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The research
When I first started working with newborns and families, back in 1994, there wasn’t
as much of a focus on the breastfeeding diet as there is today. Over the decades the
messages from lactation professionals has been, ‘The ideal diet for a breastfeeding
woman is simply the healthiest one for all human beings and this is defined by the terms
varied, balanced, and natural.’
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However, time and time again, over many years now, clinical research has shown that
the breastfeeding diet does need to be critiqued beyond the ‘healthiest one for all
humans.’Not only for a mother’s overall health, but for the baby’s nutritional intake,
comfortability and physical and mental development. Many parents already thankfully
know this. Unfortunately though, many are only finding this out as they try to find the
answers to their child’s discomfort and unsettled behaviour, even though this information
is not new, and it is paramount for the health of their baby.
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