A great article from my friends at Starfish Lactation.
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Amber
Robin Hollen,
M.Ed., RN, IBCLC,
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Over 10,000 physicians, mostly pediatricians, took part in a July/ August 2011 survey about infant feeding. The survey responses were overwhelming in support of offering white rice as a first food. After reading an article about WhiteOut Now, which aims to let every child's first grain be a whole grain, the survey results were startlingly different. The survey suggests that first feedings are poised to change which is good news for reversing the childhood obesity epidemic. To read more, click here.
Infants' nutrition during the first days or weeks of life can have long-term consequences on health, says study. Researchers, who followed 234 children for three years, found that exclusive breastfeeding during the first weeks of life induced a specific pattern of growth and a specific metabolic profile, which appeared to differ in formula-fed infants. It appears that formula feeding induces differences in some hormonal profiles as well as in patterns of growth compared with breastfeeding," Putet said. "The long-term consequences of such changes are not well-understood in humans and may play a role in later health. Well-designed studies with long-term follow-up are needed," he added Read more:
Solid Foods and the Breastfed Baby & Toddler
Health experts and breastfeeding experts agree that it's best to wait until your baby is around six months old before offering solid foods. There has been a large amount of research on this in the recent past, and most health organizations have updated their recommendations to agree with current research.
The following organizations recommend that all babies be exclusively breastfed (no cereal, juice or any other foods) for the first 6 months of life (not the first 4-6 months):
- World Health Organization
- UNICEF
- US Department of Health & Human Services
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Dietetic Association
- Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Health Canada
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