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

Foreword by Kelly Bonyata (KellyMom)

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I:Investigating Your Milk Supply

            Chapter 1:Understanding Your Milk Factory

            Chapter 2:What’s Normal and What’s Not

            Chapter 3:How Do I Know If There Really Is a Problem?

Part II:Making the Most of What You Have

            Chapter 4:Supplementing Made Simple

            Chapter 5:Blasting Off to a Great Start

Part III:Investigating Causes of Low Milk Production

            Chapter 6:Is It Something I’m Doing?

            Chapter 7:Is It My Diet?

            Chapter 8:Is It Something About My Pregnancy or Birth?

            Chapter 9:Is It Something My Baby Is Doing?

            Chapter 10: Is It Something About My Breasts?

            Chapter 11: Is It My Hormones?

            Chapter 12: Is My Letdown Reflex Letting Me Down?

Part IV:Increasing Milk Production

            Chapter 13: Move That Milk! Pump It Up!

            Chapter 14: What the Galactagogue? Milk-Boosting Medications, Foods, and Herbs

            Chapter 15: Making More Milk When You Return to Work or School

            Chapter 16: Making More Milk in Special Situations

            Chapter 17: Thinking Outside of the Box: Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Part V:Surviving the Present and Planning for the Future

            Chapter 18: Coping with Low Milk Supply

            Chapter 19: What About Next Time?

References

Index

About the Authors

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“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.”

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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