The Nursing Mother's Quick Reference Guide and Planner: Essential Breastfeeding Information for Mothers with New Babies - Softcover

Huggins, Kathleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155832979X ISBN 13: 9781558329799

Publisher: Harvard Common Press, 2020

Synopsis

This is a shorter version of the best-selling book on breastfeeding, The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins. This concise, easy-to-use-on-the-fly version of that classic book is ideal for busy, time-pressed new moms (and their helpers and partners). It also includes planner pages to help keep track of nursing and pumping sessions and other important details.

Breastfeeding is natural, but it is not always instinctive for either mothers or babies. Kathleen Huggins's The Nursing Mother's Companion has been a top-selling book on breastfeeding for more than 7 editions over 30 years, with more than 1.1 million copies sold. It is respected and recommended by professionals, including The International Lactation Consultant Association, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, and The American Academy of Pediatrics, and it is well loved by new parents for its encouraging and accessible style.

Now, in this shorter quick-reference version, moms and their partners can get the answers they need in a flash,without sacrificing the breadth and accuracy of the original book. Plus, this edition adds a planner component, for scheduling nursing sessions, pump rentals and pumping sessions, weight and wellness checks, anticipated dates for weaning, and more.

Kathleen Huggins equips breastfeeding mothers with all the information they need to overcome potential difficulties and nurse their babies successfully. This up-to-date book covers:

• Expressing, storing, and feeding breast milk
• How to cope with breastfeeding obstacles and challenges
• Managing pumping and nursing when you return to work
• New-mom care for the postpartum period
• Introducing solid foods
• How to choose a breast pump
• Deciding when to wean—and how to do it

About this title

About the Author

Kathleen Huggins, a registered nurse and board-certified lactation consultant, directed the breastfeeding clinic at San Luis Obispo General Hospital for more than twenty years. During that time she became a central figure in the evolution of the field of professional lactation consultants, who now are found in any hospital of significant size that has a birthing center. She has authored or co-authored six books, including The Nursing Mother’s Guide to Weaning; Nursing Mother, Working Mother; and The Expectant Parents’ Companion, all published by the Harvard Common Press. She currently owns Simply MaMa, a maternity and nursing boutique in San Luis Obispo. She lives in San Luis Obispo with her husband and youngest child.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard Common Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 155832979X
• ISBN 13: 9781558329799
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192