La leche league: The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is a normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture a baby. Dedicated to supporting nursing and expectant mothers, the internationally respected La Leche League has set the standard for educating and empowering mothers in this for generations. Working mothers, stay-at-home mums, single mums, and mothers of multiples will benefit from the book's range of advice, stories, and info-from preparing for breastfeeding during pregnancy to cues, from positions to expressing and storing breast milk. With all-new photos and illustrations, this ultimate support offers: real-mum wisdom on breastfeeding comfortably-from avoiding sore nipples to simply enjoying the bonding experience, new insights into old approaches toward latching and attaching, ages and stages, and answers to the most-asked questions * strategies for moms who choose to breastfeed for a short time or who plan to nurse for a year or more * reassuring information on nursing after a C-section or delivery complications * recent scientific data that highlight the many lifelong health benefits of breastfeeding * helpful tips for building your support network-at home or when back at work * nursing special-needs infants, premies, multiples, and how to thrive no matter what curveball life throws * guidance on breast health issues, weight gain, day care, colic, postpartum depression, food allergies, and medications Plus-Internet references for further information, including La Leche League support sites and groups.