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The Complete Book of Breastfeeding
Revised Edition
by Marvin S. Eiger, Sally Wendkos Olds
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Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages
Publisher: Bantam; 3 Revised (September 01 1999)
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Introduction
Today, if you have questions about breastfeeding, you're more likely to have sources to go to - the doctors, nurses, and midwives who help you in childbirth, the friends and neighbors who are nursing or have nursed their own children

Chapter 1: Will You or Won't You?
Only in relatively recent times has there been any question at all as to whether or not a baby would be breastfed. In earlier days, if a mother was either unable or unwilling to nurse her baby herself, she had to find another woman to do it.



Book Description

The classic guide to breastfeeding, now updated for another generation of mothers

This totally revised third edition of The Complete Book of Breastfeeding provides everything you need to know to make nursing your baby a deeply rewarding experience. Dr. Marvin Eiger, a nationally known pediatrician and breastfeeding authority, and Sally Wendkos Olds, an award-winning medical writer who nursed her own three children, provide the latest information on:

• The new breastfeeding guidelines issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics

• Proven new health benefits of breastfeeding-for mother and baby

• What to do before the baby arrives

• Sexuality during the nursing period

• Breastfeeding and the working mother

• Expressing and pumping milk-a complete step-by-step guide

• How to build a support system including your husband, family, friends, and other nursing mothers-and when to seek help from a lactation expert

-PLUS-

Expert advice on positioning the baby, night feedings, drugs to avoid while nursing, nutrition, weaning, exercise, weight loss, a special section for dad, and much more

About the Author

Marvin S. Eiger, M.D.

Marvin S. Eiger, M.D., is a nationally known pediatrician who practiced in New York City for 30 years..

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Sally Wendkos Olds

Sally Wendkos Olds has written extensively about relationships, health, and personal growth, and has won national awards for both her book and magazine writing..

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