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THE BREASTFEEDING MOTHER'S GUIDE TO MAKING MORE MILK

Milk supply is a huge concern to nursing moms, especially if the baby has trouble latching on or once the mother starts to spend time away from the baby. Myths (such as drinking a glass of beer everyday) and supplements abound, but there has so far been no credible source of complete information. Until now!

Endorsed by La Leche League, the best-known breastfeeding advocacy organization, THE BREASTFEEDING MOTHER'S GUIDE TO MAKING MORE MILK (McGraw-Hill; January 2009; Paperback: $17.95) is the ultimate reference for nursing mothers who are concerned about milk supply. It helps them find out if there really is a problem, what the problem is, and what really works - from authors who are leading experts on this topic. Diana West, IBCLC, and Lisa Marasco, M.A., IBCLC, offer new ideas for increasing milk supply including alternative ways to pump, methods to create more milk ejections, herbs, homeopathy, and chiropractics. The book includes a foreword by Martha Sears, RN.

The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk is a comprehensive exploration of the many facets of low milk supply, including new discoveries about the way the breast makes milk and how babies contribute, the latest research about causes, and innovative ways to increase milk supply.

• Learn what's normal and what's not when you're not sure if you're making enough
• Find out for sure if baby is getting enough
• Learn how to supplement without undermining your supply
• Maximize your milk production capability
• Identify the cause of your low supply
• Discover the most effective ways to increase your supply
• Learn how to make more milk and avoid pitfalls when you go back to work, exclusively pump, or have a preemie or multiples
• Learn about relactation or inducing milk supply for an adopted or surrogate-born baby
• Work through your emotions about low supply

The book is divided into five parts:
• Part I: Investigating Your Milk Supply
• Part II: Making the Most of What You Have
• Part III: Investigating Causes of Low Milk Production
• Part IV: Increasing Milk Production
• Part V: Surviving the Present and Planning for the Future

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Diana West, IBCLC, is a board certified lactation consultant in private practice and author of Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery and Clinician's Breastfeeding Triage Tool as well as co-author of Breastfeeding After Breast and Nipple Procedures. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology, is a retired La Leche League Leader, and is administrator of the popular BFAR.org, LowMilkSupply.org, and LactSpeak.com Websites. She mothers her three charming, breastfed sons in partnership with her husband, Brad, in their home in the picturesque mountains of western New Jersey.

Lisa Marasco, M.A., IBCLC, has worked with breastfeeding mothers for over 20 years -- first as a La Leche League Leader and then becoming internationally board certified in 1993. She holds an MA in Human Development with specialization in Lactation and is recognized for her expertise in milk production. Lisa is a contributing author to the Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice and continues to research, write, and speak as she pursues answers to milk supply mysteries. She has four adult children and lives with her husband, Tom, on the California coast where she consults both in private practice and for Santa Barbara County WIC.

THE BREASTFEEDING MOTHER'S GUIDE TO MAKING MORE MILK by Diana West, IBCLC, and Lisa Marasco, M.A., IBCLC.; McGraw-Hill; January 2009; Paperback: $17.95; 278 pages; ISBN-10: 0-07-159857-X; ISBN-13: 978-0-07-159857-6.

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