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Fed Is Best makes a compelling case for prioritizing calories over the feeding mode of choice, especially in the fragile early days of an infant’s life. The authors lay out persuasive evidence that the “breast is best” messaging can create unnecessary stress for new parents and can even be medically dangerous in the first week as transitional milk comes in for breastfeeding people. I was interested to learn about how many cultures around the world have actually supplemented breast milk in various ways throughout recorded history. From my own experience starting breastfeeding with my first baby just a couple weeks after finishing this book, I thought the beginning sections might have been a little on the fear-mongering side, as every medical professional and lactation consultant we worked with really erred on the side of caution and encouraged supplementing with formula during that transition time. That said, I was glad to have read this book so I knew what to expect with the triple feeding regimen we were put on the first week, and it helped build my awareness of how important supplementing was for our jaundiced baby. The authors include lots of helpful material and charts in the book as well, though I would have preferred footnotes/endnotes and appendices rather than QR codes to a separate website. 

My thanks to the publisher for sending me a review copy of this book.