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Tackle breastfeeding challenges with clear info and confidence
Breastfeeding moms will tell you milk makin' comes with health and convenience benefits-and a million questions. Lactivate! is a judgment-free advice book with the latest knowledge of breastfeeding, supporting you to make the best decisions for yourself and your family.
From solving everyday breastfeeding problems to clearing a plugged milk duct, this guide will help you create the ultimate...
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The Definitive Guide to Breastfeeding Your Baby. Breastfeeding may be natural, but it may also be more challenging than you expect. Some mothers encounter doubts and difficulties, from struggling with the first few feedings to finding a gentle and loving way to comfortably wean from the breast. This second edition of Breastfeeding Made Simple is an essential guide to breastfeeding that every new and expectant mom should own-a comprehensive resource...
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For myriad reasons, breastfeeding is a fraught issue among mothers in the U.S. and other industrialized nations, and breastfeeding advocacy in particular remains a source of contention for feminist scholars and activists. Breastfeeding raises many important concerns surrounding gendered embodiment, reproductive rights and autonomy, essentializing discourses and the struggle against biology as destiny, and public policies that have the potential to...
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Have Milk, Will Travel: Adventures in Breastfeeding reveals the lighter side of nursing and throws a lifeline to mothers in the thick of lactation. Knowing that other mothers struggle to breastfeed, go to extreme lengths to regulate milk supply, or even unwittingly pump breast milk while on the radio, readers can be assured that they are not alone in having lost all modesty and that, in fact, they may be doing better than most. With a foreword written...
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This ebook explains the details, benefits, and effects of breastfeeding using a pump.
The more milk you pump, the more milk you produce. Mothers using pumps to collect breast milk should practice good hygiene. Breast-feeding is a commitment. If you're pumping, follow simple tips for maintaining your milk supply, from pumping often to drinking plenty of fluids.
There are various kinds of pumps, which mothers can opt to use based on their budgets,...
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Breast or Bottle? is the first scholarly examination of the shift in breastfeeding recommendations occurring over the last half century. Through a close analysis of scientific and medical controversies and a critical examination of the ways in which medical beliefs are communicated to the public, Amy Koerber exposes layers of shifting arguments and meaning that inform contemporary infant-feeding advocacy and policy. Whereas the phrase breast or bottle...
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Tired parents … crying baby … tired parents … crying baby. It doesn't have to be that way; the cycle can be broken! When you're a new parent, well-meaning friends and relatives may delight in sharing with you their own woeful tales of sleep deprivation, endless crying and frazzled nerves. What may not occur to you in the midst of all this unsolicited advice is that babyhood can be enjoyable and wonderful. Educating yourself with the right information...
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Breastfeeding and breastmilk provide all the nutrients and antibodies to give babies the very best start, with health benefits for babies and mothers. Research shows that as the backbone of early nutrition, breastfeeding is also a key influence on adult health, intellect and longevity. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that every child should be exclusively breastfed for six months, with partial breastfeeding continuing until two years...
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Breastfeeding can be and usually is a pleasant experience for the mother and the baby. Even if you are a first time mother, you can enjoy breast feeding. Like any other thing you wish to and can do in your life, you need to be aware of various possible issues.
Find out:- How to be prepared for breastfeeding- Different breastfeeding position- Special concern when breastfeeding- Breastfeeding common problems- And many more!
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A systemic issue in the United States contributes to Black/Indigenous women having the lowest breastfeeding rates in the country. These low rates have a negative effect on infant and maternal health outcomes over a lifetime. Misinformation and cultural biases create ongoing cycles that perpetuate the myth that breastfeeding is not normal or necessary.
This written guide will break those cycles for our daughters and mothers on their breastfeeding...
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Aclamamos "¡Lactancia, sí!" en las redes sociales y con nuestras amigas con orgullo feminista, pero a las tres de la mañana puede que estés pegándote contra la pared diciendo, "Oh, dios, ¿qué he hecho"? Intelectualmente, sabemos que es lo mejor para nuestros bebés, e instintivamente, muchas de nosotras queremos lograrlo. Sin embargo, nuestra ensoñación durante el embarazo no nos prepara para el dolor, la frustración, la autocrítica y el...
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Finally! Answers to your most urgent questions in an easy-to-use format!
Based on questions posed by thousands of real mothers, this A-to-Z guide has a practical, realistic view of how nursing fits into a modern woman's life.
First-time mothers and breastfeeding veterans will find answers to more than 300 questions -- from the most common to the most particular.
How to know the effect of what you eat and drink on your breastmilk -- from antihistamines...
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In the world of pediatric care, sleep safety guidelines are controversial and often misguided. Health professionals broadly discourage all forms of cosleeping, which, along with the potentially devastating consequences, makes deciding how and where your baby should sleep both confusing and frightening. Parents, who cherish the closeness, security, and warmth of cosleeping are finding themselves conflicted, concerned, and exhausted.
Cosleeping, a...
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Now in full color! Ahora a todo color!
Si bien la lactancia materna usualmente se considera un tema de la mujer, los hombres tienen un papel crucial, no sólo en alentar a sus parejas a amamantar, pero también en ayudar a crear una cultura en la cual la lactación materna es visible, aceptada y valorada. Este folleto altamente divertido les da a los hombres las respuestas a los temas que más les preocupan.
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La lactancia humana está rodeada de mitos y prejuicios que generan diferentes dudas en las madres y sus familiares. Con el fin de resolver dichas inquietudes, esta guía brinda herramientas para el inicio y continuidad de la lactancia, la prevención y solución de los problemas del amamantamiento, y el desarrollo oromotor y comunicativo de los niños. Con base en los aportes teóricos de profesionales de la salud y la experiencia de las autoras...
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Imagine you have 6 months old twins. One of them falls asleep without an issue, but the other one requires being swaddled and much more rocking to fall asleep. You're following the same routine and strategy, and then what on earth is wrong with your little angel who keeps you awake all through the night?
Whether you've embraced motherhood just now or you're enjoying your time with your baby for a few months now, the chances are you're constantly...
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Working as a midwife in hospitals of all kinds, I came find that many women were coming into the labor ward ill prepared to have their baby. And the time I had with them in hospital after the birth was not nearly enough to teach them everything they needed to know about their precious newborn. So, I decided to write down everything I know in one handy place, so that if you're having a baby or just had one a few days ago, you can flip to the part you...
19) The Natural Path
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If it's natural, it can still hurt you.
If you want to rely less on chemicals for food, medicine, and cleaning and beauty supplies, don't learn the hard way that some 'natural' products may be dangerous for you or your family.
Author Porche Berry dove into a deeper exploration of natural health after discovering her child's sensitivity to pharmaceuticals and following a close call with an essential oil. However, she had begun watching nutrition...
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Lactancia humana. Guía para profesionales registra la experiencia de la formulación e implementación del proyecto "Promoción y prevención: lactancia humana" en ocho capítulos que abordan diferentes fenómenos relacionados con la lactancia humana y describen el planteamiento, el desarrollo, los resultados y las experiencias del equipo profesional y los participantes del proyecto. Como un material didáctico útil para procesos de educación comunitaria...
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