Authors: Kathleen Huggins
ISBN-13: 9781558323049, ISBN-10: 155832304X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard Common Press, The
Date Published: February 2005
Edition: REV
Breastfeeding may be natural, but it is not always instinctive. The 20th Anniversary Edition of this classic guide to breastfeeding, beloved by a generation of women, has been completely revised and updated to provide even more practical, reassuring advice and support for today's expectant and nursing mothers. Easy-reference survival guides help identify and resolve problems at each stage. An appendix on drug safety is a unique feature among breastfeeding books.
Most books about breastfeeding are heavy on nursing's mystical rewards and light on actual technique. Huggins, a maternal nurse and professional lactation consultant, corrects the imbalance with a lucid, trouble-shooting guide, in which she points out that while nursing is unquestionably the healthiest, most natural way to feed babies, it is not always blissful for the mother. The author tackles various common and uncommon complaints about breastfeeding from inadequate milk supply, breast pain, engorgement and fussy babies to infections, allergies and breast-milk jaundice that could affect the child. In a chapter on nursing mothers who work outside of the home, Huggins offers an instructive review of breast pumps. Her reassuring, practical suggestions make this book an excellent informational companion. (February)
Foreword | ||
Preface | ||
Introduction | 1 | |
1 | Looking Forward: Preparation during Pregnancy | 9 |
2 | Off to a Good Start: The First Week | 25 |
3 | Special Mothers, Special Babies | 75 |
4 | The Learning Period: The First Two Months | 99 |
5 | Traveling Together, Being Apart | 137 |
6 | The Reward Period: From Two to Six Months | 157 |
7 | Nursing the Older Baby and Toddler | 173 |
Appendix A: Resources for Nursing Mothers | 195 | |
Appendix B: Determining Babies' Milk Needs during the First Six Weeks | 200 | |
Appendix C: The Safety of Drugs during Breastfeeding | 203 | |
Selected References | 228 | |
Suggested Supplementary Reading | 231 | |
Index | 233 |