BreastandBottlefeeding.com

Helping moms learn to balance breast and bottlefeeding
Website companion to Balancing Breast and Bottle: Reaching Your Breastfeeding Goals

Section 1  FIRST THINGS FIRST
Chapter 1 Breastmilk is Best
Chapter 2  How to Breastfeed in a Nutshell
Childbirth Can Influence Breastfeeding * Waking the Baby for Feeding * Feeding Cues * Feeding Styles (with Baby-led Feeding) * Mother-led Feeding (with Interactive Feeding) * Outgrowing Careful Positioning * Frequency of Feeds * Evidence of a Good Feeding * Engorgement * When to Get Help
Chapter 3  Understanding Breastfeeding Lingo
Mom's Breast * Let-downs * Milk Composition * Milk Supply * Breastfeeding Suck * Growth Spurt * Nipple Preference
Chapter 4  Choosing and Using a Breast Pump
Unexpected Collecting * Choosing a Breast Pump * New or Used * Breast Pump Packaging * Proper Fit * Tips for Optimal Use of Your Breast Pump * Your Milk
 
Section 2  ARTIFICIAL NIPPLES
Chapter 5   Language of Bottles
Parts of a Bottle* Parts of a Nipple * Other Common Terms
Chapter 6   Getting Started
Preferred Age of Baby * Who Introduces the Bottle * Which Shapes to Try First * The First Bottle Introduction * Finding a Free hand * Dripping and Breastfeeding
Chapter 7   Selection Made SIMPLE
SIMPLE Method * Select a Nipple * Interest Baby * Maintain a Wide Latch * Position of Tongue * Lips * Effortless Swallow
Chapter 8   Evaluating Bottle-feeding Difficulties
Bottle Placement * Check Flow * Bottle-Nipple Shape * Position of Tongue * Lips * Extra Caution with Certain Nipple Shapes * Crying babies * Combining Brands
Chapter 9   Practice Using a Bottle Nipple
Practicing * Make Bottle-Feeding More Like Breastfeeding * Length of Feeding * Changing Nipple Size/Flow Rate * Weaning 
Chapter 10   Pacifiers
Choosing * Using * Weaning
 
Section 3   EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR MILK
Chapter 11   Storing Your Milk
How Long * Container Choice * Stockpiling Your Milk 
Chapter 12   Using Your Milk
Fresh, Room Temperature * Fresh, Refrigerated * Frozen * Donor Milk * Breastmilk Substitute (Formula) * Warming
Chapter 13   Your Milk Supply

Maintaing Your Supply * Boosting Your Supply * Persistent Low Supply

SECTION 4   PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Chapter 14   Your Workday
At Home * Dropping Your Baby Off * Pumping Scenarios * Cleaning Up
Chapter 15   Your Baby's Day
Bottle brand * First Morning Bottle * Estimating Quantity * Avoiding Leftovers * Less Than a Full Supply * When Milk Spills * Last Bottle at Daycare 
 
SECTION 5   OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
Chapter 16   Refusing the Breast or Bottle
Refusing the Breast * Refusing the Bottle
Chapter 17   Sleep Like a Baby
Chapter 18   Ways to Delay Weaning
Epilogue   Of Monkeys and Mothers
Appendices
Appendix A
Recommended Breastfeeding Books
Appendix B
Breastfeeding Helpers
Appendix C
"Slow-Flow" Rankings
Appendix D
Checklist for Work 
Appendix E
Communication with Child Care Provider
Appendix F
Estimated Quantity of Breastmilk
 
 
 
Appendix G
Checklist for Overcoming a Bottle Nipple Strike
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