The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know about Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning

Martha Sears, William Sears

Little Brown, 2000 - Family & Relationships - 258 pages

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in breastfeeding. Yet first-time mothers often lack the support and the knowledge they need. Many of the available books fail to address the practical challenges that confront many women (especially women who work outside the home) when they choose to breastfeed. For these women, The Breastfeeding Book is a godsend -- with comprehensive, reassuring, authoritative information on:
-- how to get started, including tips for latching on
-- increasing your milk supply
-- breastfeeding in absentia
-- pumps and the new technology associated with breastfeeding
-- making sure your nursing baby gets the nutrition he/she needs

About the author

Martha Sears, R.N., is a registered nurse, childbirth educator, & breastfeeding consultant. She & her husband, William Sears, M.D., are the parents of eight children.

William Sears, M.D., received his pediatric training at Harvard Medical School's Children's Hospital & Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, the largest children's hospital in the world. He has practiced as a pediatrician for nearly thirty years & is a former assistant professor at the University of Southern California School of Medicine. He & Martha Sears are the parents of eight children.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know about Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning; Sears parenting library
• Authors: Martha Sears, William Sears
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Little Brown, 2000
• ISBN: 0316777277, 9780316777278
• Length: 258 pages
• Subjects: Family & Relationships / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers; Health & Fitness / Breastfeeding