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The nursing mother's companion : the breastfeeding book mothers trust, from pregrancy through weaning / Kathleen Huggins, R.N., M.S., I.B.C.L.C. ; foreword by Jessica Martin-Weber ; preface by Kelly Bonyata ; appendix on drug safety by Philip O. Anderson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huggins, Kathleen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Breastfeeding--Popular works.
- Breastfeeding.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (437 pages) : color illustrations
- Edition:
- Seventh edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Beverly, Massachusetts : Harvard Common Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- In The Nursing Mother's Companion, Kathleen Huggins equips breastfeeding mothers with all the information they need to overcome potential difficulties and nurse their babies successfully.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- FOREWORD by Jessica Martin-Weber
- PREFACE by Kelly Bonyata
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. Looking Forward: Preparations during Pregnancy
- 2. Off to a Good Start: The First Week
- SURVIVAL GUIDE: THE FIRST WEEK
- 3. Special Mothers, Special Babies
- 4. The Learning Period: The First Two Months
- SURVIVAL GUIDE: THE FIRST TWO MONTHS
- 5. Expressing, Storing, and Feeding Breast Milk
- 6. Traveling Together, Being Apart
- 7. The Reward Period: From Two through Six Months
- SURVIVAL GUIDE: MONTHS TWO THROUGH SIX
- 8. Nursing the Older Baby
- SURVIVAL GUIDE: MONTHS SIX THROUGH TWELVE
- 9. Nursing the Toddler
- APPENDIX A: Resources for Nursing Mothers
- APPENDIX B: Determining Babies' Milk Needs during the First Six Weeks
- APPENDIX C: The World Health Organization Growth Standards
- APPENDIX D: The Safety of Drugs during Breastfeeding by Philip O. Anderson
- REFERENCES
- SUGGESTED SUPPLEMENTAL READING
- INDEX
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 29, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 9781558328983
- 155832898X
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