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Eating for Breastfeeding - Vitamin D

In this video, Registered Dietician Stacy VanBibber from EatingForBreastfeeding.com, talks about why Vitamin D is so important for you and your baby, whether or not your child is getting enough, and what you can do to help.

In this video:

Latest recommendations on vitamin D
Why you may not be getting enough
Why Vitamin D is important for breastfeeding moms
Easy ways to get vitamin D

Want to learn more? Access the second part of this video here

EatingForBreastfeeding.com was created by Elizabeth Green and Stacy VanBibber to help new nursing moms provide the best breastmilk possible.

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October

2011

Low-income Dads Support Breastfeeding

BOSTON -- Preliminary research suggests that fathers of low-income children support breastfeeding but are unsure how to influence or help their child's mother (their partner) with breastfeeding, according to new research presented Monday, Oct. 17, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Boston.

October

2011

Sleep disruption for breastfed babies is temporary

BOSTON -- While breastfed babies initially awaken more during the night for feedings, their sleep patterns -- falling asleep, staying asleep and total sleep time -- stabilize in later infancy and become comparable to non-breastfed babies, according to an abstract presented Monday, Oct. 17, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Boston.

September

2011

Adequacy of Milk Intake During Exclusive Breastfeeding - A Longitudinal Study

This study, published in the October edition of Pediatrics, set about to test whether and how human lactation and breastfeeding practices can adapt to fulﬁll infant energy requirements during exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months.

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