Description
Learn how to prepare for breastfeeding during pregnancy, get started in the hospital, and successfully manage the early days and months of nursing.
A section on Common Difficulties provides helpful suggestions if any problems occur.
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POPULAR TOPICS INCLUDE:
Benefits of breastfeeding
What to expect the first four days
First night home from the hospital
How to make plenty of milk
What to do if baby won’t settle after a feeding
Caring for a toddler & the new baby
Medications & breastfeeding
Diet, alcohol & losing your baby weight
Starting solid foods
Returning to work
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THE AUTHOR
Breastfeeding Central is written by Beverley Rae, MSW, IBCLC, who has helped thousands of mothers to breastfeed successfully. Beverley’s 25 years of experience as a board certified lactation consultant began with nursing her own five children. She is a former president of the International Lactation Consultant Association. Beverley received a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Adelphi University. Her private practice, Breastfeeding Resources, is located in Manhasset, New York.
Learn more at www.breastfeedingresources.net and www.facebook.com/BreastfeedingResources.
Breastfeeding Central covers all of the following:
PREPARATION FOR BREASTFEEDING
-Benefits for mother & baby
-Setting expectations
-Shopping list
-Helpful books & websites
-Creating your ‘nursing corner’
-Forming a support system & more
GETTING STARTED IN THE HOSPITAL
-First feedings
-Positioning baby at breast & latching on
-What to expect the first four days
-How to make plenty of milk
-Premature babies
-Twins
EARLY DAYS AT HOME
-First night home from the hospital
-How often & how long should feedings be?
-How do I know if my baby is getting enough milk?
-What if my baby won’t settle after a feeding?
-Partner’s role in successful breastfeeding
-Taking care of yourself
-The importance of support & where to find it
-Managing a toddler & the new baby
COMMON DIFFICULTIES
-Engorgement
-Baby won’t latch on
-Sore nipples
-Fussy baby
-Low milk supply
-Too much milk
-Plugged duct
THE FIRST SIX MONTHS
-How long should I plan to breastfeed?
-Growth spurts
-Diet, alcohol & weight loss
-Nursing in public
-Medications & breastfeeding
-Starting solid foods
RETURNING TO WORK
-Planning for your return to work
-Pumping & storing breastmilk
-How much milk to leave
-How often to pump at work
-Keeping up your milk supply
