Most mothers who struggle to breastfeed WILL be providing enough milk for their baby, say experts

In the new study, all of the affected babies were admitted to hospital. But they had all been discharged within two weeks, having put on weight and without having suffered any lasting damage.

Dr Oddie said: ‘Measures such as early initiation of breastfeeding, skilled helpers observing and supporting women breastfeeding and targeting help in cases where feeding is difficult…will both support the initiative of breastfeeding in general and find cases where a more serious problem may be developing.

‘As far as I’m concerned the answer isn’t more formula feeding, but better support for breastfeeding from the outset.

‘In only a few cases were there special features of the baby [such as a cleft palate] that made it likely that there would be a severe feeding problem.’


In the new study, all of the affected babies were admitted to hospital. But they had all been discharged within two weeks, having put on weight and without having suffered any lasting damage.

Dr Oddie said: ‘Measures such as early initiation of breastfeeding, skilled helpers observing and supporting women breastfeeding and targeting help in cases where feeding is difficult…will both support the initiative of breastfeeding in general and find cases where a more serious problem may be developing.

‘As far as I’m concerned the answer isn’t more formula feeding, but better support for breastfeeding from the outset.

‘In only a few cases were there special features of the baby [such as a cleft palate] that made it likely that there would be a severe feeding problem.’


In the new study, all of the affected babies were admitted to hospital. But they had all been discharged within two weeks, having put on weight and without having suffered any lasting damage.

Dr Oddie said: ‘Measures such as early initiation of breastfeeding, skilled helpers observing and supporting women breastfeeding and targeting help in cases where feeding is difficult…will both support the initiative of breastfeeding in general and find cases where a more serious problem may be developing.

‘As far as I’m concerned the answer isn’t more formula feeding, but better support for breastfeeding from the outset.

‘In only a few cases were there special features of the baby [such as a cleft palate] that made it likely that there would be a severe feeding problem.’



    

In the new study, all of the affected babies were admitted to hospital. But they had all been discharged within two weeks, having put on weight and without having suffered any lasting damage.

Dr Oddie said: ‘Measures such as early initiation of breastfeeding, skilled helpers observing and supporting women breastfeeding and targeting help in cases where feeding is difficult…will both support the initiative of breastfeeding in general and find cases where a more serious problem may be developing.

‘As far as I’m concerned the answer isn’t more formula feeding, but better support for breastfeeding from the outset.

‘In only a few cases were there special features of the baby [such as a cleft palate] that made it likely that there would be a severe feeding problem.’