The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Contents Welcome! Introduction

What Makes This Book Different from Other Breastfeeding Books? What’s Different in This Edition? This Edition’s Authors This Is YOUR Book!

Part 1 - New Beginnings

Chapter 1 - Nesting

Is Breastfeeding Right for Me? How Important Is Breastfeeding, Really? Will My Breasts Work? Will I Have Enough Milk? How Long Will I Be Doing This? What “Stuff” Do I Need for Breastfeeding? What Do I Need to Do to Prepare My Body? What Do I Need to Do to Prepare My Head? Who Will Help Me?

Chapter 2 - Building Your Network

We’re Designed to Have Networks La Leche League Other than Mother Online Support Paid and Professional Support A Diverse Network Having a Positive Health Care Provider Networks Can Start Small Your Baby as a Member of Your Network

Chapter 3 - Birth!

About Labor Em and Abe The Birth-Breastfeeding Connection Pregnancy Decisions: Who and Where? Coping with Labor Interventions What if I’m High-Risk? Moving Forward After a Difficult Birth Owning Your Birth

Chapter 4 - Latching and Attaching

Laid-back Breastfeeding What’s So Cool About Laid-back Breastfeeding? Sitting Up, Baby Leading Sitting Up, Shortcut What Babies Need to Breastfeed What About Those “Holds” and “Positions” I Hear About? C-section and Episiotomy Adaptations Easing into the Feeding He’s Latched, but It HURTS None of This Is Working! My Baby Isn’t Latching! The “Three Keeps” Practice Makes Perfect

Part 2 - Ages and Stages

Chapter 5 - The First Few Days: Hello, Baby …

Getting to Know Your Baby Nobody Told Me! Nursing Habits: First Few Days Nights and Naps Minding Your Pees and Poos Weight Watchers Early-Days Issues Surviving on Your Own with Your First Baby Concerns You May Have in the First Few Days Trusting Yourself

Chapter 6 - The First Two Weeks: Milk!

Nursing Habits: First Two Weeks Your Baby’s Diaper Output Your Milk Output Your Food Input Downtime An Emotional Roller Coaster The Grandma Hour Concerns You May Have in the First Two Weeks

Chapter 7 - Two to Six Weeks: Butterfly Smiles

Nursing Habits: Two to Six Weeks I Still Don’t Know When to Nurse Him Other Concerns You May Have Between Two and Six Weeks Follow Your Heart

Chapter 8 - Six Weeks to Four Months: Hitting Your Stride

Nursing Habits: Six Weeks to Four Months Concerns You May Have Between Six Weeks and Four Months

Chapter 9 - Four to Nine Months: In the Zone

Nursing Habits: Four to Nine Months Two Steps Forward, One Step Back Slowed Weight Gain Concerns You May Have Between Four and Nine Months

Chapter 10 - Nine to Eighteen Months: On the Move

Nursing Habits: Nine to Eighteen Months Beyond Water Slowed Milk Release Slowed Weight Gain Concerns You May Have Between Nine and Eighteen Months

Chapter 11 - Nursing Toddlers and Beyond: Moving On

Is It Normal to Nurse Past Eighteen Months? Is it Important to Nurse Past Eighteen Months? Nursing Habits: Eighteen Months and Older The Fun and Foibles of Older Nurslings “I Want Boobies!” Concerns You May Have from Eighteen Months On Raising Children You’ll Like as Adults

Part 3 - The Big Questions

Chapter 12 - Sleeping Like a Baby

What’s Normal? The Sleep-Breastfeeding Connection So Where Should My Baby Sleep? But Is Bed-Sharing Safe? Why Not Have Him Start the Night Alone? Breastfeeding Without a Family Bed Nursing Your Baby to Sleep Dressing for Bed … and Dressing the Bed Is This the End of Sex? Musical Beds But I’m Really Exhausted! What About Sleep Training? Would Cereal Help? Night Nursing and Cavities I Don’t Want Her in Our Bed Forever!

Chapter 13 - The Scoop on Solids

So What Makes a Baby Ready for Solids? Signs That Don’t Mean Baby Is Ready for Solids Starting Solids the Easy Way

Chapter 14 - When You Can’t Be with Your Baby

Returning to Work Other Separations

Chapter 15 - Milk to Go

Part One: Milk Out Problem: Pumping Hurts Part Two: Milk Storage Part Three: Milk In Putting the Parts Together

Chapter 16 - Everybody Weans

How Long Will My Baby Breastfeed? Weaning at Nature’s Pace What if I Want to Wean Now? I Don’t Want to Wean but My Baby Does What if Normal-Length Breastfeeding Won’t Work for Us? How to Wean Faster than Nature Intended Weaning Your Baby Abruptly Night Weaning How Weaning Feels

Chapter 17 - Alternate Routes

Exclusive Pumping Premature Babies Multiples Relactation Induced Lactation Maternal Challenges Babies with Special Needs Lactation After a Baby’s Death Taking Care of Yourself

Chapter 18 - Tech Support

Alcohol During Breastfeeding Bariatric (Gastric Bypass) Surgery Blebs Blood in Your Milk Breast Abscess Breast Lumps Breast Tissue Insufficiency Colds and Other Illnesses Colic Eating Disorders Engorgement Fertility Treatments During Breastfeeding Food Allergies and Food Sensitivities Hospitalization or Surgery—Your Child’s Hospitalization or Surgery—Yours Hypoglycemia Hypothermia Jaundice or Hyperbilirubinemia (too much bilirubin) Low Milk Supply Mastitis Medications and Breastfeeding Nipple Diversity Nipple Shields Nursing Strike Oversupply Piercings Plugged Ducts Postpartum Depression Reflux Sore Nipples Supplementation Tattoos Tobacco During Breastfeeding Tongue-tie Vasospasm Weight Gain Worries Yeast Infections

Part 4 - La Leche League Resources

Chapter 19 - About La Leche League

How It All Started The La Leche League Influence How La Leche League Can Help You How You Can Help La Leche League A Final Word from the Founders

Chapter 20 - Tear-Sheet Toolkit

Laid-back Breastfeeding Early Days Diaper Log: The Bottom Line Waking a Sleepy Newborn Feeding Cues Feeding the Non-Latching Baby: One Possible Approach Hand Expression Our Baby Is Here! We’d Love Your Help! Fussy Baby Ideas What About Partners? Your Grandchild Is Breastfed? Breastfeeding: It’s Just Good Sense What Mothers Need to Know Before They’re Mothers Babies Don’t Keep Medications and Breastfeeding A Few Online Breastfeeding Resources for Mothers Dealing with Plugs and Blebs Mastitis, and What You Can Do if You Get It Gaining, Gulping, Grimacing? Pumping Chart Storing Milk for Your Healthy Full-Term Infant Bottle-Feeding a Breastfed Baby: Ideas for Day Care and Others Safe Handling and Storage of Your Milk

Dedication Acknowledgments Selected References Would You Like to Know More?

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