Summary of Diane Wiessinger, Diana West & Teresa Pitman's The Womanly Art Of Breastfeeding

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 La Leche League meetings are held with pregnant women, mothers with new babies, and moms with older babies or children. They discuss questions and answers them with research. This chapter addresses the questions pregnant mothers often have about breastfeeding.
#2 Breastfeeding is more than just a way to feed your baby. It’s the way you’re designed to begin your mothering experience. However, it can be difficult for some women to breastfeed, and this is where La Leche League can help you.
#3 The milk your body produces is unlike any other. It has every vitamin, mineral, and other nutritional element that your baby’s body needs, and it changes subtly through the meal, day, and year to match subtle changes in your baby’s requirements.
#4 The mechanics of breastfeeding are also important. When your baby breastfeeding, the muscles in his jaws are exercised and massaged in a way that causes the bones in his face and jaw to develop more fully.

Sujets

• breastfeeding

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 13 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781669353119
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Diane Wiessinger and Diana West & Teresa Pitman's The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
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#1

La Leche League meetings are held with pregnant women, mothers with new babies, and moms with older babies or children. They discuss questions and answers them with research. This chapter addresses the questions pregnant mothers often have about breastfeeding.

#2

Breastfeeding is more than just a way to feed your baby. It’s the way you’re designed to begin your mothering experience. However, it can be difficult for some women to breastfeed, and this is where La Leche League can help you.

#3

The milk your body produces is unlike any other. It has every vitamin, mineral, and other nutritional element that your baby’s body needs, and it changes subtly through the meal, day, and year to match subtle changes in your baby’s requirements.

#4

The mechanics of breastfeeding are also important. When your baby breastfeeding, the muscles in his jaws are exercised and massaged in a way that causes the bones in his face and jaw to develop more fully.

#5

Breastfeeding is the natural next step in the reproduction sequence: pregnancy → birth → lactation. It helps many women lose weight readily, and it protects them against breast, uterine, and cervical cancer.

#6

The claim that breastfeeding reduces the risk of infection, illness, and disease is false. It doesn’t add IQ points, and it produces normal good health and normal IQ. When babies aren’t breastfed, they are at increased risk for all those short- and long-term illnesses and diseases.

#7

There is a surge of hormones in your body when you breastfeed that makes you feel loving and nurturing, and these hormones help you recover from the emotional and physical stress of birth.

#8

Breastfeeding eases you into your role as a mother. It allows you to get to know your baby’s body and his personality better than anyone else. It develops your confidence and mothering skills day by day.

#9

Breastfeeding is a versatile mothering tool that allows you to take little breaks throughout your busy day. It is efficient and easy, and you’ll never have to worry about spoiling your milk or having a shortage of formula.

#10

It doesn’t matter what size your nipples and breasts are. Most babies can give you a hickey or bruise by just sucking on your neck, and they don’t usually need an ideal nipple to latch, just a little matching of parts.

#11

Your baby is born with the instinct to breastfeed. He has many innate reflexes designed to help him do it well, even if his birth was difficult or problems arose. You provide the access and support your baby needs.

#12

Nipple pain and damage are not normal. They are a sign that something is wrong, and should be addressed. Nipple pain and damage are not normal in humans or cats, and should be addressed.

#13

It’s natural to worry about your milk supply, and if you don’t have enough, but most mothers are able to make enough milk. If you don’t have a full milk supply, you can still breastfeed successfully.

#14

The World Health Organization and many national pediatric associations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for about six months, with solid foods gradually added and breastfeeding continuing for at least two years.

#15

Bras are not a health necessity for breastfeeding mothers. If you’re happy wearing one, stay wearing one. If you like wearing one, figure that whatever you wore in your last trimester will probably fit after your baby is born, though your cup size may run a bit bigger for the first couple of months.

#16

If you won’t be separated regularly, you don’t need a pump. If you want to have one for unexpected separations or the occasional night out with your partner, hand expression or a good-quality manual pump may be all you need.

#17

The nursing stool is not necessary, and may even be uncomfortable for some mothers. It can be a commercial product, a thick book, or a diaper bag crossbar. As you become more experienced, you’ll find other ways to get comfortable.

