“If you can’t do skin-to-skin every time, at least hold the baby very close and no propping the bottle, ever,” Gorecki said.
During bottle-feeding, hold the baby with his head up so that he won’t choke on or aspirate the formula. (more…)
Archive for May, 2011
Bottle Feeding With Breast Feeding Benefits Post 2
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011Bottle Feeding With Breast-Feeding Benefits Post 1
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011When Jayne Fishkind and her husband Greg adopted their son David from Korea, they wanted to give him every advantage. One thing they couldn’t give him was breast milk. At 3 months, he was already accustomed to a bottle filled with formula. (more…)
Stockings, Heparin Slash Blood Clot Risk On Flights
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011Special stockings that put pressure on leg muscles or an injection of the blood-thinning drug heparin can help prevent potentially deadly leg blood clots in travelers taking long airplane flights, researchers said on Tuesday. (more…)
