Human Lactation, (Sudbury, MA.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1993),
pp. 188, 189, 246.
- Breast-feeding mothers are sometimes warned not to use a bottle.
The concern is over “nipple confusion.” The belief is that a baby will
become confused and refuse the breast if offered a bottle. Although under
normal circumstances there will be no need to introduce a bottle to the
breast-fed infant in the first few weeks, there will come a time when the
bottle will be a welcome friend. After the first few days of breast-feeding,
supplementing by bottle rarely causes “nipple confusion.” Kathleen
Huggins, The Nursing Mother’s Companion, 3rd ed. (Boston: Harvard
Common Press, 1995), p. 73.
Chapter Five
(^) 1. The BMI index is derived by dividing the weight expressed in
kilograms, by the length (height), expressed in meters squared. The
rationale for using BMI was an attempt to obtain a more uniform basis of
comparison than a simple linear contrast. Using absolute body weight
alone as a comparative tool suffers from the fact that it does not embody
any reference to the stature of the baby. However, an analysis using BMI
allows for a more meaningful comparative study of babies with different
birth weights and statures.
Chapter Six
(^) 1. Nancy Butte, Cathy Wills, Cynthia Jean, E. O’Brian Smith and
Cutberto Garza, “Feeding patterns of exclusively breast-fed infants
during the first four months of life.” (Houston: USDA/ARS Children’s
Nutrition Research Center, 1985), p. 298.
Chapter Eight
(^) 1. Caring for Your Baby and Young Child—Birth to Age Five: The
Complete and Authoritative Guide (The American Academy of