For over 35 years, The Complete Book of Breastfeeding has been the go-to book for the thousands of new mothers who want to give their babies the healthiest start in life. According to AAP's recent guidelines, a mother should consider breastfeeding for the first year of a baby's life and in this completely revised fourth edition, writer Sally Olds partners with Dr. Laura Marks to help make the experience a rewarding one. The book offers a comprehensive introduction to breastfeeding, discusses, how to prepare for breastfeeding before the baby arrives, how to get started, how to involve the baby's father and other members of the family. There's a complete chapter on the proper breastfeeding diet and the role exercise plays in the life of a nursing mother. There's new information on nursing and the working mom, how to prevent nursing problems and treat any that may occur. There's a full discussion on special situations, such as nursing premmies, nursing more than one baby, nursing and breast cancer, and nursing and breast surgery. And there's an extensive chapter on weaning.
