Lactation Guide
Breastfeeding, honestly.
Whether you’re nursing, pumping, both, or struggling — the iPrego lactation guide is here. Forty evidence-based articles across five themes, every claim sourced, every page reviewed by Maureen Kelly, RN.
Sourced from ABM Clinical Protocols, ACOG, AAP, WHO, CDC, and LactMed. Reviewed by Maureen Kelly, RN.
Pick the part of the journey you’re in
Breastfeeding is five different jobs at once — biology, clinical management, your own health, the daily logistics, and the social weight that comes with all of it. We’ve organized our lactation content into five hubs so you can go straight to what you need today, then come back for the rest.
01 · BIOLOGY
How lactation actually works
Mammogenesis, lactogenesis, prolactin, oxytocin, colostrum, and the bioactive cargo in human milk. The biology behind every feed.
02 · CLINICAL
When something hurts
The mastitis spectrum, plugged ducts, engorgement, persistent pain, tongue-tie, thrush, oversupply, and delayed lactogenesis II — modernized clinical management.
03 · MATERNAL HEALTH
Your body, your meds, your choices
Birth control, medication safety via LactMed, surgery and anesthesia, infections (HIV, hepatitis), stress, and the diet you actually need.
04 · PRACTICAL
Pumping, storage, supplementing, returning to work
The golden hour, feeding cues, weight-loss nomograms, supplementation criteria, pump tech, flange sizing, milk storage, and the PUMP Act.
05 · SOCIO-EMOTIONAL
The weight nobody warns you about
Postpartum depression and the bidirectional link with feeding pain, formula marketing tactics, insufficient glandular tissue, IBCLC support, social determinants, and the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative.
Sources we trust
Every article in this guide is sourced from Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocols, ACOG, AAP, WHO, CDC, NIH LactMed, and peer-reviewed clinical literature.
This guide is medically reviewed by Maureen Kelly, RN — 20+ years across labor & delivery, postpartum, NICU, and pediatrics.