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LESSON #5
SIMCOE COUNTY BREASTFEEDING RESOURCES
Breastfeeding Books
A few examples of breastfeeding books recommended by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit:
Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You. Renfrew, Fisher
and Arms (2000).
Bestfeeding aims to help parents breastfeed without difficulty. There
are many detailed photographs and illustrations to show parents how to
identify and solve problems quickly and easily. This book has three important
subjects: why breastfeeding is best; how to get the basics of breastfeeding
right; and breastfeeding problems: causes and solutions.
The Complete Book of Breastfeeding. Eiger & Olds Wendkos (1999).
The Complete Book of Breastfeeding provides parents with everything they
need to know to make nursing their baby a deeply rewarding part of their
life. The following topics are included: diet and nutrition, what to do
before the baby arrives, exercise and fitness, successful breastfeeding
for the working mother, sexuality during the nursing period, expressing
milk – a complete step by step guide, and how to enlist the support
of your husband, family, friends and other nursing mothers. In addition,
information on post-partum depression, positioning the baby for nursing,
night feedings, colicky babies, nursing the premature baby, nursing in
public, weaning and special situations is also included.
Dr. Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding. Newman & Pitman
(2003).
Dr. Newman is a Paediatrician working out of Toronto’s Hospital
for Sick Children. His book provides invaluable information on how to
get breastfeeding established, how fathers can be supportive of breastfeeding
and what you can do when things don’t go as well as planned. Dr.
Newman also shares information to help: in the first days and weeks after
your baby is born, as your baby grows and in special situations.
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. La Leche League International (2003).
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding is a complete breastfeeding guide for
mothers and fathers. This book is fully illustrated with information on
the following topics: how to establish a network of support, how to make
sure you have an ample milk supply, how to position your baby correctly
to avoid sore nipples, how to recognize and overcome common breastfeeding
problems, how to breastfeed when returning to work, how to express and
store breast milk, how and when to introduce solid foods, how breastfeeding
helps keep your baby healthy and how breastfeeding enhances your mothering.
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