Today I am joined by my roommate Taylor Prange and we discuss the nutrition needs of those who are lactating and infants, as well as the nutritional benefits of breastfeeding! It is recommended to breastfeed infants for the first 6 months of life, but breastfeeding benefits last much longer. We also touch base on the developmental feeding skills of infants as they age through their first year. If you've ever wondered if the "pump and dump" method of breastfeeding after drinking works, or when the best time to begin introducing new foods is, this is the episode for you! Again, this is just the basics of a very broad topic, but there is always a starting point! 

Sources: 

1. Judith E. Brown. Nutrition Through the Lifecycle. 6th ed. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning; 2017.
2. Kominiarek MA, Rajan P. Nutrition recommendations in pregnancy and lactation. Med Clin North Am. 2016;100(6): 1199-1215. DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2016.06.004.