You may remember from a previous blog about how many states still haven’t taken up the new World Health Organisation (WHO) baby growth charts. The old charts date from the 70s and are favoured to the growth of formula fed babies and can make a breastfeeding mum worry unneccesarily that her baby is underweight.

The new charts have a more realistic weight range that is more suitable for breastfed babies. Check out the link here to the new WHO Baby Growth Charts

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An article in today’s Sunday Mail discusses the new growth charts that have more realistic goal weights for breastfed babies. Apparently the previous charts were made in the 70s when most baby were formula fed which today has led to some mums being advised to top up their otherwise healthy and thriving breastfed babies with formula. In some cases this has led to the overfeeding of babies to conform with the charts.

The Australian Breastfeeding Association is asking that the new  charts be adopted Australia wide. 

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