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The Nursing Mother's Companion, 7th Edition, with New Illustrations : the Breastfeeding Book Mothers Trust, from Pregnancy Through Weaning

In The Nursing Mother's Companion, 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
eBook, English, 2017
Harvard Common Press, Boston, 2017
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1 online resource (451 pages)
9781558328983, 155832898X
993109206
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; FOREWORD by Jessica Martin-Weber; PREFACE by Kelly Bonyata; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. Looking Forward: Preparations during Pregnancy; 2. Off to a Good Start: The First Week; SURVIVAL GUIDE: THE FIRST WEEK; 3. Special Mothers, Special Babies; 4. The Learning Period: The First Two Months; SURVIVAL GUIDE: THE FIRST TWO MONTHS; 5. Expressing, Storing, and Feeding Breast Milk; 6. Traveling Together, Being Apart; 7. The Reward Period: From Two through Six Months; SURVIVAL GUIDE: MONTHS TWO THROUGH SIX; 8. Nursing the Older Baby. SURVIVAL GUIDE: MONTHS SIX THROUGH TWELVE9. Nursing the Toddler; APPENDIX A: Resources for Nursing Mothers; APPENDIX B: Determining Babies' Milk Needs during the First Six Weeks; APPENDIX C: The World Health Organization Growth Standards; APPENDIX D: The Safety of Drugs during Breastfeeding by Philip O. Anderson; REFERENCES; SUGGESTED SUPPLEMENTAL READING; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z