Breastfeeding and formula supplementation – the traps and escapes

It’s season 4 and to kick us off you have me and Rachel chewing
the fat on all things breastfeeding and lactation. In this
episode, we delve in to look at what is going on with in-hospital
formula milk supplementation for breastfed infants. We ask why
the supplementation rates are so high, and discuss it’s impact on
breastfeeding, and lactation physiology. We talk about
teat/bottle confusion, the best ways to give extra feeds and the
acceptable medical reasons for this. We discuss why avoidance of
top up feeds can be so hard in the early postnatal days for both
the midwifery staff and new mothers, and we talk about the
"top-up-trap", or as Rachel has termed it ”the top-up crap-trap”,
and why it is so common for new parents to fall into once back at
home. Rachel gives us an amazing impression of baby sleeping,
please don't miss this it really is a treat for the ears, and
following us along the way are the cicadas and noisy guinea fowl
all joining us in the background from 'down at farm Rachel'!
 


The waiting is over folks, we're back and we're ready to fill ya
luggols with all those golden nuggets you've been missing!


RESOURCES & LINKS:
WHO/UNICEF ABM GuidelineBiro 2011 Ali 2018Parry et al
2013Tender 2009Bookhart 2021Chantry 2013

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