The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding : Completely Revised and Updated 8th Edition

576 pages (в файле 1021 стр.) Publisher: Ballantine Books; 8 Rev Upd edition (July 13, 2010) Language: English It’s no secret that breastfeeding is the normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your baby. Dedicated to supporting nursing and expectant mothers, the internationally respected La Leche League has set the standard for educating and empowering mothers in this natural art for generations. Now their classic bestselling guide has been retooled, refocused, and updated for today’s mothers and lifestyles. Working mothers, stay-at-home moms, single moms, and mothers of multiples will all benefit from the book’s range of nursing advice, stories, and information—from preparing for breastfeeding during pregnancy to feeding cues, from nursing positions to expressing and storing breast milk. With all-new photos and illustrations, this ultimate support bible offers real-mom wisdom on breastfeeding comfortably—from avoiding sore nipples to simply enjoying the amazing bonding experience new insights into old approaches toward latching and attaching, ages and stages, and answers to the most-asked questions strategies for moms who choose to breastfeed for a short time or who plan to nurse for a year or more reassuring information on nursing after a C-section or delivery complications recent scientific data that highlight the many lifelong health benefits of breastfeeding helpful tips for building your support network—at home or when back at work nursing special-needs infants, premies, multiples, and how to thrive no matter what curveball life throws guidance on breast health issues, weight gain, day care, colic, postpartum depression, food allergies, and medications Plus—Internet references for further information, including La Leche League support sites and groups. Mothers bringing babies into a new world want sustainable, healthy, positive ways to help their children blossom and thrive. There is no better beginning for your baby than the womanly art of breastfeeding. ISBN-10: 0345518446 ISBN-13: 978-0345518446

The long-awaited revised edition!
 
It’s no secret that breastfeeding is the normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your baby. Dedicated to supporting nursing and expectant mothers, the internationally respected La Leche League has set the standard for educating and empowering mothers in this natural art for generations. Now their classic bestselling guide has been retooled, refocused, and updated for today’s mothers and lifestyles. Working mothers, stay-at-home moms, single moms, and mothers of multiples will all benefit from the book’s range of nursing advice, stories, and information—from preparing for breastfeeding during pregnancy to feeding cues, from nursing positions to expressing and storing breast milk. With all-new photos and illustrations, this ultimate support bible offers
 
• real-mom wisdom on breastfeeding comfortably—from avoiding sore nipples to simply enjoying the amazing bonding experience
• new insights into old approaches toward latching and attaching, ages and stages, and answers to the most-asked questions
• strategies for moms who choose to breastfeed for a short time or who plan to nurse for a year or more 
• reassuring information on nursing after a C-section or delivery complications
• recent scientific data that highlight the many lifelong health benefits of breastfeeding
• helpful tips for building your support network—at home or when back at work
• nursing special-needs infants, premies, multiples, and how to thrive no matter what curveball life throws
• guidance on breast health issues, weight gain, day care, colic, postpartum depression, food allergies, and medications
 
Plus—Internet references for further information, including La Leche League support sites and groups.
 
Mothers bringing babies into a new world want sustainable, healthy, positive ways to help their children blossom and thrive. There is no better beginning for your baby than the womanly art of breastfeeding.

"Mothers of healthy babies and those with special needs will learn how to recognize and overcome common problems, maintain an ample milk supply, and safely lose weight while breastfeeding...revised and updated."

The long-awaited revised edition! It's no secret that breastfeeding is the normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your baby. Dedicated to supporting nursing and expectant mothers, the internationally respected La Leche League has set the standard for educating and empowering mothers in this natural art for generations. Now their classic bestselling guide has been retooled, refocused, and updated for today's mothers and lifestyles. Working mothers, stay-at-home moms, single moms, and mothers of multiples will all benefit from the book's range of nursing advice, stories, and information--from preparing for breastfeeding during pregnancy to feeding cues, from nursing positions to expressing and storing breast milk. With all-new photos and illustrations, this ultimate support bible offers real-mom wisdom on breastfeeding comfortably--from avoiding sore nipples to simply enjoying the amazing bonding experience new insights into old approaches toward latching and attaching, ages and stages, and answers to the most-asked questions strategies for moms who choose to breastfeed for a short time or who plan to nurse for a year or more reassuring information on nursing after a C-section or delivery complications recent scientific data that highlight the many lifelong health benefits of breastfeeding helpful tips for building your support network--at home or when back at work nursing special-needs infants, premies, multiples, and how to thrive no matter what curveball life throws guidance on breast health issues, weight gain, day care, colic, postpartum depression, food allergies, and medications Plus--Internet references for further information, including La Leche League support sites and groups. Mothers bringing babies into a new world want sustainable, healthy, positive ways to help their children blossom and thrive. There is no better beginning for your baby than the womanly art of breastfeeding. From the Trade Paperback edition Annotation Who And Unicef Jointly Developed This Global Strategy To Focus World Attention On The Impact That Feeding Practices Have On The Nutritional Status, Growth And Development, Health, And Thus The Very Survival Of Infants And Young Children. The Strategy Is The Result Of A Comprehensive Two-year Participatory Process. It Is Based On The Evidence Of Nutrition's Significance In The Early Months And Years Of Life, And Of The Crucial Role That Appropriate Feeding Practices Play In Achieving Optimal Health Outcomes. The Strategy Is Intended As A Guide For Action; It Identifies Interventions With A Proven Positive Impact, It Emphasizes Providing Mothers And Families The Support They Need To Carry Out Their Crucial Roles, And It Explicitly Defines The Obligations And Responsibilities In This Regards Of Governments, International Organizations And Other Concerned Parties. World Health Organization. Who And Unicef Jointly Developed The Global Strategy For Infant And Young Child Feeding Whose Aim Is To Improve - Through Optimal Feeding - The Nutritional Status, Growth And Development, Health And Thus The Very Survial Of Infants And Young Children--p. [4] Of Cover. Includes Bibliographical References. Also Issued Online. The revised go-to resource on breastfeeding that mothers have relied on for generations! La Leche League has for many years set the standard for supporting families in the art of breastfeeding. This new edition brings that support to today’s parents, with up-to-date information, new illustrations, and stories from mothers, fathers, and grandparents around the world sharing their own experiences. What’s inside? • Why breastfeeding matters • Getting started—feeding cues and nursing positions • Life with your breastfed baby • Managing common challenges—new research • Going back to work—expressing and storing your milk • Sleep (and how to get more of it), starting family foods, and weaning La Leche League is here to help you meet your breastfeeding goals, whether you’re planning to breastfeed for a few weeks or a few years. This book puts information at your fingertips, ready to help you when you need support at any point on your breastfeeding journey. Offers pregnant and nursing mothers practical advice on breastfeeding, with tips for improving supply, dealing with common problems, ensuring proper technique, avoiding complications, building a support network, and continuing to breastfeed through the toddler years The Executive Board of the World Health Organization, at its 101st session in January 1998, called for a revitalization of the global commitment to appropriate infant and young child nutrition, and in particular breastfeeding and complementary feeding.