The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers: The Most Comprehensive Problem-solving Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North America

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Three Rivers Press, 2006 - Family & Relationships - 345 pages
An Amazing Resource for Nursing Moms

Although breastfeeding is the natural and healthy way to nourish your baby, it’s not always easy. Many new mothers are scared away from nursing because of difficulty getting started and lack of information about what to do when things don’t go as planned. In this fully revised and updated edition of The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers, two of today’s foremost lactation experts help new mothers overcome their fears, doubts, and practical concerns about one of the most special ways a mother can bond with her baby.

In this comprehensive guide, Dr. Jack Newman, a leading authority on infant care, and Teresa Pitman, a La Leche League leader for more than twenty years, give you the facts about breastfeeding and provide solutions for the common problems that arise. Filled with the same practical advice that made the first edition a must-have for nursing moms, the new edition features updates on:

• Achieving a good latch

• What to do if your baby refuses the breast

• Avoiding sore nipples

• Ensuring your baby gets enough milk

• Feeding a colicky baby

• Breastfeeding premature and special-needs babies
 

Contents

Introduction
1
THE NORMAL WAY TO FEED A BABY
7
Why Breastfeeding Is Important
9
Finding Good Breastfeeding Help
18
The Sale and Promotion of Infant Formula
26
IIAN OUNCE OF PREVENTION
41
Getting Off to the Best Start
43
COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
60
Maternal Illness and Breastfeeding
208
Sick Babies Premature Babies Special Babies
223
Adoption Breast Surgeries Relactation
255
YOU AND YOUR BREASTFED BABY
275
Breastfeeding and Other Foods
277
Yours and Your Babys
289
Breastfeeding and Family Relationships
297
Breastfeeding and MotherBaby Separation
303

Not Enough Milk
63
Sore Nipples
100
Sore Breasts
121
Jaundice
133
Colic
139
When the Baby Refuses the Breast
157
Breastfeeding While on Medication
177
Breastfeeding the Toddler
314
Quick Questions and Answers
328
Resources for Good Breastfeeding Help
331
Acknowledgments
334
Index
335
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