The Nursing Mother's Companion book, by Kathleen Huggins.
20th Anniversary Edition completely revised and updated. 5th
Edition
Breastfeeding may be natural, but it is not entirely instinctive
for mothers and babies. The 20th Anniversary Edition of this
classic guide to breastfeeding, beloved by generations of women,
has been completely revised and updated to provide even more
practical reassuring advice to expectant and nursing
mothers. You'll find guidance on every issue related to
breastfeeding, plus easy-reference "survival guides" to quickly
identify and resolve problems at different stages.
Chapters include aspects such as:
- Is breastfeeding really better?
- Whats in it for mum
- Learning about breastfeeding
- ensuring the purest milk
- your breastss
- planning the first days and weeks
- engorged breasts
- late onset of milk production
- sore nipples
- breast pain
- leaking milk
- let down difficulty
- milk apperence
- difficult latch on
- plugged ducts
- breast infection
- lopsided breasts
- overabundant milk
- depression and anxiety
- biting
- nursing strike
- nursing during pregnancy
- tandem nursing
- weaning and more!
The book also discusses aspects in regards to baby, such as
- sleepy baby
- bowel movements
- jaundice
- difficult to latch
- refusal to nurse
- sucking problems
- fussiness
- night waking
- underfeeding
- weight loss
- and more!
A very comprehensive resource!
308 pages
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