The breastfeeding answer book / Nancy Mohrbacher, Julie Stock.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Giving Effective Breastfeeding Help -- Using Active Listening -- Asking Questions -- Giving Information and Suggestions -- Respecting Differences among Mothers -- Helping the Mother Work with Her Doctor -- When Breastfeeding Doesn't Work Out -- 2. The Breast and How it Works -- Breast Anatomy -- Hormonal Influences -- Other Physical Factors That Affect Milk Production -- 3. Breastfeeding Basics -- Normal Breastfeeding Patterns -- After a Cesarean Birth -- During the Early Months -- The Let-Down, or Milk-Ejection, Reflex -- Common Questions -- Breastfeeding in Emergency Situations -- 4. Positioning, Latch-On, and the Baby's Suck -- Positioning -- Latch-On--How the Baby Goes on to the Breast -- The Baby's Suck -- If Breastfeeding Hurts--Review the Basics -- 5. Fussy at the Breast and Breast Refusal -- Determining the Cause -- The Mother's Feelings -- Asking Questions and Gathering Information -- Fussy at the Breast -- Breast Refusal -- Persuading the Baby to Take the Breast -- Refusal of One Breast -- 6. Weight Gain -- Normal Growth Patterns -- Slow Weight Gain in the Early Months -- Slow Weight Gain in the Baby Older Than Three Months -- Working with the Doctor and Supplementation -- Rapid Weight Gain during the First Year -- 7. Starting Solid Foods -- Determining a Baby's Readiness for Solids -- How to Introduce Solids -- What Foods to Offer -- Foods to Avoid -- Introducing the Cup -- 8. Weaning -- The Mother's Feelings -- Approaches to Weaning -- If the Baby Refuses to Breastfeed -- Physical Changes That Occur with Weaning -- 9. Expression and Storage of Human Milk -- Choosing a Method of Expression -- Basics of Milk Expression -- Hand-Expression -- Milk-Expression Strategies for Different Situations -- Storage and Handling of Human Milk -- 10. Employment and Breastfeeding -- The Mother's Feelings -- Milk Expression -- Home Strategies -- Feeding Tips for the Baby's Caregiver -- 11. Newborn Jaundice -- The Mother's Feelings -- Causes of Newborn Jaundice and Elevated Bilirubin -- Why and When Newborn Jaundice May Need Treatment -- Treatment Options for a Jaundiced Baby -- Helping the Mother Work with Her Baby's Doctor -- 12. Prematurity -- The Mother's Feelings -- The Advantages of Breastfeeding a Premature Baby -- Building a Relationship between Mother and Baby -- The Premie Weighing More Than 1500 Grams (3.3 lbs) -- The Premie Weighing Less Than 1500 Grams (3.3 lbs) -- The First Nursings -- Working with Hospital Personnel -- The First Weeks at Home -- 13. Health Problems--Baby -- When the Baby Is III -- Hospitalization of the Breastfed Baby -- The Baby with a Chronic Illness or Physical Limitation -- 14. Multiples--Breastfeeding Twins, Triplets, or More -- Reacting to the Idea of Having More Than One Baby -- Advantages of Breastfeeding Multiples -- Preparations during Pregnancy -- Adjusting to Life with Multiples -- Breastfeeding Basics for Multiple Babies -- Mother Care for the Mother of Multiples -- Breastfeeding Triplets, Quadruplets, and More -- 15. Relactation and Induced Lactation -- Talk about Feelings, Goals, and Realistic Expectations -- Relactation--Stimulating a Milk Supply -- Induced Lactation--Stimulating a Milk Supply -- Encouraging the Baby to Take the Breast -- Making the Transition--How to Be Sure That Baby Is Getting Enough -- 16. Pregnancy and Tandem Nursing -- Breastfeeding during Pregnancy -- Tandem Nursing -- 17. Sexuality, Fertility, and Contraception -- Breastfeeding and Sexuality -- Breastfeeding, Fertility, and Contraception -- 18. Nutrition, Weight Loss, Exercise, and Personal Grooming -- Nutrition for the Nursing Mother -- Is Baby Reacting to a Food in the Mother's Diet? -- Bone Density -- The Vegetarian Mother -- Fluids--Drink to Thirst -- Weight Loss, Eating Disorders, and Obesity -- Exercise -- Personal Grooming -- 19. Nipple Problems -- Sore Nipples -- Treatment of Sore, Cracked, or Bleeding Nipples -- Flat and Inverted Nipples -- Teething and Biting -- Thrush -- Nipple Blisters and Sores -- 20. Breast Problems -- Engorgement -- Mastitis--Plugged Ducts and Breast Infections -- Breast Abscess -- Breast Lumps -- Blood in the Milk -- Deep Breast Pain -- Breastfeeding after Breast Surgery or Injury -- 21. Health Problems--Mother -- When Mother Is III -- Specific Illnesses -- When the Mother Is Hospitalized -- Chronic Illness or Physical Limitation -- Postpartum Depression -- 22. Drugs, Vitamins, Vaccines, and Diagnostic Tests -- Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs -- Substances of Concern -- Substances of Abuse -- Vitamin and Mineral Supplements for Babies -- Vaccines -- Diagnostic Materials and Tests -- Supplements -- A. Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals into Human Milk -- B. The Use of Breast Pumps and Other Products -- Alternative Feeding Methods -- Breast Pumps -- Breast Shells -- Creams, Ointments, and Hydrogel Products -- Milk Storage Bags -- Nipple Shields -- Nursing Pads -- Nursing Pillows and Footstools -- Electronic Scales -- Product Information -- Appendix -- About La Leche League -- Photo Credits -- Index.

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