Episode 5: Fed is Best: Part 2

In this episode of The 7-Day Work Week, Em recounts her experience with feeding Baby Charlee and evaluates “Baby Friendly Hospital” accreditation. She and Liz dispel the myth that formula is the easy way out and think about how a “breast is best” ideology affects moms who can’t breastfeed. Part 1 aired last week: September 11, 2020. 

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