Kristie McNealy, MD

Before I get started today, let me state this clearly: there are many reasons, both medical and social, why women might need to use formula to feed their babies.  The rest of what I write here is not intended for families in these situations. That is, after all, why formula was invented in the [...]

The FDA has issued a warning to mothers to discontinue the use of Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises Inc. According to the FDA, the cream, designed to soothe dry or cracked nipples, contains two ingredients which are potentially harmful to infants. These ingredients, chlorphenesin and phenoxyethanol, could cause respiratory distress, [...]

Mother’s of preemies are usually encouraged to pump their breast milk, so it can be given to their babies by feeding tube or bottle before they are mature enough to breastfeed on their own. Even women who were planning to formula feed are asked to consider pumping initially because their milk is “like medicine” [...]