Hi Amanda. Is it ok to drink coffee while breastfeeding? I keep seeing conflicting information about this. Great question. One that many bleary-eyed, sleep deprived breastfeeding moms have questions about. The answer is yes, but read on to learn about what the science says. The caffeine in
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My little one is quickly approaching one year old and I am breastfeeding. I’d like to nurse as long as possible and have my breastfeeding relationship with him preserved. Is there any reason I need to stop breastfeeding after he turns one? Do I need to think
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How much formula should a 4-month-old infant take in each day? Find out in this week’s “Ask Amanda,” column. Ask Amanda is our weekly virtual Q and A forum brought to you by Feed to Succeed’s expert Northshore dietitian Amanda Gordon. Submit your questions to [email protected] Q: How
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Nutrition for our Youngest Patients – Feed to Succeed Podcast Bonus Material Amanda Gordon, registered dietitian, lactation consultant, and pediatric nutrition expert who previously worked at Feed to Succeed (2016-2022) and now works at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, shares her experience and insight with the
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How much vegetable do infants need? Find out in this week’s “Ask Amanda,” column. Ask Amanda is our weekly virtual Q and A forum brought to you by Feed to Succeed’s expert Northshore dietitian Amanda Gordon. Q: My 10-month-old likes to eat. We offer him table foods
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We are so excited to introduce a new column to our website, “Ask Amanda,” a virtual Q and A forum brought to you by Feed to Succeed’s expert Northshore dietitian Amanda Gordon. Amanda is also a certified lactation consultant, and she explains in this week’s first column whether
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I cannot believe this, but my baby Theodore is 4 months old! It feels like yesterday that I was writing about the benefits of breastfeeding before he was born. Now here I am, over 4 months later, thinking about introducing solids to Theodore. Time really does fly
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Congrats Gia Diakakis, RD on the birth of her first baby, Theodore Peter! What does a RD do in preparation of having a baby? She researches food, of course! For Gia, this meant completing a “Breastfeeding Basics” course at Evanston North Shore Hospital, which further increased her
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