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| The Art of Successful Breastfeeding - A mother's guide | |||||||||||||||
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Preparing to Breastfeed prenatally Breast is best. This chapter discusses the unique benefits of breastfeeding and helps families make an informed choices about infant nutrition and prepare for breastfeeding. |
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Starting to Breastfeed in hospital Getting off to a good start is crucial to successful breastfeeding. This chapter clearly explains how the breast works and outlines simple steps that a mother can take to establish breastfeeding in hospital and shows how to avoid engorgement and sore nipples. |
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Managing Common Problems at home Many mothers experience difficulties with breastfeeding. This chapter discusses some common concerns and gives practical advice about how to overcome these difficulties. It includes advice about not enough milk and slow weight gain babies, too much milk and infant colic and blocked duct and mastitis. |
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Growing with breastfeeding As breastfeeding continues, mothers’ lives slowly return to normal. This chapter covers topics such as night time feeding, contraception, returning to work, breastfeeding in public, introduction of table foods and child led weaning, in an up beat manner. |
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