The Breastfeeding Mothers Guide to Making More Milk Foreword by Martha Sears RN Breastfeeding Mothers Guide
Concerned about making enough milk for your baby? Wondering how to make more? Two lactation experts are here to help.
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Separate fact from fiction with help from this comprehensive book about improving low milk supply. Written by two leading experts who have been there themselves and officially recommended by La Leche League International, The Breastfeeding Mother’s Guide to Making More Milk incorporates the latest research and discoveries about causes of low milk supply, the way your body makes milk, and how babies contribute to your milk production. Best of all, you’ll find valuable suggestions for both time-honored and innovative ways to make more milk.
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Learn the facts about:
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- Determining if baby is really getting enough milk.
- Supplementing without decreasing your supply.
- Maximizing the amount of milk you can make.
- Identifying the causes of your low supply.
- Increasing your supply with the most effective methods, including pumping, herbs, medications, foods, and alternative therapies.
- Making more milk when you return to work, exclusively pump, have a premie or multiples, relactate, or induce lactation
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User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars A book for mothers from the experts other lactation consultants go to for milk supply problems!
This book was so interesting, I read it in one sitting! It doesn’t talk down to mothers, but does explain how milk production works and how to help yourself if you need more milk for your baby. If you are a mother with lower milk production than you like, this book is for you. There are sections for mothers who are struggling with milk supply for their current baby, and for mothers wanting to have more milk for their next baby. I especially liked the mother’s stories that begin each section, and the fact that there are a lot of different options to try for each problem. Best of all, the authors are experts who teach other lactation consultants around the world how to help with milk production problems.
5 Stars Finally some good information on milk supply!
I am so relieved and happy that this book is available. There is so much confusing information out there about breastfeeding, it is just such a relief to hear really accurate information from authors you can trust. Diana West and Lisa Marasco neither talk down to mothers, nor make them feel like they need a PhD in order to breastfeed. There are sensible solutions for every mother in this book, whether you are just worried about your milk supply, or have real physical reasons for not making enough milk. Furthermore, reading the book is like chatting with a bunch of other moms…who also happen to know just about everything about nursing babies!
5 Stars Must Have for Mothers with Low Supply and Lactation Experts
The book has sections that would be wonderful for any expecting mother to read: understanding the biology of milk making, normal breastfeeding behaviors, best steps to get your supply off to a good start, and how to know if you should really be concerned about low supply - many mothers go through at least a moment or two of doubt! But for those of us currently in the trenches dealing with low supply or wondering how we can be more successful for the next baby, this book is just packed with information!
“While it’s true that most mothers can make enough milk [to feed their babies], we are now learning that there are definitely mothers who really aren’t making enough milk.” For those of us who have been there and done that, this affirmation by experts in the field of lactation of the painful reality we have struggled with almost makes the book worth it all on its own. But of course, the authors offer much, much more in reassuring and informative discussions that fully explain what they call “The Milk Supply Equation” - the factors, from adequate breast tissue to effective and frequent milk removal, that work together to ensure a good milk supply.
I’m well-read, worked closely with a lactation consultant for months, and still learned one or two really helpful (and generally SIMPLIFYING, stress-reducing) things in each chapter. For instance, it explains how to supplement without damaging the supply you have, and perhaps even in such a way that it helps to increase it… But perhaps most importantly, the book will help you think through the underlying causes behind your supply issues and how to address them. Because without knowing the root of the problem, it’s hard to direct interventions effectively…
As a concluding personal note, that’s why I sound so gung-ho about this book… I would have given it a great review anyway, but I had a HUGE ah-ha moment reading through Ch. 8. I have insufficent glandular tissue, and had only ever heard about it in relation to hormonal causes. Yet I always felt like “hormonal imbalance” was a diagnosis that didn’t fit me. Reading through Ch. 8 I learned that injuries to the breast during childhood and adolescence can also halt or impair breast development - and that fits me to a tee! So now I have confirmation that I need to focus on interventions to grow tissue, but really don’t need to concern myself with the hormonal imbalance piece. I hope this book is just as helpful for many other women out there.
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