Boost Your Breast Milk: An All-in-One Guide for Nursing Mothers to Build a Healthy Milk Supply


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I want to breastfeed my baby, but will I be able to? Every mom wants to produce enough nutritious milk for her tiny one—but many worry about low milk supply and other potential hurdles. In Boost Your Breast Milk, you’ll find the most up-to-date practices that support a healthy milk supply for baby and a healthy mom. Clear, calm advice on breastfeeding—preparing to nurse, latching techniques, when to feed, and more How to spot and manage the causes of low supply and milk slumps—from mastitis to your baby’s natural growth spurts What to eat when you’re nursing—from superfoods like avocado to naturally lactogenic (milk-boosting) foods like oats and papaya Plus, 75 recipes packed with goodness that the whole family can enjoy! A healthy beginning starts now!




Mother Food -


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This unique health guide, herbal guide, and cookbook for breastfeeding mothers draws on traditions from around the world. Focusing on pregnancy and the postpartum, the text explores lactogenic foods and herbs and how they enhance milk production, prevent postpartum depression, increase energy, promote gentle weight loss and detox, and more.




Making More Milk: The Breastfeeding Guide to Increasing Your Milk Production, Second Edition


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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. “Every drop of your milk is precious. Even small amounts have a unique mix of ingredients and immunities that continue to bolster your baby’s health in a way that no formula can ever match.” Worried about making enough milk for your baby? Get the help you need with this practical guide from two lactation experts. Since publication of this “low milk supply bible” a decade ago, new insights and better ways to maximize milk production have emerged, making this updated and expanded edition a must-have for anyone struggling with supply issues. Endorsed by La Leche League International and written by leading lactation consultants, Making More Milk offers effective strategies for both time-honored and innovative ways to make more milk, including new chapters on pregnancy and birth issues, foods and nutrition, and alternative therapies. Cutting-edge discoveries will help you learn: • How your body makes milk • If your supply is actually low • If your baby is getting enough milk • The underlying cause of your low milk supply • How to make more milk with effective methods targeted to the cause of poor supply • How to make more milk when returning to work or school, exclusively pumping, and in other special situations




Mother Food for Breastfeeding Mothers


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A breastfeeding mothers guide to diet and herbs, especially their impact on milk supply, a baby's digestion, colic, allergies, and overall development, as well as a mothers own health. Includes recipes and remedies, and also sections on herbal medicine, Ayurvedic merdicine and traditional Chinese medicine.




Eat to Feed


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Support breast milk supply and overall health with creative meals, snacks, and drinks For breastfeeding moms, "eating for two" continues long after the baby arrives. Eating well can be hard enough before there's a newborn in the house, but when moms experience dips in their milk supply, getting the right nourishment is key. In their debut cookbook, the founders of Oat Mama share eighty simple, delicious recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, deserts, snacks, and beverages. Eat to Feed is a warm, supportive, and inspiring resource for new mothers and mothers-to-be, featuring: Nutrient-dense whole foods and naturally lactogenic (milk-boosting) ingredients, such as oats, almonds, barley, and brewer's yeast. Helpful breastfeeding tips and advice on easy meal prep, building a healthy pantry, and sourcing ingredients. Recipes such as Healing Sipping Broth, Lactation Granola Bars, Baked Eggs with Yogurt and Dill, Chocolate Cherry Smoothie, and many more. More than seventy-five beautiful photographs.




Relactation: A Guide to Rebuilding Your Milk Supply


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Many mothers stop breastfeeding within the first 6 weeks, and many among them say that they wanted to breastfeed longer. This book is a guide to rebuilding your milk supply after a gap in breastfeeding. It doesn't matter whether you stopped breastfeeding a week or even several years ago. It doesn't matter if you want to return to breastfeeding the same baby, relactate to feed an adopted baby, or any other circumstance. The process is the same, and relactation IS possible. This book will guide you through: -The practical steps including expressing and information on medication which may help. -How to safely and slowly reduce bottles as your milk supply grows. -Tips for managing a pumping regime while also parenting and juggling day-to-day life. -Supporting the baby's return to the breast. Lucy Ruddle is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, a Breastfeeding Counsellor, and holds a diploma in child psychology. She began training in breastfeeding support after successfully relactating to breastfeed her eldest son. She has been supporting parents through the process of rebuilding their milk supplies for years and is passionate about helping mothers through the emotional side of relactation as well as the practical steps.




Global Malnutrition


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Global Malnutrition: Pathology and Complications addresses various types of malnutrition including deficiencies (undernutrition), excesses (overnutrition), and imbalances in a person's intake of nutrients. Malnutrition is considered a global health crisis causing various types of chronic diseases in humans. Malnutrition is very serious when affecting children as the result can be a lifetime of serious health problems. This book addresses the importance of combating undernutrition and overnutrition. It discusses the prevalence of nutritional disorders and epidemics; assesses nutritional requirements for various populations; and focuses on special populations most affected by nutritional disorders. Features: · Covers various diseases caused by poor diet and nutrition · Provides suggestions on preventing malnutrition by improving diet and nutrition · Discusses nutritional disorders and epidemics · Presents information on nutritional requirements in special populations · Contains clinical case studies with critical thinking questions and answers, clinical treatments, and costs Featuring an engaging writing style and excellent flow of material, Global Malnutrition: Pathology and Complications contains practical applications for use in clinical practice. It includes suggestions for improving diet and nutrition in order to prevent malnutrition. Figures enhance content, and questions at the end of the chapters with corresponding answers at the end of the book reinforce the subject matter.




Lactivate!


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Tackle breastfeeding challenges with confidence Breastfeeding moms will tell you the process comes with health and convenience benefits‚ and a million questions. Embrace your journey as a mother with this essential breastfeeding book at hand. 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 biological synchronization between you and your child. This breastfeeding book includes: First 90 days—Learn helpful information, like how to optimize your breast pump and how to monitor your milk supply. FAQ—When will your milk come in? Are there foods you can't eat? All your questions are answered. Helpful illustrations—Images explain important information like how your baby should latch, how to identify potential problems, and more. Find out if breastfeeding is right for you with the breastfeeding strategies and principles in Lactivate!




Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food


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A born food-lover, raised in California on Òthe best Mexican food in the countryÓ and her father's Òtraditional Southern soul food,Ó Alicia C. Simpson couldn't imagine giving up her favorite dishes to become vegan. Animal-free food might be healthier, but could it match the tastes of homeÑlike fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, or a bowl of chili? Three years after Alicia took the vegan plunge, Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food answers that question with a resounding Òyes!Ó Here is the essential cookbook for any of America's more than 6 million vegans who miss the down-home tastes they remember (or want to try), or for vegetarians and even meat-eaters who want to add more plant-based foods to their diets, but don't know where to start. Comfort-seeking cooks will find: Easy-to-prepare, animal-free versions of classics like Spicy Buffalo Bites, Ultimate Nachos, Baked Ziti and more65 delicious combinations for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with flavors from around the world, like ÒChinese Take-InÓ or ÒTijuana TorpedoÓEverything you need to know to start your vegan pantry, and why being vegan is easier, less expensive, and more delicious than you might think. With spirit and style, Alicia shows just how easyÑyes, and comfortingÑvegan food can be.




Your Guide to Breastfeeding


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Your Guide to Breastfeeding is an easy-to-read publication that provides women with information and support to help them breastfeed successfully. Pregnant and breastfeeding women, high-school age through adult, may find this illustrated guide helpful.