In this practical guide, you'll discover:
- How human milk protects your baby from illness
- How to help your baby learn to nurse
- How to hold your nursing baby for your greatest comfort and your baby's best response
- Common problems of the first weeks and how to overcome them
- How to prevent hospital routines from interfering with successful nursing
- How diet, caffeine, alchohol and drugs affect breastfeeding
- How to return to work as early as six weeks and continue nursing--and how breastfeeding makes life easier for the working mother!
Pack this book when you head to the hospital and keep it by your side for many months--you will find it a wise friend and an always helpful resource.