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In this fully updated 8th edition of Nursing Mother’s Companion, Kathleen Huggins equips breastfeeding mothers with the tools they need to overcome difficulties and nurse their babies successfully.
Table des matières
Contents
FOREWORD by Jessica Martin-Weber v
PREFACE by Kelly Bonyata vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
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 TWELVE
9. 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
SUGGESTED READING
INDEX
A propos de l'auteur
Kathleen Huggins, a registered nurse and board-certified lactation consultant, directed the breastfeeding clinic at San Luis Obispo General Hospital for more than twenty years. During that time she became a central figure in the evolution of the field of professional lactation consultants, who now are found in any hospital of significant size that has a birthing center. She has authored or co-authored six books, including The Nursing Mother’s Guide to Weaning; Nursing Mother, Working Mother; and The Expectant Parents’ Companion, all published by the Harvard Common Press. She currently owns Simply MaMa, a maternity and nursing boutique in San Luis Obispo. She lives in San Luis Obispo with her husband and youngest child.
Résumé
In this fully updated 8th edition of Nursing Mother’s Companion, Kathleen Huggins equips breastfeeding mothers with the tools they need to overcome difficulties and nurse their babies successfully.
