La Leche League International has released the newest revision and update of their long-standing book for breastfeeding mothers: The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding.
This book is now available for purchase or loan from LLL of Ridgecrest. Copies from the LLLRC Lending Library are available for one month at a time. Copies to add to your own library are $20 ($15 for LLL Members).
From the back cover of the WAB, 8th Edition:
CUTTING EDGE INFORMATION TO MAKE
It's no secret that breastfeeding is the normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your 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 natural art for generations. Now their classic bestselling guide has been retooled, reorganized, and updated for today's mothers and lifestyles. Working mothers, stay-at-home moms, single moms, and mothers of multiples will all benefit from the book's range of nursing advice, stories, and information--from preparation during pregnancy to the world of weaning, from nursing positions to expressing and storing your milk. With all-new illustrations, this ultimate support resource offers
● real-mom wisdom on breastfeeding comfortably--from avoiding soreness to simply enjoying the connection with your baby
● new and simplified insights into old approaches for latching and attaching
● chapters on the ages and stages of a nursing relationship
● reassuring information on nursing after a C-section or delivery complications
● strategies for breastfeeding, for a few days to a few years
● recent scientific data demonstrating the importance of breastfeeding to lifelong health
●helpful tips for building your support network
● nursing special-needs, premies, multiples, and adopted babies--and how to thrive no matter what curveball life throws
● guidance on knowing if your baby is getting enough milk, increasing your supply, sleep, day care, solids, colic, food allergies, medications, and more
● "tech support" help for sudden problems like engorgement, jaundice, plugged ducts, and much more
●answers to the most-asked questions and to questions you didn't know you had
Plus--Internet references for further information, including La Leche League International support sites and groups.
There is not better beginning for your baby than the womanly art of breastfeeding!
To purchase or borrow a copy of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, please e-mail Jeanie at jeanie1951@yahoo.com. We’ll see that you get a copy right away!
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