The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new growth charts that use breastfed babies as the norm rather than formula-fed babies as was the case for the old charts. Because breastfed babies are leaner than formula-fed babies, for many years some breastfeeding mothers have doubted their ability to successfully breastfeed based on their babies' "insufficent growth" according to the old charts. Rather than rehash what others have written (professional journalists at that, no doubt doing the subject more justice than I could), I'll just pass along some good links.
Mothers Got Wrong Advice for 40 Years - out of Britain, but pertaining to the same charts
Read about the new charts - from WHO
Get the new charts - also from WHO
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