As the primary source of your baby's nutrition, you want it to be as
safe as breast milk too.
Not exact matches
As long as your baby is not refusing the breast, it's safe to continue to breastfeed if your milk changes colo
As long
as your baby is not refusing the breast, it's safe to continue to breastfeed if your milk changes colo
as your baby is not refusing the
breast, it's
safe to continue to breastfeed if your
milk changes color.
Dr Stephanie Canale MD, founder of Lactation Lab, advocates breastfeeding for
as long
as possible and notes that it is also important to ensure that
breast milk is
as nutritious and
safe as it can be.
Finally, even though we all believe in different types of «woo» when it comes to
breast milk production, there is no scientific research that shows using galactoguges, such
as fenugreek, goat's rue, wild asparagus, fennel, blessed thistle and nettle (to name just a few) are effective or
safe.
And we'll discuss how feeding your baby from the
breast or expressed
breast milk in a bottle can help keep your baby
as safe as possible.
It is
safe to touch the frozen
breast milk as long
as you wash your hands prior to handling the
milk.
Just remember, whether you choose
breast milk or infant formula,
as long
as you're providing a healthy form of nutrition and a
safe, loving environment, you're doing a great job giving your child what he needs to grow and develop physically, emotionally, behaviorally, and cognitively.
Some babies do not have access to
safe breast milk because their mothers are undergoing medical treatment, such
as chemotherapy, or taking medications that have been proven harmful to babies if ingested while feeding.
The FDA issued a policy statement about the use of domperidone in breastfeeding mothers,
as the drug passes through to the
breast milk; however, many respected medical doctors whose practices focus mainly on lactation indicate that while most drugs pass through to the
milk supply, most are
safe for both mother and baby, including domperidone.
Feeding babies with formula in emergencies must only be considered
as a last resort, when other
safer options — such
as helping non-breastfeeding mothers to reinitiate breastfeeding, finding a wet nurse or pasteurized
breast milk from a
breast milk bank — have first been fully explored.
And while it may be perfectly
safe to wean after one year, it isn't
as though there's some magical switch that's flipped and children no longer need or want
breast milk at that point.
Employing wet nurses, which had been a common practice among wealthier women, became less common
as wet nursing, most often performed by poor women, immigrants, and women of color, became more stigmatized, and as safer breast milk alternatives, such as sterilized condensed milk, became available.25 Instead, during this «chemical period» in infant feeding, medical authorities took charge, partially by devising complicated «percentage» formulas only they could administer as breast milk replacements.26 As Rima Apple and others have amply shown, the result was the «medicalization of motherhood,» or «scientific motherhood.&raqu
as wet nursing, most often performed by poor women, immigrants, and women of color, became more stigmatized, and
as safer breast milk alternatives, such as sterilized condensed milk, became available.25 Instead, during this «chemical period» in infant feeding, medical authorities took charge, partially by devising complicated «percentage» formulas only they could administer as breast milk replacements.26 As Rima Apple and others have amply shown, the result was the «medicalization of motherhood,» or «scientific motherhood.&raqu
as safer breast milk alternatives, such
as sterilized condensed milk, became available.25 Instead, during this «chemical period» in infant feeding, medical authorities took charge, partially by devising complicated «percentage» formulas only they could administer as breast milk replacements.26 As Rima Apple and others have amply shown, the result was the «medicalization of motherhood,» or «scientific motherhood.&raqu
as sterilized condensed
milk, became available.25 Instead, during this «chemical period» in infant feeding, medical authorities took charge, partially by devising complicated «percentage» formulas only they could administer
as breast milk replacements.26 As Rima Apple and others have amply shown, the result was the «medicalization of motherhood,» or «scientific motherhood.&raqu
as breast milk replacements.26
As Rima Apple and others have amply shown, the result was the «medicalization of motherhood,» or «scientific motherhood.&raqu
As Rima Apple and others have amply shown, the result was the «medicalization of motherhood,» or «scientific motherhood.»
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
WHO and UNICEF recommend that babies are fed nothing but
breast milk for their first 6 months, after which they should continue breastfeeding —
as well
as eating other
safe and nutritionally adequate foods — until 2 years of age or beyond.
Certainly infants sleeping separated from their caregivers at night (solitary room sleeping), infants sleeping on their stomachs (prone) to promote uninterrupted, early consolidation of adult - like sleep, and bottle - feeding with formula or cows
milk rather than
breast milk were all novel, culturally - sanctioned but scientifically - untested (
as safe or best) infant care innovations.1 It is now known that each of these practices has contributed to or led to thousands of SIDS deaths.3 - 5 Many of these infant lives, we can infer, could have been saved had we more carefully examined and come to understand the biological validity of mother - infant
safe co-sleeping, breastfeeding and infants sleeping on their backs (supine).
Happily, your
breast milk is just
as safe now that you're pregnant, and experts say pregnancy hormones don't pass easily into
breast milk.
In these cases, infant formula is recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO)
as the only
safe alternative to
breast milk.
CO-Q10 - 100 - 200 mg There is a lack of evidence showing the effects of Co-Q10 in pregnant women, but it is likely
safe to take
as it is naturally found in
breast milk, however it is a fat - soluble vitamin so taking too much of it can become harmful because it gets stored in fat tissue (10).