Numerous studies show that breast milk plays an important role in a baby's development and overall health, but for many women, breastfeeding can be difficult. In Breastfeeding Solutions, breastfeeding expert and bestselling coauthor of Breastfeeding Made Simple, Nancy Mohrbacher, provides mothers with the latest solutions to common breastfeeding challenges--including pain, pumping, and weaning--in a quick, easy-to-use format.

"Breastfeeding. The mere mention of it has many mothers wracked with anxiety (how will I manage with work, other kids, what if I don't make enough milk?) or guilt about not doing it (will I be hurting my child if I choose not to breastfeed? what will people think of me if I choose not to?). This hot-button issue is one we've talked about repeatedly in the media and in celebrity culture. Remember when Angelina Jolie posed for the cover of W nursing...

Provides information about nutrition and exercise, explains how lactation works, and offers advice to working mothers about breastfeeding.

Why is breastfeeding the optimal choice? What happens when my maternity leave is over? Whats the safest way to store pumped milk? The American Academy of Pediatrics answers these questions and many more in this invaluable resource to help you and your baby get the healthiest possible start. With everything new mothers need to know about breastfeeding, this fully revised and updated edition covers the very latest in research. Nursing mothers everywhere...

"Cutting-edge discoveries will help you: learn new info about how milk is made, determine if your supply is truly low, find the underlying cause, explore new ways to increase supply"--Page 1 of cover.

Since the rise of artificial formula, we have turned a biological process into a never-ending controversy: A mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son on the cover of Time magazine sets off a firestorm. Facebook takes down photos of women nursing, citing the content as "offensive." The Pope weighs in, urging mothers to nurse their children in church or elsewhere "without thinking twice." So how did we get here? What are the consequences of surrendering...

Through an intimate and artistic lens, MILK brings a universal perspective on the politics, commercialization and controversies surrounding birth and infant feeding over the canvas of stunningly beautiful visuals and poignant voices from around the globe. Inspiring, informative, provocative and sensitive, MILK celebrates bringing a new life into this world with a strong call to action and reflection.

This funny, relatable, and empathetic book for expectant parents shows that everyone knows what to expect during pregnancy . . . or do they? Full of vibrant illustrations, annotated diagrams, and first-hand accounts, Be Pregnant is a fun and comforting companion for this exciting (and highly anticipatory!) time in a pregnant person's life. Eugenia Viti's charming mix of insider info and humor provide a much-needed laugh."--

La nueva biblia de la lactancia para madres lactantes elaborada por los principales expertos en puericultura de América del Norte. En los últimos años, ha habido un enorme resurgimiento en el interés por la lactancia materna, ya que las mujeres han descubierto sus beneficios incomparables tanto para la madre como para el niño. Sin embargo, las madres primerizas a menudo carecen del apoyo y los conocimientos que necesitan para amamantar con éxito,...