Infant Mortality and The History of Baby Formula... It's official, breastfeeding is "in". What might surprise you, though, is that there was a long period in world history during which solid foods or formula was emphasized over mother's milk.  According to doctors, it was a more complete source of nutrition for the baby and much easier [...]

A friend of mine was on social media recently posting pictures of her sister, father, and husband excitedly nursing her newborn baby. I looked at the photos and thought, “yeah, good for you” in a totally childish taunting voice. When she got home from the hospital we talked on the phone and I asked, “how’s [...]