Breastfeeding
Just what women need, a supermodel ordering them to breastfeed.
Gisele Bundchen, wife of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, attributes her lightening-speed return to her super svelte form to breastfeeding her son Benjamin.
"I think breastfeeding really helped me keep my figure," the supermodel...
Breastfeeding saves lives and money, study finds
12:00PM 4/06/2010
Breastfeeding your baby for the first six months of his or her life is not just kind to your wallet, it helps your country save money.
A new study published in the current issue of Pediatrics says that if 90% of American mothers nursed their babies exclusively for the first six months, it would...
A recent study published in Pediatrics found that breastfeeding for less than a baby's first six months is costing at least $13 billion each year in the U.S., with nearly all of that related to infant illnesses and deaths. Increasing the amount of time that mothers can realistically breastfeed, however, is no easy matter.
It is advice that has been touted by doctors for years -- breastfeeding for the first six months is good for both baby's health and mom's -- so why are so many new mothers opting for formula or other baby food before this benchmark?
A study by California researchers, "Juggling Work and Life...
Whoa, baby! Don't pay extra for this infant formula
2:30PM 5/20/2008
Similac's organic baby formula, which sells for as much as 30% more than the regular version, contains added cane sugar, according to an article in the New York Times.
Mothers who choose not to or can't breastfeed, may opt for the organic formula because they perceive it to be healthier. That may...
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