Breastfeeding can feel overwhelming, especially in those early weeks when you're learning to latch, wondering if your baby is getting enough, and running on little sleep. This calm, evidence-based guide walks you through exactly what to expect from day one through week six. You'll find clear, step-by-step instructions on achieving a deep latch, boosting your milk supply, and recognizing your baby's hunger cues. It also provides gentle guidance for navigating common challenges like engorgement, nipple pain, and cluster feeding, plus practical tips for pumping, storing milk, and involving your partner. Warm, non-judgmental, and rooted in the latest recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Mayo Clinic, this book helps you build confidence and protect your own wellbeing during the most intense weeks of new parenthood. Part of The New Parent Library.
About the author
Adeline Pierce is a writer who creates calm, plain-language field guides for new and expecting parents. With an unhurried, reassuring voice, she focuses on making the early years easier to understand and gentler to live through. Her guides distill mainstream pediatric and developmental understanding into simple, practical steps any family can use. She is especially drawn to the quiet daily practices — noticing, soothing, connecting — that help a family grow close. She lives by the coast, where she keeps a long-running journal.
