"2017 Bantam Books trade paperback edition."--Title page verso

Choosing to breastfeed -- A perfect design: how breastfeeding works -- Getting ready for your baby -- The first feedings -- Special situations -- Going home -- Good nutrition helps -- Common problems: solutions and treatments -- Breastfeeding beyond infancy -- When you and your baby are apart -- The partner's role -- Weaning your baby -- Appendix 1: breastfeeing resources -- Appendix 2: breastfeeding record

Why is breastfeeding the optimal choice? What happens when my maternity leave is over? Whats the safest way to store pumped milk? The American Academy of Pediatrics answers these questions and many more in this invaluable resource to help you and your baby get the healthiest possible start. With everything new mothers need to know about breastfeeding, this fully revised and updated edition covers the very latest in research. Nursing mothers everywhere will find this book an indispensable guide to maximizing the lifelong benefits of breastfeeding that only the American Academy of Pediatrics can provide

Includes index