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The Nursing Mother's Companion: Revised Edition |  | Author: Kathleen Huggins
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  125 reviews
Sales Rank: 1242
Format: Deluxe Edition
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 155832304X
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.33
EAN: 9781558323049
ASIN: 155832304X
Publication Date: March 25, 2005
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Product Description
The best-selling The Nursing Mother's Companion, now in its fully-updated fifth edition, will help you get off to a good start and guide you through the early months, covering all the basics of breastfeeding and including easy-reference "survival guides" for quick problem-solving. Since its original publication in 1986, more than 1 million nursing moms have relied on this classic guide. Breastfeeding has major benefits for both you and your baby-- it provides the best nutrition (according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization), it saves money (on sick-baby doctor visits and formula and bottles), and it creates a unique bond between you and your child. Breastfeeding is not always easy, but with proper guidance and encouragement, you can overcome almost any challenge you may encounter and continue to breastfeed for as long as you choose.
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 The best April 16, 2005
Lisa A. Walter (Indiana)
140 out of 141 found this review helpful
I have several breastfeeding books in my library (including The womanly Art of Breastfeeding) and this one is simply the best. This is the most practical and explicitly informative book of all of them. It is organized into age groups and the issues you may face at each stage of the nursing experience. The how to's are very clear in this book. The author also discusses the pros and cons of all brands and types of breast pumps available and how each one can apply to your personal needs in a pump. There is a guide in the back to medications that may be prescribed and how safe they are while nursing. This book doesn't just focus on the "best for baby" aspects of nursing, but really gives you the practical information a new mother needs and craves. I highly reccommend this book for all nursing mothers.
Excellent Resource November 2, 2005
Irene in Boston
56 out of 57 found this review helpful
I found this book so helpful that I feel compelled to write my first ever review on Amazon. Before giving birth, I planned to breastfeed and took a seminar at my doctor's office. That combined with the info received in my birthing class made me feel like I had the info I needed to forge ahead. When I received this book as a gift, I wasn't sure how much I'd use it. In fact, it turned out to be a lifesaver. Like many others, I struggled in my first weeks of breastfeeding, and it was Lansinoh and this book that helped make me ultimately successful.
Aside from the easy-to-understand information regarding latching, engorgement, and pumping, this book answered one major question I had that was not answered elsewhere. I wanted to know how to introduce a bottle. Other books discussed breastfeeding and formula-bottle feeding separately, but not how bottle feeding with breast milk related to breastfeeding. This is the only book I found that not only answered the question, but did so thoroughly and to my satisfaction.
Invaluable resource for breastfeeding moms June 1, 2006
Golden Retriever Lover (Cape Cod MA)
49 out of 50 found this review helpful
I am a nurse practitioner, but I admit I didn't know much about breastfeeding prior to my son's birth. I bought this book a few months before my due date and would flip through it periodically when I had a topic or question I wanted more information on...and this book always had an answer.
When my son was born via C-section, the book had tips on positioning for successful breastfeeding. He was also born "tongue-tied"...again the book addressed this issue. There is a section on breastfeeding an adopted baby or baby born to a surrogate which would be informative to women who this applies to. The book is well organized in a chronological order from the prenatal period to nursing an older child and eventual weaning. There is an in depth section on medications and herbal drugs and their safety during lactation. This book is just so helpful to me, and I can't imagine a better book on this topic out there.. I agree with the previous posters that this is the Nursing Mother's Bible.
must have for breastfeeding moms April 5, 2005
New Mom (Los Angeles, CA United States)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
My husband and I had our first son 6 months ago. Breastfeeding is very difficult the first time around, and this book was a great help. It was recommended by our childbirth prep class instructor, and I'm so glad we took her tip. It is very straighforward and has great lists of problems and solutions that are easy to access. It is broken up into logical sections that, again, make it very easy to find information. Huggins is thorough and concise which was very relieving when I was rather desperate for help during those first few weeks.
great gift for nursing mothers April 23, 2005
D. Clark (Howell, MI. USA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I was given this book by a friend when I nursed my daughter and it was the only help I needed. The lactation consultant in the hospital never nursed her children, she was no help. I used this book so much and loved it, that everytime I've had a freind that was expecting and going to nurse I purchased another book for them. It has been a lifesaver for all of them as well. Very helpful wording and illustrations.
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