On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep

Facts on Feeding Cuddles, kisses, and consistency. To baby, these are a few of his favorite th ...

tract infection.^2 The Academy also points out various studies demonstrating breast milk’s protection ...

The PDF moms reveal an interesting twist on the breast-feeding story. A retrospective sampling of over 240 ...

priority is most important to you. Is There Really a Difference? Responding promptly to a newborn’s hung ...

(e.g. hunger, sleep, messy diaper cues), and those that represent a parenting style. Behavior patt ...

Marisa’s mother heard that milk production is directly related to the number of feedings offered. The ...

Too few feedings, allowing too much time in between feedings, reduces mother’s milk production. Both prop ...

reflex. There are two reasons for this. First, routine plays an important part in proper let-down. Not only ...

assortment based on situational needs. A pillow may be helpful under your supporting arm to lessen stress on yo ...

The cradle position is most common. Sitting in a comfortable position, place your baby’s head in the curve ...

Football hold The football hold finds one hand under the infant’s head pulling him close. The breast is ...

feeding to the beginning of the next. Sometimes it may be less and sometimes slightly more, bas ...

A clicking sound and dimpled cheeks during nursing are two indicators that your baby is not ...

weight) is normal and expected but should be regained in ten days. In his practice, Dr. Bucknam recommends that ...

into a basic 2½- to 3-hour routine, the clock, even as a guide during the first week is to be subm ...

usually easily controlled. However, it could develop into a dangerous situation if ignored or left untr ...

considered bottle-fed children to have less of an advantage in life than those who were breast-fed ...

One advantage to bottle-feeding is it allows others to participate. Feeding time for dad is just as special fo ...

baby’s age. On average, as with breast-fed babies, it is anywhere from 1½ to 3 ounces per feeding in t ...

Figure 4.1 Place the palm of your hand over baby’s stomach. Now hook your thumb around the side of ...