#18

Baby wearing is a great tool to have when you are out and about. It allows you to keep your hands free, and your baby is secure against your body.

#19

As your breasts grow, they will become more tender, and you will notice them changing in size and shape. They will begin to have visible blue veins, and your areolae, the dark area around your nipples, may be getting darker and possibly larger.

#20

All women, especially pregnant and nursing mothers, should move their breasts at least twice a day. This has many benefits, including improved lymph drainage to remove toxins and improve the immune system.

#21

The last three months of pregnancy are a great time to learn hand expression. Even though it’s usually just drops, learning how to hand-express is a skill that may come in handy in the months to come.

#22

The hormonal wall that held back milk production comes down when your placenta is delivered. The alveoli continue to secrete colostrum for the first few days, pulling in additional water and many other elements. Your supply won’t increase much from about one month on.

#23

Your milk production will start to work on a supply and demand system. The more milk you take out, the more milk you’ll be able to produce for your baby. The system is built to work even with a rough start, but getting started well helps a lot.

#24

You must decide that you are going to breastfeed, not just try to breastfeed. This is the most important step in becoming a breastfeeding mother. With this book in your hands, you have all the information you need to become a breastfeeding mother.

#25

Everyone will want to help you breastfeed your baby. But commercial companies put their own bottom line first, friends think their own experiences are how it always works, and not all websites or books will suit your style.

#26

The most important thing you can do for your breastfeeding journey is to join a supportive community. The statistics show that most new mothers stop breastfeeding within weeks or months, and not having the support network they needed was often the reason why.

#27

Humans are typically found in tribes or villages, and we are not like bears, who are happy to live alone in their caves. We are more like elephants, who crave the company of other elephants.

#28

La Leche League can be one cornerstone of your network. They provide support and information for breastfeeding mothers, and help address any concerns or questions you may have.

#29

Partners are crucial to your breastfeeding journey, and they can provide you with support and information. They can help you connect with the support and information you need, but they don’t need to solve breastfeeding problems themselves.

#30

It is important to have a partner who is willing to be a buffer between you and other relatives and friends who may be uninformed or even opposed to breastfeeding.

#31

Help your wife out with the baby’s care, and help her get dinner ready. Don’t pressure her to do more than she can handle, and remind her that this part is temporary. Most women feel it takes at least six weeks to get used to motherhood.

#32

Where do you find this kind of network. Your local LLL Group may offer an e-mail list that you can join, or your prenatal class may create one that allows you to stay connected after your babies are born.

#33

If you can afford it, you can hire support. Postpartum doulas, for example, are available in many communities. They will come into your home for several hours a day to help with housework and basic baby care.

#34

It's important to have a community of people who support you and understand what you are going through. This doesn't mean you have to agree with them, but it does mean they understand you.

#35

Do not let negative voices influence your decisions when it comes to your health care provider. Most doctors these days believe that they are supportive of breastfeeding, but if they make suggestions to breastfeed less or use formula as the first approach to a problem, you can always shop around.

#36

Women often breastfeed their children with a very small network behind them at first. But the pleasure of a playgroup, a knowledgeable and enthusiastic doctor, an experienced mom who can share her insights, and a teenage girl who can play with the baby sometimes as you take a shower can be extremely helpful.

#37

Don’t forget that your baby is part of your support system. He gives you an excuse to leave parties or end phone conversations whenever you want, but he also gives you a confidence you never had and an ability to make solid decisions.

#38

The process of childbirth is a complex hormonal sequence that sets us and our babies up to take on our new roles with confidence and enthusiasm, but it can be disrupted too much and make both early motherhood and breastfeeding harder.

#39

Labor is an effort-based pain, unlike injury-based pain. It is your unmedicated muscles that are doing the work, and you get a break after every surge of work.

#40

The uterus does everything it can to keep the baby inside, which is why attempts to induce labor with Pitocin often fail. If the induction requires many hours of IV fluids, the added fluids may increase breast engorgement in the mother and weight loss in the baby.

#41

A doula is a trained labor support person who can provide as much physical comfort as, and far more emotional comfort than, any medication. She can be your single best ally in creating a memorable, smooth, and exhilarating experience.

#42

Epidurals, like all medications, can affect your baby through the placenta. They can slow down your labor, and they may cause