The Other Baby Book
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    • Excerpt
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  • Blog
  • Megan and Miriam
  • What People Are Saying
    • Endorsements
    • Press
  • Beyond the Book
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Milk: Recommended Resources

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding is La Leche League’s definitive text on breastfeeding. It offers support from pregnancy through toddlerhood. The book also includes troubleshooting tips for bumps in the road. Its encouraging message: breastfeeding is a joyful, rewarding experience, and all women should be fully supported in their desire to nurse.

Breastfeeding Made Simple by Nancy Mohrbacher is a must-read for pregnant women. Mohrbacher sorts through all the myths and misconceptions about nursing and motherhood in general.

Nursing Mother’s Companion by Kathleen Huggins supports those who want to breastfeed. It’s a pithy instruction manual for nursing mamas.

Nursing Mother, Working Mother by Gayle Pryor provides practical suggestions from maintaining supply to dealing with your rights as a breastfeeding mother.

KellyMom.com is a breastfeeding and parenting website founded by Kelly Bonyata, IBCLC. Any possible breastfeeding question you may have is likely addressed accurately on her site. 

 
Mother-to-Mother Support Groups

Breastfeeding USA: www.breastfeedingusa.org

La Leche League International: www.llli.org

Nursing Mother’s Council: www.nursingmothers.org