If the mother and child are doing well, most experts also
recommend continuing breastfeeding for the first 12 months.
The World Health Organization
recommends continued breastfeeding up to 2 years of age or beyond.
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.
However, the WHO also
recommends continued breastfeeding up to age two and beyond, the authors note.
Not exact matches
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.
It is also
recommended that you
continue to
breastfeed until your child is at least two years old.
It is also
recommended that you
continue to
breastfeed until your baby is at least two years old.
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.
WHO (The World Health Orgaisation)
recommends moms to fully
breastfeed for six months and
continue to
breastfeed for at least a year.
Further, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the exclusive
breastfeeding of babies is highly
recommended for the first six months of life their lives, and should be
continued until the first year even with the introduction of other foods.
Subsequent studies have confirmed that after the
recommended period of six months» exclusive
breastfeeding,
continued partial
breastfeeding with the addition of other foods and liquids, as
recommended for babies outside the context of HIV, resulted in an extremely low risk of transmission in the 6 — 12 month period.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
recommends exclusively
breastfeeding for the first 6 months of a baby's life and
continued breastfeeding with supplemental solid foods for at least 12 months.
If you choose to
continue breastfeeding, some moms
recommend talking to a lactation consultant before you head back to work.
However,
breastfeeding efforts for babies born in 2011 did not
continue as
recommended — 49 % were
breastfed for 6 months while 27 % were
breastfed for a year.
«To make things easier, establish
breastfeeding first before trying out different bottles so your baby can
continue to build those muscles and skills,» says Leigh Anne O'Connor, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who also
recommends using paced bottle feeding to ease the transition and choosing a slow - flow nipple, which will be most like
breastfeeding.
The World Health Organization
recommends exclusive
breastfeeding - without any formula or solid food - until a baby is six months old, followed by
continued breastfeeding with the addition of appropriate foods through age two.
Although many have quit
breastfeeding before their children reach the one or two year
recommended milestones, for the few women who do
continue to
breastfeed their babies into toddlerhood it can be very difficult to make the decision about when to wean.
Keep in mind, doctors usually
recommend breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months and
continuing to nurse even after introducing solids for at least the first year of your baby's life.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the World Health Organization (WHO)
recommend breastfeeding exclusively for the first four to six months and then
continuing to
breastfeed up until one year or longer along with the introduction of solid food.
Breastfeeding is highly beneficial to baby, but expert Thomas Hale, a pharmacologist and director of the Infant Risk Center at Texas Tech University School of Medicine,
recommends that mothers who wish to
continue their marijuana use do not
breastfeed baby.
The reality is that this is a formular feeding culture and the Dr's do not have the correct information to help mothers
continue as
recommended by the WHO to
breastfeed your baby up to 2 years and beyond.
For all of these reasons, the American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends that infants be offered only breast milk for the first four to six months after birth, and that
breastfeeding continue throughout the entire first year.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) strongly
recommends exclusive
breastfeeding for the first six months of life and that
breastfeeding continues for at least 12 months.
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.
«It is
recommended that
breastfeeding continue for at least 12 months, and thereafter for as long as mutually desired.»
Canada's infant and young child nutrition policy
recommends that mothers exclusively
breastfeed their children for the first six months of life and
continue breastfeeding to two years while gradually adding high nutrient and energy dense complementary foods.
Doctors
recommend that nursing moms
continue to take a multivitamin while
breastfeeding, to ensure that both mom and baby stay healthy.
Suzanne: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
recommends that infants be fed breast milk exclusively (which means the baby receives no other source of nourishment) for the first 6 months of life with
breastfeeding continuing at least until 2 years of age with the appropriate introduction of complementary foods.
The AAP
recommends that all
breastfed babies begin getting vitamin D supplements within the first few days of life,
continuing until they get enough vitamin D - fortified formula or milk (after 1 year of age).
Your healthcare provider will probably
recommend that you
continue your prenatal vitamins while you begin
breastfeeding.
It's
recommended to nurse babies until at least six months of age for nutritional purposes, but it is becoming more and more common to
continue breastfeeding babies until they are at least a year old.
Do you now that the World Health Organization (WHO)
recommends mothers to
continue breastfeeding at least for two years?
Today, the World Health Organization and most national ones also
recommend that
breastfeeding continue for two years and beyond, as long as mother and child desire.
Although some families
continue breastfeeding or offering breast milk in a bottle or sippy cup well into their children's toddler years, most pediatricians and other health care professionals
recommend getting started on the weaning process around one year of age.
Keep in mind that the American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends that «
breastfeeding should be
continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child.»
Emergency situations are also one of the biggest reasons I highly
recommend that Moms persists
continue breastfeeding their child for as long as possible.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends the continuation of
breastfeeding for at least one year and then as long as each mother and child chooses to
continue after that.
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.»
And when considering how long to set your goal, remember that the American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends that «
breastfeeding should be
continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child.»
The World Health Organization
recommends that
breastfeeding continues for two years or longer.
The World Health Organization
recommends that
continued breastfeeding continue up to 2 years or more years.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends breastfeeding exclusively for the first 6 months, maintaining
breastfeeding along with the addition of age - appropriate foods for at least one year, and then
continuing to
breastfeed for as long as the mother and child wish to do so.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends exclusive
breastfeeding the first six months, and
continued breastfeeding for at least the first year.
While your baby may start to explore solid foods at about six months,
continued breastfeeding is
recommended for two years and beyond.
The World Health Organization
recommends «
continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complimentary foods up to two years of age or beyond.»
Reason # 2 The World Health Organization
recommends breastfeeding exclusively (so no other liquids or solids foods) until my baby is six months old and then to
continue breastfeeding until they are two years of age or older.
But if you and your baby are happy and want to
continue with
breastfeeding, the World Health Organisation
recommends «mothers worldwide should exclusively
breastfeed for the first six months to achieve optimal growth, development and health.
The AAP
recommends «
breastfeeding should be
continued for at least the first year of life and beyond for as long as mutually desired by mother and child.»
American Academy of Pediatrics revised statement on
Breastfeeding (issued December, 1997) The revised statement on breastfeeding recommends that breastfeeding be continued for at least 12 months, and thereafter for as long as mutu
Breastfeeding (issued December, 1997) The revised statement on
breastfeeding recommends that breastfeeding be continued for at least 12 months, and thereafter for as long as mutu
breastfeeding recommends that
breastfeeding be continued for at least 12 months, and thereafter for as long as mutu
breastfeeding be
continued for at least 12 months, and thereafter for as long as mutually desired.
The American Academy of Family Physicians
recommends that
breastfeeding continue throughout the first year of life and that «As
recommended by the WHO,
breastfeeding should ideally
continue beyond infancy, but this is not the cultural norm in the United States and requires ongoing support and encouragement.