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Fed Is Best - by Christie del Castillo-Hegyi & B Jody Segrave-Daly (Paperback)

Name: Fed Is Best - by Christie del Castillo-Hegyi & B Jody Segrave-Daly (Paperback)
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A revolutionary look at infant nourishment for every family, regardless of whether you feed your baby with breast milk, formula, or both, from the founders of the Fed Is Best Foundation For babies, like for all living things, being fed is best.
About the Author: Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, MD, is a board-certified emergency physician and studies newborn brain injury and developmental disabilities caused by insufficient feeding.
320 Pages
Family + Relationships, Life Stages

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About the Book

"Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, MD, and international board-certified lactation consultants Jody Segrave-Daly, a neonatal registered nurse, and Lynnette Hafken, MA, IBCLC provide a clear-eyed look at the current messaging and latest scientific research around breastfeeding and formula feeding to show that the best way to feed a baby can be different for every family"--

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A revolutionary look at infant nourishment for every family, regardless of whether you feed your baby with breast milk, formula, or both, from the founders of the Fed Is Best Foundation

For babies, like for all living things, being fed is best. But the current stringent focus on exclusive breastfeeding is putting some babies at risk by depriving parents of a full understanding of how to tell when breastfeeding alone doesn't provide enough--and what to do about it.

Fed Is Best provides a clear-eyed look at the current messaging and latest scientific research around breastfeeding and formula feeding, to help parents make informed choices about how to best feed their baby based on their individual circumstances.

This eye-opening critique and practical, judgment-free guide:

Breaks down the dangers of insufficient feeding in infants--and how to recognize and prevent them

Reveals myths around colostrum, other aspects of breastfeeding, and the expectation that nearly all mothers will produce all the milk their baby needs as long as they follow current guidelines

Provides detailed guidance on how to ensure your baby is getting enough to eat, particularly in those crucial first few days after birth

Destigmatizes supplementation, a practice employed throughout human history to protect infants when their mother's milk wasn't enough--and shares strategies that encourage continued breastfeeding

Details what parents need to know about breastfeeding, combination feeding, and pumped milk feeding with sample schedules to help maintain milk supply and help parents get more sleep

Provides inclusive, evidence-based guidance on formula and bottle feeding that has been shown to improve infant health outcomes

Emphasizes the importance of mental health as a key consideration when finding your best infant feeding method

Let Fed Is Best help you find the feeding method that's right for you and your baby.

Review Quotes

"""Masterfully written . . . a profound contribution to making medicalcomplications from insufficient feeding of breastfed babies a 'never-ever event.' It is amust-read for every lactation care provider, pediatrician, and expectant parent.""
--Marianne Neifert, MD, pediatrician and cofounder of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine"

About the Author

Christie del Castillo-Hegyi, MD, is a board-certified emergency physician and studies newborn brain injury and developmental disabilities caused by insufficient feeding. She cofounded the Fed Is Best Foundation when her own first-born son was harmed by unsafe advice on exclusive breastfeeding from breastfeeding books, breastfeeding classes, and health professionals. When she learned that these complications were happening on a daily basis to infants across the globe as a result of things commonly taught to parents, she and Jody Segrave-Daly launched the Foundation to raise awareness among parents and health professionals. She has advocated for safer breastfeeding practices at the NIH, the USDA, and to members of Congress, and, with Segrave-Daly, has met with the top officials of the World Health Organization breastfeeding guidelines program. She is a member of the Global Developmental Disabilities Research Collaborators and has coauthored papers documenting the rise in prevalence of multiple neurological and developmental disabilities among children across the globe.

Jody Segrave-Daly, RN and retired IBCLC, is a newborn nursery and newborn intensive care unit nurse and a staunch advocate for evidence-based feeding practices and perinatal mental health. Jody's entire 30-year nursing career has been dedicated to caring for healthy and medically fragile babies in the nursery and NICU and has been providing community-based infant feeding support as a neonatal nurse and IBCLC for 12 years. She has comforted thousands of mothers all over the world that have contacted her for infant feeding consultations, who believed it was rare to under-produce breast milk and often felt betrayed by their healthcare teams, their own bodies, and the social pressure that insisted "Breast Is Best" for every family. Jody is the Fed is Best Foundation's Clinical and Education Director, Director of Global Outreach, and Social Media Content Developer. In addition to writing evidence-based educational resources, she has implemented change by debunking infant feeding myths. Many of her resources have gone viral and have made a difference. She wrote the article "How to Breastfeed During the First 2 Weeks of Life" for the New York Times Parenting Edition.

Lynnette Hafken, MA, IBCLC is a hospital and private practice lactation consultant, former La Leche League Leader, and advocate for family-centered lactation and infant feeding support. Lynnette's goal throughout her 20-year vocation has been to help families breastfeed in a safe, enjoyable, and sustainable way; and in some cases transition to infant formula while knowing their babies would thrive from being loved and fed. As the Foundation's director of support services, Lynnette applies her gift for listening to and connecting with parents to the advancement of the Fed Is Best vision for inclusive infant feeding support.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)

Weight: .75 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 320

Genre: Family + Relationships

Sub-Genre: Life Stages

Publisher: Benbella Books

Theme: Infants & Toddlers

Format: Paperback

Author: Christie del Castillo-Hegyi & B Jody Segrave-Daly

Language: English

Street Date: June 25, 2024

TCIN: 90084954

UPC: 9781637744628

Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-9537

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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