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The American Academy of Pediatrics revised it breastfeeding guidelines, saying that breastfeeding should be supported for 2 years. Parents say it's unrealistic. The AAP's New Breastfeeding ...
The American Academy of Pediatrics (APP) released updated guidelines supporting breastfeeding for two years or longer, and some parents have thoughts.
Traditionally, breastfeeding has been defined as the consumption of breastmilk by any means, be it directly at the breast, or feeding expressed breast milk. [3] When direct feeding at the breast is not possible, expressed breast milk retains many unique nutritional and immunological qualities, and as such remains the gold standard for feeding infants. [4]
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends "continuation of breastfeeding for 1 year or longer as mutually desired by mother and infant". [4] The CDC reports that about 36% of babies are still nursing at 12 months, while about 15% are still doing so by 18 months. Most toddlers naturally wean sometime between the ages of 2 and 4. [1]
That seems to be changing with the recent update on breastfeeding recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which highlight the benefits of breastfeeding beyond one year.
However, vitamins D and B12 may be needed if the breastfeeding mother does not have a proper intake of these vitamins. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests all infants, breastfed or not, take a vitamin D supplement within the first days of life to prevent vitamin D deficiency or rickets. Exclusively breastfed infants will also ...
When the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently updated its breastfeeding guidelines recommending that women breastfeed even longer, it was met with backlash, with some arguing that ...
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the largest professional association of pediatricians in the United States. [1] It is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois , and maintains an office in Washington, D.C. [ 2 ] The AAP has published hundreds of policy statements, ranging from advocacy issues to practice recommendations.