Health & Fitness - Breastfeeding

The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Confidently Starting Solids from 6-12 months, Published by the American Academy of Pediatrics Written by the diverse team of experienced medical professionals and starting solids experts at 101 before one, this practical, research-backed comprehensive resource guides parents on how...

Getting a baby fed is one of the most important tasks for a new parent. With straightforward advice and evidence-based reasoning, lactation consultant Victoria Facelli introduces her modern approach in Feed the Baby. Both bottle and breast are welcomed as equally valuable tools. Based...

With straightforward advice and evidence-based reasoning, lactation consultant Victoria Facelli introduces her modern approach to newborn nutrition. In Feed the Baby, both bottle and breast are presented as equally valuable tools. She provides the science behind the methods, explaining how milks are made and...

A breast surgeon's straightforward, scientific breastfeeding advice for your baby--the only evidence-based guide new parents need to navigate challenges with low milk supply, mastitis, and more. Breastfeeding advice is everywhere--and much of it is confusing, contradictory, and based on outdated ideas. The result? Endless...

Everything you need to know to make breastfeeding a joyful, natural, and richly fulfilling experience for both you and your baby Drawing on her decades of experience in caring for pregnant women, mothers, and babies, Ina May Gaskin explores the health and psychological benefits...

Tackle breastfeeding challenges with clear info and confidenceBreastfeeding 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...

Pocket Guide for Lactation Management, Fourth Edition continues to be an essential resource for new and experienced lactation care providers, midwives, women's health providers, pediatric care providers and other clinicians who provide care to breastfeeding families. Convenient and easy-to-use, it offers problem solving and...

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...

An all-new edition of the book breastfeeding mothers have relied on for generations is here! For many years, La Leche League has set the standard for supporting families in the art of breastfeeding. This new edition brings that support to today's parents, with up-to-date...

The perfect baby book for new moms and dads! You've just had a baby. Everything is perfect. Then the hospital sends you home--without an instruction manual... Baby expert Gina Ford comes to the rescue with her newly revised hour-by-hour, week-by-week guide. One of Great...

The essential postpartum recovery guide and cookbook to help new moms replenish their bodies with 100+ easy, nutrient-packed recipes, plus meal plans and shopping lists The postpartum period brings major physical and emotional changes for new moms. While caring for a newborn is difficult,...

The award-winning, practical, relatable, and humorous guide to surviving the difficult, awkward, and rewarding job of being a breastfeeding, working mom. Meet the frenemy of every working, breastfeeding mother: the breast pump. Many women are beyond "breast is best" and on to figuring out...

A feeding aversion (also called feeding refusal, strike, or phobia) is a fear of feeding. Babies can display signs of a feeding aversion from around 8 weeks of age. A feeding-averse baby can be hungry and yet scream and refuse to eat, or refuse...