Synopsis This sensitive, in-depth resource for mothers is packed with information regarding what the La Leche League considers to be the optimal food source for babies: breast milk. Twenty chapters detail every imaginable aspect of breastfeeding, including the first few months, returning to work, family life, weaning, and why breastfeeding is the best nutritional choice. Sections on "Avoiding and Treating Sore Nipples," "Choosing to Stay Home," "Toddler Nursing," and "What if My Baby is Premature?" are just a few of the topics addressed. The book concludes with a informative chapter on the origins of the La Leche League, and an appendix filled with resources of every kind.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-09-01 | | Edition Description: | Revised |
| Size | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 21.6 oz |
Publisher's Note A wealth of helpful hints such as preparing for breastfeeding, returning to work, nutritional advice for mothers, and the weaning process is provided. General child-care tips on how to handling colicky babies, the father's role in the baby's life, and toddler discipline are also contained in this comprehensive book. This updated version adds new information on the effects of labor medications on newborns, exercising and losing weight safely while nursing, research that shows breastfed babies have higher IQs, and much more.
One of the most influential child-care books ever published, the newest edition of "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding" includes the latest scientific information about the health benefits of breastfeeding. A wealth of helpful tips on preparing to breastfeed, returning to work, nutritional advice for mothers, and the weaning process is provided.
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