Can we talk about a sensitive subject? I’d like to share my perspective and experience from where I have landed after 24 years as a pediatric dietitian. Overweight. I see children and families for being overweight, underweight, and everything in between. Families often reach out for nutrition
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As a pediatric dietitian, I work with some of the youngest clients in our private pediatric nutrition practice. There are many common themes that come up, as the families I work with try to nourish their children in the best ways possible and support their rapidly growing
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Infant Formula – How to Choose – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 4, Episode 4 Amanda Gordon, infant nutrition expert and lactation consultant, returns to join an animated discussion with Betsy and Jen about choosing which infant formula is right for your baby. With so many choices
Read more →Infant Feeding Issues – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 4, Episode 3 If you have had any questions about how your infant eats, you won’t want to miss this informative episode with Betsy and Jen! Feeding therapist and lactation consultant, Ellie Trefz, is featured today, sharing her
Read more →Breastfeed or Bottle – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 4, Episode 2 Baby cows drink cow’s milk; baby goats drink goat’s milk; baby camels drink camel’s milk; baby humans drink… breast milk? Join Betsy and Jen in a discussion with Amanda Gordon, lactation consultant and infant nutrition
Read more →Infant Nutrition – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 4, Episode 1 Welcome back to our fourth series of podcasts with our hosts, Betsy and Jen! They are excited to share their knowledge and experience feeding infants, beginning this episode with their personal stories regarding how each host
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Switching breastfed babies to a bottle or a sippy cup can be a challenge in the beginning. In this week’s kids’ nutrition Ask Amanda column, pediatric dietitian Amanda Gordon offers some ideas to make the transition easier Dear Amanda, I have an 11-month-old infant who has nursed
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Heading back to work while breastfeeding is no doubt a challenge. In this week’s kids’ nutrition Ask Amanda column, pediatric dietitian Amanda Gordon offers some ideas to ease into bottle feeding at day care while still breastfeeding. Q: Hi Amanda, my breastfed daughter is 5 months old. She
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Hi Amanda, I am wondering what is the research on artificial sweeteners and breastfeeding? This is an area that surprisingly lacks a lot of research. There are many sweeteners on the market, including some that claim to be natural, so it can get confusing. Luckily, there is
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As World Breastfeeding Week comes to an end, I think about a question that I often get asked as a pediatric dietitian and lactation consultant, which is: how long should I continue to breastfeed? I recently heard a colleague refer to breastfeeding as a journey. I like
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