Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding From the Nation's Leading Midwife

Name: Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding From the Nation's Leading Midwife
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ISBN: 9780553384291

ISBN-10: 0553384295

ISBN-13: 9780553384291

Edition: 2009

Authors: Ina May Gaskin

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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…

Book details

List price: $27.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/29/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Introduction: Breast Is Best



How Breastfeeding Works, and How It Relates to Mothering



Preparing for Nursing



How Birth Practices Affect Breastfeeding



Getting Started: The Basics



Your Baby's Needs-and Yours-During the First Week



Problem-Solving During the First Week



Sleeping Arrangements



If You Have a Job Outside Your Home



The First Three Months



As Your Baby Gets Older



Nursing Twins...and More



When Babies Get Sick or Need Hospitalization



Weaning



Shared Nursing, Wet-Nursing, and Forgotten Lore



Nipplephobia: What It Is and Why We Should Eradicate It



Creating a Breastfeeding Culture


Acknowledgments











Resources


Notes


Image Credits and Permissions


Index


Author Bio