The Nursing Mother's Companion

The 5th edition of this bestselling, widely acclaimed guide for nursing mothers has been completely revised and updated to reflect the needs of todays nursing moms. Dressed up with a new 2color interior, this reassuring, accessible, and comprehensive book has been helping new mothers nurture their babies for a generation. Still here are Kathleen Hugginss indispensable survival Guide sections to help troubleshoot each stage of breastfeeding now set off by colored bands on the pages, making them an even quicker and easier reference for nursing mothers. Updated and expanded topics in this edition include nursing older babies, feeding babies only pumped milk, correcting a low milk supply (for women working away from home), inducing lactation, and bed sharing with babies. The sections on breast pump models, environmental pollutants (such as mercury), and resources for nursing women are fully updated. There is also allnew information on vitamin D supplementation in breastfed babies and the effects of Reynauds Syndrome on breastfeeding. The special appendix on drugs and their effects on lactation and on breastfed babies, a unique resource among breastfeeding books, has also been completely revised and updated.