Breastfeeding made simple : seven natural laws for nursing mothers / Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett ; [ foreword by Jack Newman].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Breastfeeding: The Biological Norm for Mothers and Babies -- How to Use This Book -- The Laws -- Your Baby's Birth -- Babies and Mothers Are Hardwired to Breastfeed -- Your Baby's Hardwiring -- Are Mothers Hardwired, Too? -- When the System Breaks Down -- Summary -- The Power of Touch: Why Holding Your Baby Matters -- Mother's Body Is Baby's Natural Habitat -- The Habitat of the Human Newborn -- When the System Breaks Down -- Summary -- Getting Comfortable: The Heart of Successful Breastfeeding -- Better Feel and Flow Happen in the Comfort Zone -- What Every Mother Needs to Know About Comfortable Breastfeeding -- When the System Breaks Down -- Summary -- The First Week of Breastfeeding -- More Breastfeeding at First Means More Milk Later -- A Baby's Transition after Birth -- Breastfeeding Basics -- How to Know When Breastfeeding Is Going Well -- When the System Breaks Down -- Summary -- How Your Baby Sets Your Milk Production -- Every Breastfeeding Couple Has Its Own Rhythm -- The Adjustment Period -- Breastfeeding Norms -- When the System Breaks Down -- Summary -- Meeting Your Long-Term Breastfeeding Goals -- More Milk Out Equals More Milk Made -- The Reward Period -- How Milk Production Works -- What Is Full Milk Production? -- What Everyone Thinks Affects Milk Production (But Doesn't) -- Meeting Your Long-Term Goals -- Starting Solid Foods -- When the System Breaks Down -- Summary -- Weaning Comfortably and Happily -- Children Wean Naturally -- A Weaning Overview -- Weaning Basics -- The Role of Solid Foods -- When the System Breaks Down -- Summary -- What Interferes with the Laws -- The Role of History and Culture -- Summary -- Applying the Laws -- Daily Life with Your Breastfeeding Baby -- Reentering the World with Your Breastfeeding Baby -- Away from Your Baby -- Lifestyle Issues -- Expressing and Storing Milk -- Medications and Contraception -- Common Breastfeeding Challenges -- Mother-Related Challenges -- Baby-Related Challenges -- Special Situations: Physical or Health Issues -- Special Situations: Mother -- Special Situations: Baby -- When You Need to Temporarily Stop Breastfeeding -- Alternatives to Feeding at the Breast -- Pumping to Establish Full Milk Production -- How to Wean from Pumping -- Epilogue: You're on Your Way.

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