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    American Academy of Pediatrics new mother's guide to breastfeeding / Joan Younger Meek, editor-in-chief, with Winnie Yu.

    • Title:American Academy of Pediatrics new mother's guide to breastfeeding / Joan Younger Meek, editor-in-chief, with Winnie Yu.
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    • Variant Title:New mother's guide to breastfeeding
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Meek, Joan Younger.
      Yu, Winnie.
      American Academy of Pediatrics.
    • Published/Created:New York : Bantam Books, 2011.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Breastfeeding.
    • Medical Subjects: Breast Feeding--Popular Works.
    • Edition:2nd ed., Bantam Books trade pbk. ed.
    • Description:xvi, 254 pages : ill ; 18 cm.
    • Summary:"With everything new mothers need to know about breastfeeding, this fully revised and updated edition covers more than a decade's worth of the latest research, including: information for mothers preparing for the first feeding and adjusting to home, family, and work as a nursing mother; new research on ways breastfeeding can stave off childhood allergies and obesity; expanded coverage of proper nutrition for nursing mothers, including vitamin, mineral, and supplementation recommendations; ideal ways to establish a nursing routine and what to do when returning to work; the father's role and creating a postpartum support network; solutions to common breastfeeding challenges"--Page 4 of cover.
    • Notes:Includes index.
      Includes bibliographical references (page 239) and index.
    • ISBN:9780553386660
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Choosing to Breastfeed
      ch. 2 Perfect Design: How Breastfeeding Works
      ch. 3 Getting Ready for Your Baby
      ch. 4 First Feedings
      ch. 5 Special Situations
      ch. 6 Going Home
      ch. 7 Good Nutrition Helps
      ch. 8 Common Problems: Solutions and Treatments
      ch. 9 Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy
      ch. 10 When You and Your Baby Are Apart
      ch. 11 Father's Role
      ch. 12 Weaning Your Baby.
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