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The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk Review

Great resource for helping mothers increase breastmilk supply
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The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk Review (The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk)
The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk
Credit: Diana West, BA, IBCLC and Lisa Marasco, MA, IBCLC
Price:  $20 List
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Manufacturer:   Diana West, BA, IBCLC and Lisa Marasco, MA, IBCLC
By Juliet Spurrier, MD ⋅ Mom-in-Chief  ⋅  Oct 26, 2015

Our Analysis

Written by co-authors and expert lactation consultants Diana West and Lisa Marasco with a foreward by Martha Sears, RN, The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk is officially recommended by La Leche League. Published in 2008, it is a compilation of lactation research (published in 2008) with helpful, straightforward suggestions on how to increase supply.

A few helpful dietary galactagogues are fenugreek and blessed thistle contained in Organic Mother's Milk Tea by Traditional Medicinals and oatmeal included in Milkmakers Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Lactation Cookies.

Diana West, IBCLC, is a board certified lactation consultant in private practice and author of Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery.

Lisa Marasco, M.A., IBCLC, is a board certified lactation consultant both in private practice and for WIC and contributing author to the Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice.

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  • Easy to read and understand
  • Provides many suggestions and helpful information

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Juliet Spurrier, MD