Breast Feeding Guide

[Chris Elias28]

This Breastfeeding Guide is brought to you by Motherwear

In honor of Breast Feeding Week, we will be featuring a couple chapters a week in the month of August on Motherwear's Breastfeeding Guide.  We give a special thanks to Motherwear for sharing this material with us. 

You can download the first two chapters below:

Breast Feeding Guide-Section1.pdf 509k .pdf file

Section 1: Why Breastfeed.  Benefits- Good for Baby, Good for Mother

Breast Feeding Guide- Section2.pdf 573k .pdf file

Section 2: How Your Body Makes Milk

Stay tuned, there will be more great content to come!

Interested in more breastfeeding resources?  Motherwear has a myriad of resources.  Visit Motherwear for great nursing bras & clothing and breastfeeding resources. 

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[Mothering]

Hi Moms,

Here are the next two Chapters in the Breast Feeding Guide, compliments of Motherwear

Section 3:

• Getting Started
• Support & Resources

Breast Feeding Guide- Section 3.pdf 702k .pdf file

Section 4: 

• Nursing in Public
• Nursing Wardrobe
• Support and Resources 

Breast Feeding Guide- Section 4.pdf 601k .pdf file

[Chris Elias28]

Here are the last two chapters of the Motherwear Breastfeeding Guide. We hope you find these helpful. 

Visit Motherwear.com for more helpful hints on breastfeeding and nursing clothing & bras.  

Section5.pdf 722k .pdf file

Section 5 "Returning to Work" Download

• Plan ahead
• Approaching employer
• Locate a substitute caregiver
• Take care of yourself
• Maintain your milk supply
• Where to express
• Store your milk
• Select a pump
• Hand expression
• Support and resources

Section6.pdf 637k .pdf file

Section 6 "Overcoming Challenges" Download

• Sore nipples
• Engorgement
• Hand expression
• Positioning
• Latching on
• Flat or inverted nipples
• Nipple confusion
• Plugged duct
• Mastitis
• Nursing strike
• Thrush
• Interruptions in breastfeeding
• Medications
• Support and resources