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  • It's Illegal to Sell Expired Baby Food in California and Other Head Shaking Laws

    Wasn't selling expired baby food always illegal? Apparently not. Until the dawning of 2012, it was apparently legal for retailers to sell expired baby food and baby formula in California.

  • Toxic Tableware and Tainted Formula: Melamine's Back in the Hot Seat

    Last fall thousands of babies in China were hospitalized after drinking formula contaminated with melamine. Another health concern is melamine tableware. Does your toddler have a cute plastic plate, bowl and spoon? Melamine, formaldehyde and other chemicals can leach into food served on this tableware. Read on for recommendations for your child's dishware.

  • Allergic to Formula and On Nursing Strike!

    Dear Lactation Consultant,

  • Breastfeeding After Returning to Work

    QUESTION

    Dear Lactation Consultant,
    I was wondering how women continue to breastfeed after returning to work. I have read that it is healthiest for baby to breastfeed for at least 6 months. However, I will need to return to work after only 6 weeks. (My husband and I are just starting to try to conceive, but I am trying to plan ahead.)

    Thank you for your response.

  • Breastfeeding and Introducing Other Foods

    Breastmilk is the only food your baby needs until about 6 months of age. There is no advantage to adding other sorts of foods or milks to breastmilk before about 6 months, except under unusual circumstances.

  • How Can I Combine Breast and Bottle Feeding?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I'm expecting a baby and plan to both breast feed and bottle feed. There has been a lot of controversy in the news regarding what formulas consumers should avoid. What would you recommend?

  • What is the WHO Code and How Does It Apply to Breastfeeding?

    The WHO Code is the common name for the "International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes," which was adopted by the World Health Organization in 1981. Recognizing that marketing formula is, by definition,

  • Breastfeeding After Returning to Work

    QUESTION

    Dear Lactation Consultant,
    I was wondering how women continue to breastfeed after returning to work. I have read that it is healthiest for baby to breastfeed for at least 6 months. However, I will need to return to work after only 6 weeks. (My husband and I are just starting to try to conceive, but I am trying to plan ahead.)

    Thank you for your response.

  • Breastfeeding and Introducing Other Foods

    Breastmilk is the only food your baby needs until about 6 months of age. There is no advantage to adding other sorts of foods or milks to breastmilk before about 6 months, except under unusual circumstances.

  • What is the WHO Code and How Does It Apply to Breastfeeding?

    The WHO Code is the common name for the "International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes," which was adopted by the World Health Organization in 1981. Recognizing that marketing formula is, by definition,

  • How Can I Combine Breast and Bottle Feeding?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I'm expecting a baby and plan to both breast feed and bottle feed. There has been a lot of controversy in the news regarding what formulas consumers should avoid. What would you recommend?

  • Allergic to Formula and On Nursing Strike!

    Dear Lactation Consultant,

  • Toxic Tableware and Tainted Formula: Melamine's Back in the Hot Seat

    Last fall thousands of babies in China were hospitalized after drinking formula contaminated with melamine. Another health concern is melamine tableware. Does your toddler have a cute plastic plate, bowl and spoon? Melamine, formaldehyde and other chemicals can leach into food served on this tableware. Read on for recommendations for your child's dishware.

  • It's Illegal to Sell Expired Baby Food in California and Other Head Shaking Laws

    Wasn't selling expired baby food always illegal? Apparently not. Until the dawning of 2012, it was apparently legal for retailers to sell expired baby food and baby formula in California.