Infant feeding has long been fertile ground for some of the internet’s sharpest “mommy wars." It can be enough to make any parent feel guilty and question their decisions — especially in the frazzled, ...

New research suggests that infant girls fed soy formula are more likely to develop severe menstrual pain as young adults. The finding adds to the growing body of literature that suggests exposure to ...

People. It’s 2020. Tiffany Haddish is out there eating Kool-Aid pickles for crying out loud, and yet people have to come after moms for feeding their babies regular-old formula? Come on now. The ...

Breast, bottle, whatever: How You Feed is a shame-free series on how babies eat. “Whenever someone tries to make the argument that, ‘it’s just about making sure babies are fed; it’s just about making ...

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is right to want to promote breastfeeding, but his administration’s “Latch On NYC” campaign is an exercise in excess. First announced in May, the campaign is ...

Just as people have been panic-buying more toilet paper, bread and meat than they need, infant formula has been flying off retailers’ shelves since the novel coronavirus began spreading around the ...

New parents face many challenges when caring for a newborn, from sleep deprivation to mental health. However, the one that incites the most conversations — good and bad — surrounds the choice to ...

As a pediatrician, I thought my medical background and pediatric training meant I would be well prepared to breastfeed my newborn. I knew all about the research on how an infant’s diet can affect both ...

The U.S. opposed a World Health Assembly resolution to encourage breastfeeding because it called for limits on the promotion of infant formula, not because of objections to breastfeeding, President ...