Publisher Description
A fully revised edition of the Dr. Sears guide to breastfeeding, a perennial favorite for parents for nearly two decades
From pediatric experts Martha Sears, RN, and William Sears, MD, The Breastfeeding Book offers comprehensive, reassuring, authoritative information on
- how to start breastfeeding;
- increasing your milk supply;
- breastfeeding when working away from home;
- pumps and other technology associated with breastfeeding;
- making sure your nursing baby gets optimum nutrition, including the most recent information about the importance of omega-3 fatty acids and “milk-oriented microbiota”;
- nutrition and fitness for moms;
- nighttime breastfeeding;
- breastfeeding and fertility;
- toddler nursing and weaning;
- special circumstances; and
- much more.
Breastfeeding contributes to nurturing a smarter and healthier baby, and a healthier and more intuitive mommy. Isn’t that what every child needs, and every parent wants?
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About the Authors
Martha Sears, RN, is the mother of eight children, a registered nurse, a former childbirth educator, a La Leche League leader, and a lactation consultant. She is the co-author of over twenty parenting books and is a popular lecturer and media guest drawing on her eighteen years of breastfeeding experience with her eight children. Martha speaks frequently at national parenting conferences and is noted for her advice on how to handle the most common problems facing today’s mothers with their changing lifestyles.
William Sears, MD, has been advising busy parents on how to raise healthier families for over forty years. He serves as a consultant for television, magazines, radio, and other media, and his website, AskDrSears.com, is one of the most popular health and parenting sites.
About Coleen Marlo
Stephen Hoye has worked as a professional actor in London and Los Angeles for more than thirty years. Trained at Boston University and the Guildhall in London, he has acted in television series and six feature films and has appeared in London’s West End. His audiobook narration has won him fifteen AudioFile Earphones Awards.