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10 Reasons to breastfeed your baby Cost Benefits of Breastfeeding Breastfeeding Benefits: How They Add Up American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on breastfeeding Breastfeeding associated with better health for moms Breastfeeding may be one protective factor against postpartum illness - "A more recent research focus has been the area of prolactin activity during the puerperium. Prolactin levels form a reverse curve of the estrogen and progesterone levels during the postpartum period, with low levels occurring immediately after delivery and increasing to a high level plateau by the first week after birth. It is reasonable to assume a possible relationship exists between the decline of breast-feeding in the U.S., the rapid decline in prolactin in mothers who do not breast-feed and postpartum depression. This relationship is important and requires more research. (Kruckman & Smith, 1998) The first two weeks at home with baby Proper Positioning and Latch on Skills Latching - diagrams on how to latch your baby Establishing Your Milk Supply: Starting Out Right Is my baby getting enough milk? Breastfeeding Basics - many articles A women's guide to breastfeeding by the American Academy of Pediatrics USA
Buying milk storage bags, bottles and accessories for pumping etc Mothers Milk Mate - the safe and convenient alternative to plastic bags for storing breast milk.
If you have more questions about how a drug you are taking may affect your breast milk or your baby, call the UCSD information service at (900) 288-8273, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time, Monday to Friday ($3 for the first minute, $2 for every additional minute). Breastfeeding Basics: Weaning / Relactation The Breastfeeding Answer Book : Expanded by Nancy Mohrbacher, Julie Stock, Hugh D. Riordan The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Anwar Fazal (La Leche League International) The Breastfeeding Book : Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning by Martha Sears R.N., William Sears M.D. How Weaning Happens by Diane Bengson Nursing Mother, Working Mother by Gale Pryor Breastfeeding Your Premature Baby by Gwen Gotsch
The WHO/ UNICEF international code of breastfeeding adopted 1981
BREASTFEEDING MOMS Please get help immediately if you need advice about breastfeeding or pumping (expressing milk), or if you experiencing any pain during nursing. GET HELP AT THE FIRST SIGN Where to get help.. Contact La Leche League International |
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The feasibility of telephone counseling for Moms with PPD will be assessed individually and is dependent on severity of symptoms and risk. If I determine that you need to be seen in person, then I will act as a consultant or coach, educating and assisting you and your family to find the appropriate medical, mental and support services in your area.
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As a psychotherapist, postpartum counselor and mother's coach, Kim Richardson specializes in helping and supporting all moms who are stressed and overwhelmed. She works with new mothers during pregnancy, adoption, fertility and early motherhood and has specialized in treatment, education and diagnosis of postpartum depression. |
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