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Ina May's guide to breastfeeding / Ina May Gaskin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Bantam Books, ©2009.Description: 340 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780553384291
  • 0553384295
Other title:
  • Guide to breastfeeding
Subject(s):
Contents:
1 How Breastfeeding Works, and How It Relates to Mothering 17 -- 2 Preparing for Nursing 33 -- 3 How Birth Practices Affect Breastfeeding 51 -- 4 Getting Started: The Basics 80 -- 5 Your Baby's Needs-and Yours-During the First Week 103 -- 6 Problem-Solving During the First Week 123 -- 7 Sleeping Arrangements 144 -- 8 If You Have a Job Outside Your Home 153 -- 9 The First Three Months 169 -- 10 As Your Baby Gets Older 188 -- 11 Nursing Twins ... and More 200 -- 12 When Babies Get Sick or Need Hospitalization 211 -- 13 Weaning 220 -- 14 Shared Nursing, Wet-Nursing, and Forgotten Lore 225 -- 15 Nipplephobia: What It Is and Why We Should Eradicate It 248 -- 16 Creating a Breastfeeding Culture 275.
Summary: Shares practical recommendations for rendering nursing a mutually beneficial experience, covering topics that range from breast pumps and sleeping arrangements to nursing multiples and returning to work.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 649.33 G248 Available 33111008823805
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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
*nipplephobia, and much more

Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding is filled with helpful advice, medical facts, and real-life stories that will help you understand how and why breastfeeding works and how you can use it to more deeply connect with your baby and your own body. Whether you're planning to nurse for the first time or are looking for the latest, most up-to-date expert advice available, you couldn't hope to find a better guide than Ina May.

"A Bantam Books trade paperback original"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 How Breastfeeding Works, and How It Relates to Mothering 17 -- 2 Preparing for Nursing 33 -- 3 How Birth Practices Affect Breastfeeding 51 -- 4 Getting Started: The Basics 80 -- 5 Your Baby's Needs-and Yours-During the First Week 103 -- 6 Problem-Solving During the First Week 123 -- 7 Sleeping Arrangements 144 -- 8 If You Have a Job Outside Your Home 153 -- 9 The First Three Months 169 -- 10 As Your Baby Gets Older 188 -- 11 Nursing Twins ... and More 200 -- 12 When Babies Get Sick or Need Hospitalization 211 -- 13 Weaning 220 -- 14 Shared Nursing, Wet-Nursing, and Forgotten Lore 225 -- 15 Nipplephobia: What It Is and Why We Should Eradicate It 248 -- 16 Creating a Breastfeeding Culture 275.

Shares practical recommendations for rendering nursing a mutually beneficial experience, covering topics that range from breast pumps and sleeping arrangements to nursing multiples and returning to work.

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