Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding
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Everything you need to know to make breastfeeding a joyful, natural, and richly fulfilling experience for both you and your baby Drawing on her decades of experience in caring for pregnant women, mothers, and babies, Ina May Gaskin explores the health and psychological benefits of breastfeeding and gives you invaluable practical advice that will help you nurse your baby in the most fulfilling way possible.
Inside you’ll find answers to virtually every question you have on breastfeeding, including topics such as •the benefits of breastfeeding •nursing challenges •pumps and other nursing products •sleeping arrangements •nursing and work •medications •nursing multiples •weaning •sick babies •nipplephobia, and much more Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding is filled with helpful advice, medical facts, and real-life stories that will help you understand how and why breastfeeding works and how you can use it to more deeply connect with your baby and your own body.
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- Random House Digital Inc.
- 9780553907209
- 9780553384291
- ePub
- 0
- Ina May Gaskin
- English
- 2009-09-29
- 100
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- Cover
- Other Books By This Author
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: Breast is Best
- Chapter 1 - How Breastfeeding Works, and How It Relates to Mothering
- Chapter 2 - Preparing for Nursing
- Chapter 3 - How Birth Practices Affect Breastfeeding
- Chapter 4 - Getting Started: The Basics
- Chapter 5 - Your Baby’s Needs—and Yours—During the First Week
- Chapter 6 - Problem-Solving During the First Week
- Chapter 7 - Sleeping Arrangements
- Chapter 8 - If You Have a Job Outside Your Home
- Chapter 9 - The First Three Months
- Chapter 10 - As Your Baby Gets Older
- Chapter 11 - Nursing Twins … and More
- Chapter 12 - When Babies Get Sick or Need Hospitalization
- Chapter 13 - Weaning
- Chapter 14 - Shared Nursing, Wet-Nursing, and Forgotten Lore
- Chapter 15 - Nipplephobia: What It is and Why We Should Eradicate It
- Chapter 16 - Creating a Breastfeeding Culture
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix A: Medications You May Need While Pregnant or Nursing
- Appendix B: Recent Formula Recalls
- Appendix C: The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
- Resources
- Notes
- Image Credits and Permissions
- About the Author
- Copyright