Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers

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New Harbinger Publications, Dec 1, 2010 - Health & Fitness - 352 pages

The Definitive Guide to Breastfeeding Your Baby

Breastfeeding may be natural, but it may also be more challenging than you expect. Some mothers encounter doubts and difficulties, from struggling with the first few feedings to finding a gentle and loving way to comfortably wean from the breast.

This second edition of Breastfeeding Made Simple is an essential guide to breastfeeding that every new and expectant mom should own-a comprehensive resource that takes the mystery out of basic breastfeeding dynamics. Understanding the seven natural laws of breastfeeding will help you avoid and overcome challenges such as low milk production, breast refusal, weaning difficulties, and every other obstacle that can keep you from enjoying breastfeeding your baby.

Breastfeeding Made Simple will help you to:

  • Find comfortable, relaxing breastfeeding positions
  • Establish ample milk production and a satisfying breastfeeding rhythm with your baby
  • Overcome discomfort and mastitis
  • Use a breast pump to express and store milk
  • Easily transition to solid foods
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    Applying the Laws
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    About the author (2010)

    Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, is an international board-certified lactation consultant. She has been an accredited La Leche League leader for more than twenty years and was president of a highly successful Chicago-area private lactation practice for ten years. The material presented in Breastfeeding Made Simple comes from her hands-on work with thousands of mothers. She is currently a lactation education specialist with Hollister, Inc., a medical supply company and maker of the Ameda breast pumps. In this capacity, she travels extensively to provide training to lactation professionals. She is author of the Breastfeeding Answer Book, which has sold more than 100,000 copies and been translated into four languages. She has contributed to Baby Talk magazine and served as editor of New Beginnings, the La Leche League magazine for mothers.

    Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, is a health psychologist and international board-certified lactation consultant. She is research associate professor of psychology at the University of New Hampshire's Family Research Lab in Durham, NH, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association. She is a La Leche League leader, the La Leche League area professional liaison for Maine and New Hampshire, and chair of the New Hampshire Breastfeeding Taskforce. Kendall-Tackett is author or editor of ten books including The Hidden Feelings of Motherhood, The Well-Ordered Home, The Well-Ordered Office, and Depression in New Mothers. She has received several awards including the Outstanding Research Study Award from the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, and most recently, she was named 2003 Distinguished Alumna by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at California State University, Chico.

    Jack Newman, MD, is a pediatrician and coauthor of The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers.

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