Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Foreword

xiii

Chapter 1

Choosing to Breastfeed

1

Chapter 2

A Perfect Design: How Breastfeeding Works

20

Chapter 3

Getting Ready for Your Baby

33

Chapter 4

The First Feedings

57

Chapter 5

Special Situations

90

Chapter 6

Going Home

114

Chapter 7

Good Nutrition Helps

143

Chapter 8

Common Problems: Solutions and Treatments

159

Chapter 9

Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy

174

Chapter 10

When You and Your Baby are Apart

209

Chapter 11

The Father’s Role

228

Chapter 12

Weaning Your Baby

246

Appendix 1

Breastfeeding Resources

266

Appendix 2

Resources from the American Academy of Pediatrics

271

Appendix 3

Breastfeeding Record

273

Appendix 4

Dietary Guidelines

278

 

Index

281