The womanly art of breastfeeding.
2004
649.33 W872 2004
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Title
The womanly art of breastfeeding.
Edition
7th rev. ed., 1st Plume prtg. / [revised and edited by Judy Torgus and Gwen Gotsch].
ISBN
0452285801 (pbk.)
9780452285804 (pbk.)
9780452285804 (pbk.)
Imprint
New York : Plume, 2004.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 463 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
649.33 W872 2004
System Control No.
(OCoLC)57003254
(OCoLC)57003254
(OCoLC)57003254
Note
Simultaneously published: Schaumburg, Ill. : La Leche League International, 2004.
"La Leche League International"--Cover.
"La Leche League International"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
pt. 1. Planning to breastfeed
1. Why choose breastfeeding?
A special journey
Best for baby : best for you
The key to good mothering
2. Plans are underway
Plans for the baby's birth
Health professionals who care
Preparing to breastfeed
What to wear : nursing fashions
3. Your network of support
La Leche League meetings
Why do you need support?
How do I find La Leche League?
pt. 2. The early months
4. Your baby arrives
Baby's first feeding
Breastfeeding in slow motion
Other breastfeeding positions
Engorgement : when the milk "comes in"
How long to nurse?
Hospital routines
Breastfeeding products
Leaving the hospital
5. At home with your baby
Babies are to love
How many times do I feed the baby?
Is baby getting enough?
Caring for your baby
Taking care of mother
Going out? : take baby along
6. A time to learn
Why is my baby crying?
Babies who are colicky
Growth spurts
Nighttime needs
Sharing sleep
Babies, beds, and sex
7. Common concerns
Avoiding and treating sore nipples
Moist wound healing
Sore nipples in later months
Pumping and storing your milk
Breast problems : sore breasts, plugged ducts, and mastitis
Breast lumps and breast surgery
Is your baby getting enough milk?
The baby who is pleasingly plump
Did you ever hear of a nursing strike?
pt. 3. Going back to work
8. Breastfeeding and working
Benefits of breastfeeding
Proceed slowly
Some practical hints
Feeding tips for the sitter
Establish a routine
Who will take care of the baby?
9. Making a choice
The mother-child relationship
Take one step at a time
Choosing to stay home
pt. 4. Life as a family
10. The manly art of fathering
Fathers get involved
Fathers and breastfeeding
What can fathers do?
Husband and wife : a parenting team
11. Meeting family needs
Housework and a new baby
Time for the other little ones
Developing a parenting style
12. Nutritional know-how
The basic approach
How to eat well
Special hints for nursing mothers
Weight loss and exercise
pt. 5. As your baby grows
13. Ready for solids
Go slowly at first
What foods to choose
14. Weaning gradually, with love
More than milk
What if I want to wean my baby?
Toddler nursing
Pregnant and nursing?
Tandem nursing
15. Discipline is loving guidance
Setting the stage
Discipline and punishment
Normal toddler traits
A look ahead
pt. 6. Special situations
16. Problems at the beginning
Breastfeeding after a cesarean birth
What if your baby is jaundiced?
Hypoglycemia in newborns
If your baby is premature
A baby with special needs
The baby with Down syndrome
A baby with a cleft lip or palate
Cystic fibrosis and other metabolic conditions
When a baby dies
17. When extra care is needed
Multiple births : multiple blessings
Relactation and induced lactation
If your baby get sick
Slow weight gain
What if mother is ill?
Medications and other substances
Mothers with special problems
pt. 7. Why breast is best
18. Human milk for human babies
How your baby grows
Unique milk for a unique species
Human milk : an arsenal against illness
Nature's vaccine for the newborn
Avoiding allergies
More reasons to breastfeed
19. How breastfeeding affects a mother
How the breast gives milk
Guaranteed high-quality milk
Breastfeeding and your reproductive cycle
pt. 8. Mothers helping mothers
20. About La Leche League
How it all began
How LLL can help you
About this book and its authors
La Leche League's influence
A final word : from the founders
Appendix
Books that we publish
Other helpful books
Breast pumps and other products
Organizations that offer support
Web sites that are helpful
Marmet technique of manual expression
Selected references
Photo credits.
1. Why choose breastfeeding?
A special journey
Best for baby : best for you
The key to good mothering
2. Plans are underway
Plans for the baby's birth
Health professionals who care
Preparing to breastfeed
What to wear : nursing fashions
3. Your network of support
La Leche League meetings
Why do you need support?
How do I find La Leche League?
pt. 2. The early months
4. Your baby arrives
Baby's first feeding
Breastfeeding in slow motion
Other breastfeeding positions
Engorgement : when the milk "comes in"
How long to nurse?
Hospital routines
Breastfeeding products
Leaving the hospital
5. At home with your baby
Babies are to love
How many times do I feed the baby?
Is baby getting enough?
Caring for your baby
Taking care of mother
Going out? : take baby along
6. A time to learn
Why is my baby crying?
Babies who are colicky
Growth spurts
Nighttime needs
Sharing sleep
Babies, beds, and sex
7. Common concerns
Avoiding and treating sore nipples
Moist wound healing
Sore nipples in later months
Pumping and storing your milk
Breast problems : sore breasts, plugged ducts, and mastitis
Breast lumps and breast surgery
Is your baby getting enough milk?
The baby who is pleasingly plump
Did you ever hear of a nursing strike?
pt. 3. Going back to work
8. Breastfeeding and working
Benefits of breastfeeding
Proceed slowly
Some practical hints
Feeding tips for the sitter
Establish a routine
Who will take care of the baby?
9. Making a choice
The mother-child relationship
Take one step at a time
Choosing to stay home
pt. 4. Life as a family
10. The manly art of fathering
Fathers get involved
Fathers and breastfeeding
What can fathers do?
Husband and wife : a parenting team
11. Meeting family needs
Housework and a new baby
Time for the other little ones
Developing a parenting style
12. Nutritional know-how
The basic approach
How to eat well
Special hints for nursing mothers
Weight loss and exercise
pt. 5. As your baby grows
13. Ready for solids
Go slowly at first
What foods to choose
14. Weaning gradually, with love
More than milk
What if I want to wean my baby?
Toddler nursing
Pregnant and nursing?
Tandem nursing
15. Discipline is loving guidance
Setting the stage
Discipline and punishment
Normal toddler traits
A look ahead
pt. 6. Special situations
16. Problems at the beginning
Breastfeeding after a cesarean birth
What if your baby is jaundiced?
Hypoglycemia in newborns
If your baby is premature
A baby with special needs
The baby with Down syndrome
A baby with a cleft lip or palate
Cystic fibrosis and other metabolic conditions
When a baby dies
17. When extra care is needed
Multiple births : multiple blessings
Relactation and induced lactation
If your baby get sick
Slow weight gain
What if mother is ill?
Medications and other substances
Mothers with special problems
pt. 7. Why breast is best
18. Human milk for human babies
How your baby grows
Unique milk for a unique species
Human milk : an arsenal against illness
Nature's vaccine for the newborn
Avoiding allergies
More reasons to breastfeed
19. How breastfeeding affects a mother
How the breast gives milk
Guaranteed high-quality milk
Breastfeeding and your reproductive cycle
pt. 8. Mothers helping mothers
20. About La Leche League
How it all began
How LLL can help you
About this book and its authors
La Leche League's influence
A final word : from the founders
Appendix
Books that we publish
Other helpful books
Breast pumps and other products
Organizations that offer support
Web sites that are helpful
Marmet technique of manual expression
Selected references
Photo credits.
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