The World Health Organization (WHO) has jut released revised child growth charts. The new chart is based on large samples of children from many countries and is designed so that BREASTFED BABIES AS THE NORM, The old charts were based on a small sample of artificially fed babies.
As THIS ARTICLE POINTS OUT, the old charts likely led to many breastfeeding mothers being frightened into thinking their babies were underweight or not gaining fast enough when in fact, it turns out that formula-fed babies just grow faster and are fatter in general.
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Why all the baby talk? Are you planning to have a baby?
Good news. So are the charts out yet?
Why all the baby talk? Are you planning to have a baby?
I'd love to have another baby (or two). That's no secret :-)
-kag
Hurray!!!!!
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