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The Nursing Mother's Companion

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010 - Health & Fitness - 358 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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A terrific reference guide. - Goodreads
A good general overview of breastfeeding. - Goodreads
The most comprehensive companion and good tips. - Goodreads
Another great reference book for new moms. - Goodreads
I liked the layout of the chapters. - Goodreads
Good to have on had for a reference. - Goodreads

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User Review  - Jesse Menoni - Goodreads

seems like it will be a good reference so i bought it Read full review

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User Review  - Anna - Goodreads

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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Contents

Introduction
1
Preparations during Pregnancy
10
The First Week
36
3 Special Mothers Special Babies
98
The First Two Months
132
5 Expressing Storing and Feeding Breast Milk
192
6 Traveling Together Being Apart
234
From Two through Six Months
249
9 Nursing the Toddler
286
Appendices
295
References
341
Suggested Supplemental Reading
348
Index
349
Back Cover
359
Spine
360
Copyright

8 Nursing the Older Baby
265

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About the author (2010)

Kathleen Huggins, R.N., M.S., is the author of the million-plus-copy-selling The Nursing Motherrsquo;s Companion and co-author of The Nursing Motherrsquo;s Guide to Weaning. A registered nurse, certified lactation consultant, and early childcare expert, Kathleen has over 25 years of experience working with pregnant women, new moms, and newborns. She is the owner of the maternity shop Simply Mama in San Luis Obispo, California.

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