milk diet can meet the nutritional needs of term babies
for the first six months, with continued
breast milk
feeding in addition to solid foods
for the first two years of life.
For how long is
exclusive breast -
feeding adequate to satisfy the dietary energy needs of the average young baby?
The number of infants receiving mixed
feeding was too small (table 1) to estimate precisely its effect on diarrhoeal disease, and
for further analysis they were combined either with
exclusive breast milk or with formula.
The American Academy of Pediatrics stated that there was «evidence that
exclusive breast -
feeding for at least 4 months compared with
feeding intact cow milk protein formula decreases the cumulative incidence of atopic dermatitis and cow milk allergy in the first 2 years of life» (22).
In summary, although the overall effect of
breast -
feeding on allergic disease remains unknown, most practitioners agree that
exclusive breast -
feeding is the preferred method of nutrition
for all infants based on other potential benefits of
breast -
feeding.
Infant
feeding was defined as current milk
feeding (
exclusive breast milk, mixed
feeding, or formula), whether the infant was weaned onto solids, and,
for formula
fed infants, whether they were ever
breast fed and
for how long.
Exclusive breast feeding (excluding all other foods) of infants
for the first four to six months of life, if possible, is recommended
for its beneficial effects.
I'm hoping that continuing to take my supplements and starting domperidone will take me to
exclusive levels of production, but all I know is that I haven't received shade from formula feeders but I have received it from breastfeeders, and that makes me sad because I unapologetically nurse our son uncovered, remind everyone that boobs were made
for feeding so they can deal with breastfeeding in public, feel that breastmilk is truly the best
for babies and have an extremely hard time with the fact that I can't
feed him just
breast.
Most experts agree that
breast -
feeding is the most effective and appropriate
feeding method
for infants, and that
exclusive breast -
feeding is effective in minimizing risk
for development of allergic disease.
Stuebe in the past has pushed back against
Fed Is Best's campaign
for all parents to be warned about rare brain damage risks that can result from insufficient
breast milk supply, writing that it could threaten the effort to normalize
exclusive breastfeeding and unnecessarily expose newborns to supplemental formula
feeding, which could jeopardize the establishment of a consistent breastfeeding routine.
BF, breastfeeding; BM,
breast milk; C, control; EBF,
exclusive breastfeeding; FF, formula
feeding; I, intervention; IBCLC, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant; LC, lactation consultant; PC, peer counseling; PP, postpartum; RN, registered nurse; WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants, and Children.
Exclusive Breastfeeding:
Exclusive breastfeeding is putting a child to the
breast for every
feeding without giving a bottle or any other form of supplementation such as formula, water, or baby food.
This fact needs to be continually reiterated to decision makers as otherwise manufacturers of
breast milk substitutes will capitalise on HIV infection as a reason
for promoting free samples of their formula.10 It is extraordinary that the Wall Street Journal painted the baby food manufacturers as heroes poised to save African children from certain death because of their offer to donate free formula to HIV infected mothers.11 The WHO recommends avoidance of
breast feeding by HIV infected mothers only if replacement
feeding is feasible, safe, sustainable, and affordable — otherwise
exclusive breast feeding is recommended during the first six months of life.12 Non-infected women must be given access to credible information, quality care, and support, in order to empower them to make informed decisions regarding
feeding of their infant.13
Whatever the situation,
exclusive pumping (referred to as «eping» in breastfeeding circles) is the next best alternative to nursing exclusively, and
for some moms and babies eping is the only way to
feed breast milk exclusively.
Most employed mothers in the survey stopped nursing when they returned to work, although health officials urge
exclusive breast -
feeding for at least six months.
It also increased
exclusive breast feeding and
for a longer duration and improved maternal satisfaction and confidence.
Although professional lactation support can improve the duration of overall
breast feeding, its effect in improving
exclusive breast feeding is unclear.11 18 22 Thus far, studies that report improvement of rates of
exclusive breastfeeding have involved mainly community based peer counselling strategies.23 24 25 Even then, a randomised trial in the UK recently cast doubt on the efficacy of this approach.26 There are current recommendations from NICE
for the UK - wide implementation of the baby friendly initiative.4 5 6 The 2006 NICE costing report on routine postnatal care of women and their babies estimates that efforts to improve rates of
breast feeding will result in substantial cost savings
for the NHS.6
A randomised trial in Brazil that compared a hospital based protocol (similar to the baby friendly hospital initiative) with another incorporating intensive home visits, however, found that while the protocol achieved high rates of
exclusive breast feeding in hospital, the rates fell rapidly thereafter.27 These findings were confirmed in the UK by the millennium cohort study, 5 and the authors recommended that the baby friendly hospital initiative as a strategy
for promotion of
breast feeding should be reassessed and that other strategies are required to support mothers in the UK to
breast feed for the recommended duration.5 27 Although combined antenatal education and postnatal support is ideal, this may be limited by economic or time resources.
While there is evidence
for the effectiveness of professional support in prolonging duration of
breast feeding and increasing rates of initiation of
breast feeding, the strength of its effect on the rate of
exclusive breastfeeding is unclear.11 12
Complicating matters further is a recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics — which advises
exclusive breast -
feeding for the first six months of life — to introduce pacifiers at about four weeks, once
breast -
feeding is well - established, in order to help slash the risk of SIDS.
And while
exclusive breast -
feeding for at least six months has been shown to prevent respiratory infections, bacterial meningitis, and other illnesses, going back to work can make it difficult if not impossible.
WHO research showed that
exclusive breast -
feeding for six months, without supplemental formula, decreases diarrhea and respiratory and ear infections, and improves brain growth.
In the UK Millennium Cohort Survey, six months of
exclusive breast feeding was associated with a 53 % decrease in hospital admissions
for diarrhoea and a 27 % decrease in respiratory tract infections.