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The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Is Breast Really Best?

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

It is an honor to welcome Emily Oster who is an economist, mother, and author of the New York Times Bestselling book, Cribsheet, to the podcast today. Emily's book Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool breaks down so many topics and choices parents struggle with in parenthood. From deciding to circumcise, sleep train, to introduce screen time, she breaks it all down with the evidence. I welcome her on this episode to talk about the limitations of breast feeding research. Breast milk is beneficial, but is it really FAR superior to formula feeding? We break down the research and discuss if breast is REALLY best.  https://emilyoster.net/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/572658/cribsheet-by-emily-oster/ Check out all the PedsDocTalk courses to help you along your parenting journey. Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠⁠ page of the website.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You are listening to episode 49, is Brest Really Best. Welcome to this very special episode because I am welcoming one of my favorite authors.

0:25.0

Her name is Emily Auster.

0:26.7

She is an economist mother and author of the New York Times Best Selling Book,

0:31.0

crib sheet.

0:32.0

Thank you for being here

0:32.8

today, Emily. I am so excited to be here. I'm such a fan of your of your work

0:37.6

and I'm just yeah, I'm really excited to get to talk. You're a fan. I am

0:40.9

obviously a fan. A little background crib sheet is one of her books she also has a book

0:45.1

called expecting better but crib sheet was recommended to me by one of my followers I

0:50.1

actually didn't know about the book until I became pregnant and I was like this

0:53.8

looks great and as a pediatrician it resonated so much with me for anyone who has

0:59.3

not read Crip Sheet it basically breaks down all of the things in motherhood or parenting

1:04.9

that you may have heard some division on. So breastfeeding versus formula, sleep

1:09.8

training, which method to do something like, you know, potty training or whatever it is, she just talks about

1:14.8

circumcision, she talks about everything that you may be deciding on as a parent in an evidence-based

1:20.8

educational economist mind way, so I love it.

1:24.3

Economist mind that's like a good I don't know I can use that that's like

1:30.0

what I have or it's so great though and I love it because it comes from just a place of obviously

1:34.7

you're a mom too. Just giving the data making sure that parents don't feel gilded with the

1:39.6

choices that they make because as a pediatrician that's my goal too. We can choose a

1:44.4

little combination of everything as a parent and our kids turn out amazing so

1:49.0

we are going to be talking about one of the many topics in her book, Cribshi, which is breast really best.

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