Nursing Mother, Working Mother - Revised : The Essential Guide to Breastfeeding Your Baby Before and After Your Return to Work

Presents advice for working mothers who want to continue to breastfeed, covering such topics as selecting a breast pump, integrating pumping sessions into daily work routines, and maintaining a milk supply. It Is Widely Recommended That Babies Breastfeed Exclusively For The First Six Months Of Life And Continue Breastfeeding Through One To Two Years Of Age. The Revised Edition Of This Award-winning Guide Includes The Legal Rights Of Breastfeeding Mothers, New Research On Working Moms And Infant Attachment, And Information On Breast Pumps And Maintaining Milk Production. It's The Only Book That Provides Reassuring And Informative Help For Nursing Mothers To Meet The Challenge Of Combining Breastfeeding And Their Working Lives With Success -- B&n From The Publisher (july 2007). 1. Bonding, Breastfeeding, And The Working Mother -- 2. Why Breastfeeding Is Important For You And Your Baby -- 3. Breastfeeding Basics -- 4. Life On Leave : The Fourth Trimester -- 5. Preparing To Go Back To Work -- 6. Baby's Lunch : Expressing, Storing, And Feeding Breast Milk -- 7. Your Return To The Outside World -- 8. Changing The World, One Nursing, Mother At A Time -- Appendix 1. Resources For Nursing, Working Mothers -- Appendix 2. Sample Proposals For Pumping Space. Gale Pryor And Kathleen Huggins. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 215-228) And Index. "It is widely recommended that babies breastfeed exclusively for the first six months of life and continue breastfeeding through one to two years of age. The revised edition of this award-winning guide includes the legal rights of breastfeeding mothers, new research on working moms and infant attachment, and information on breast pumps and maintaining milk production. It's the only book that provides reassuring and informative help for nursing mothers to meet the challenge of combining breastfeeding and their working lives with success"--B & N from the publisher (July 2007) Pregnant women making plans for baby, mothers on maternity leave, or moms already back at work will discover in this book why many working women find breastfeeding the easiest way to feed their babies. Pryor covers everything a working mother needs to know about: the basics of breastfeeding, including nursing positions, milk supply, and feeding schedules; choosing and using a breast pump; ways to store and transport milk safely; how to get support from co-workers and. Child-care helpers; how to go on a business trip without having to wean; and much more. For the working mother: How to keep the breastfeeding bond between mother and child strong. BECOMING A MOTHER IS an experience full of surprises.