Acknowledgments                                    xi
A Word from                                        xiii
        Dr. Bill
        Martha
Part I: The Science of Breastfeeding: Why          1   (20)
Breastfeed?
  Why Breast Is Best                               2   (19)
    What's In It for Baby?                         2   (8)
    What's In It for Mother?                       10  (2)
    Great Ingredients in the Recipe for Breast     12  (2)
    Milk
    Questions You May Have About Getting Ready     14  (7)
    to Breastfeed
Part II: The Art of Breastfeeding: How to          21  (50)
Breastfeed
  Getting Started                                  22  (22)
    First Meeting                                  22  (1)
    First Feedings                                 23  (10)
    Helping Your Milk-Ejection Reflex (MER)        33  (3)
    Questions You May Have About Getting Started   36  (8)
  Common Concerns Breastfeeding Mothers May Have   44  (27)
    Feeding Frequency                              44  (3)
    Getting Enough Milk                            47  (3)
    Increasing Milk Supply                         50  (3)
    Growth Spurts                                  53  (1)
    Supplemental Bottles                           53  (2)
    Baby Prefers Bottle                            55  (1)
    Weight Gain (Growth Patterns)                  56  (1)
    Weighing Baby                                  57  (1)
    Father Giving Bottle                           57  (1)
    Extra Water                                    58  (1)
    Extra Vitamins                                 58  (1)
    Giving Pacifiers                               58  (1)
    Large Breasts                                  59  (1)
    Ready to Quit                                  59  (3)
    Baby Prefers One Breast                        62  (1)
    Clipping Tight Tongues                         62  (1)
    Breastfeeding and Fertility                    63  (1)
    Less Milk During Menstruation                  64  (1)
    Relactating                                    65  (1)
    Colic (aka The Hurting Baby)                   66  (5)
Part III: Healthy Breastfeeding                    71  (50)
  Nutrition and Fitness While Breastfeeding        72  (20)
    Extra Calories, Extra Nutrients                72  (3)
    Foods to Avoid                                 75  (2)
    How to Detect Foods That Cause Fussing         77  (2)
    Questions You May Have                         79  (6)
    Staying Fit and Trim While Breastfeeding       85  (3)
    A L.E.A.N. Approach to Life                    88  (4)
  Taking Medications While Breastfeeding           92  (12)
    Safe Medicine Taking While Breastfeeding       92  (4)
    The Most Common Questions Asked About the      96  (8)
    Most Common Drugs
  Troubleshooting the Most Common Breastfeeding    104 (17)
  Problems
    Sore Nipples                                   104 (4)
    Painful Nursing                                108 (1)
    Engorgement                                    108 (4)
    Mastitis                                       112 (5)
    Plugged Milk Ducts                             117 (1)
    Breast Abscess                                 118 (1)
    Candida (Yeast) Infection on the Nipples       119 (2)
Part IV: Breastfeeding in Today's World            121 (76)
  A Consumer's Guide to Breastfeeding Products     122 (28)
    Nipple Creams and Ointments                    122 (1)
    Breast Pads                                    123 (1)
    Breast Shells                                  123 (1)
    Nipple Shields                                 124 (1)
    Nursing Pillows                                124 (1)
    Nursing Footstools                             125 (1)
    Special Feeding Devices                        125 (3)
    Shopping for Bras                              128 (2)
    Choosing the Right Breast Pump                 130 (8)
    Storing Your Milk                              138 (4)
    Breastfeeding Wherever You Go                  142 (8)
  20 Tips for Breastfeeding While Working          150 (18)
    Your Weeks at Home                             150 (4)
    Planning Your Return                           154 (7)
    Making Your Working Life Easier                161 (4)
    Keeping Up Your Milk Supply                    165 (1)
    Lowering Your Stress Level                     166 (2)
  Nighttime Breastfeeding                          168 (16)
    Why Babies Wake Up                             168 (1)
    Surviving and Thriving with Nighttime          168 (2)
    Breastfeeding
    Tips for Easier Nighttime Breastfeeding        170 (2)
    The Benefits of Sleeping with Your Baby        172 (4)
    Questions You May Have                         176 (8)
  The Father's Role in Breastfeeding               184 (13)
    Normal Father Feelings                         184 (1)
    What Dads Can Do                               185 (4)
    ``Nursing'' for Fathers                        189 (2)
    Sex After Childbirth                           191 (3)
    For Mothers Only                               194 (3)
Part V: Special Situations                         197 (52)
  Breastfeeding for Babies and Mothers with        199 (29)
  Special Needs
    Premature Babies                               199 (8)
    Twins, Triplets, and...                        207 (3)
    The Adopted Baby                               210 (3)
    Babies with Down Syndrome                      213 (1)
    Babies with Cleft Lip or Cleft Palate          214 (2)
    Babies with Heart Defects                      216 (1)
    When Mother or Baby Is Ill                     216 (1)
    Babies in the Hospital                         217 (1)
    Babies with Metabolic Problems                 217 (1)
    Babies with Jaundice                           218 (2)
    Babies with Hypoglycemia                       220 (1)
    Mothers with Special Problems                  221 (2)
    Postpartum Depression                          223 (3)
    Breast Lumps                                   226 (1)
    Cosmetic Breast Surgery                        226 (2)
  Funny (And Not So Funny) Things That Happen      228 (10)
  on the Way to the Breast
    Breastfeeding Personalities                    228 (1)
    Nursing Nuisances                              229 (7)
    Laughter Is the Best Breastfeeding Medicine    236 (2)
  Toddler Nursing and Natural Weaning              238 (11)
    The Big Picture, Or Why Extended               238 (1)
    Breastfeeding Is Becoming More Common
    Why Toddlers Breastfeed                        239 (2)
    Why Mothers Continue to Breastfeed             241 (1)
    The Challenges of Nursing a Toddler            242 (3)
    The Journey to Weaning                         245 (3)
    Weaned at Last                                 248 (1)
Index                                              249