The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Completely Revised and Updated 8th EditionThe revised go-to resource on breastfeeding that mothers have relied on for generations! La Leche League has for many years set the standard for supporting families in the art of breastfeeding. This new edition brings that support to today’s parents, with up-to-date information, new illustrations, and stories from mothers, fathers, and grandparents around the world sharing their own experiences. What’s inside? • Why breastfeeding matters • Getting started—feeding cues and nursing positions • Life with your breastfed baby • Managing common challenges—new research • Going back to work—expressing and storing your milk • Sleep (and how to get more of it), starting family foods, and weaning La Leche League is here to help you meet your breastfeeding goals, whether you’re planning to breastfeed for a few weeks or a few years. This book puts information at your fingertips, ready to help you when you need support at any point on your breastfeeding journey. |
Contents
Is Breastfeeding Right for | 4 |
Will My Breasts Work? | 13 |
What Do I Need to Do to Prepare My Body? | 20 |
TWO Building Your Network | 27 |
THREE Birth | 36 |
About Labor | 42 |
The BirthBreastfeeding Connection | 50 |
What if Im HighRisk? | 59 |
SEVENTEEN Alternate Routes | 339 |
EIGHTEEN Tech Support | 374 |
Breast Lumps | 380 |
Fertility Treatments During Breastfeeding | 388 |
Hypothermia | 394 |
Medications and Breastfeeding | 400 |
Nipple Shields | 406 |
Piercings | 412 |
Hello Baby | 85 |
Milk | 104 |
Butterfly Smiles | 131 |
Hitting Your Stride | 150 |
NINE Four to Nine Months In the Zone | 172 |
On the Move | 189 |
Moving On | 201 |
TWELVE Sleeping Like a Baby | 221 |
THIRTEEN The Scoop on Solids | 245 |
FOURTEEN When You Cant Be with Your Baby | 263 |
FIFTEEN Milk to Go | 291 |
SIXTEEN Everybody Weans | 313 |
Supplementation | 420 |
Tattoos | 426 |
NINETEEN About La Leche League | 437 |
TWENTY TearSheet Toolkit | 447 |
Storing Milk for Your Healthy FullTerm Infant | 489 |
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Other editions - View all
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding Diane Wiessinger,Diana West,Teresa Pitman No preview available - 2010 |
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Completely revised and updated 8th edition Diane Wiessinger,Diana West,Teresa Pitman No preview available - 2010 |
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