Nursing Mother's Companion

Harvard Common Press, 2005 - Family & Relationships - 308 pages

Breastfeeding is natural, but it is not entirely instinctive for either mothers or babies. The Nursing Mother’s Companion has been among the best-selling books on breastfeeding for 25 years, and is respected and recommended by professionals and well loved by new parents for its encouraging and accessible style. Kathleen Huggins equips breastfeeding mothers with all the information they need to overcome potential difficulties and nurse their babies successfully from the first week through the toddler years, or somewhere in between. This fully updated and extensively revised edition provides new information on topics such as:
• Nursing after a cesarean
• How to resume breastfeeding after weaning (relactation)
• Nursing a “near-term” (3–to–5 weeks premature) baby
• Treating postpartum headaches and nausea
• Nutritional supplements to alleviate postpartum depression
• Sharing a baby with baby (co-sleeping) and the risk of SIDS
• Introducing solid foods
• Expressing, storing, and feeding breast milk
• Reviews of breast pumps Readers will also find Huggins’s indispensable problem-solving “survival guides,” set off by colored bands on the pages for quick reference, as well as appendices on determining baby’s milk needs in the first six weeks and the safety of various drugs during breast-feeding. Now more than ever, The Nursing Mother’s Companion is the go-to guide every new mother should have at hand.

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Not so much a read-through book as one that's great for easy reference. I recommend reading the first half for basics and leaving the second half as something to refer to if you're having complications. Read full review

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Introduction	1

Looking Forward Preparation during Pregnancy	8

Off to a Good Start The First Week	26

The First Week	47

Special Mothers Special Babies	82

The Learning Period The First Two Months	116

The First Two Months	137

Traveling Together Being Apart	168

Nursing the Older Baby	209

Months Six through Twelve	221

Nursing the Toddler	230

Resources for Nursing Mothers	239

Determining Babies Milk Needs during the First Six Weeks	251

The Safety of Drugs during Breastfeeding	254

References	293

Suggested Supplemental Reading	297

The Reward Period From Two through Six Months	193

Months Two through Six	203

Index	299

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About the author (2005)

For more than twenty-five years, Kathleen Huggins, RN, MS, has dedicated her medical career to helping mothers care more effectively for their newborn babies. Kathleen is a Registered Nurse and has a Masters Degree in Perinatal Nursing from UC San Francisco. She moved to San Luis Obispo in 1980 with her young daughter to work at San Luis Obispo General Hospital. Quickly she became a community resource for breastfeeding mothers. In 1983, she founded the Breastfeeding Warmline, a telephone counseling service and soon after, one of the first breastfeeding clinics in the country.

Kathleen authored "The Nursing Mother's Companion" in 1986 which quickly became a best-seller. It is now in its fifth edition and has sold over one million copies. She gave birth to her second child and wrote a second book, "The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning".

Kathleen directed the SLO Breastfeeding Clinic for more than twenty years until her diagnosis of breast cancer and her retirement in 2004. In 2002, Kathleen opened Simply MaMa, a maternity and nursing boutique in downtown San Luis. She leads seminars on a variety of topics related to perinatal care and breastfeeding. She lives with her husband and son in San Luis Obispo.

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Title	Nursing Mother's Companion Nursing Mother's Companion
Author	Kathleen Huggins
Edition	5, illustrated
Publisher	Harvard Common Press, 2005
ISBN	155832304X, 9781558323049
Length	308 pages
Subjects	Family & Relationships › Parenting › Child Rearing Family & Relationships / Parenting / Child Rearing

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