The Everything Breastfeeding Book: The Helpful, Reassuring Advice and Practical Information You Need for a Comfortable and Confident Nursing Experience

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Dear Reader,
Thank you for making the decision to breastfeed your baby. What an
exciting time! A new baby changes everything, giving your life new
purpose and joy. You have so much to look forward to: your baby’s first
words, her hugs and kisses, and all the excitement of watching the life
you created grow and flourish.
Your decision to breastfeed gives your baby the best start possible.
Whether you choose to nurse for weeks, months, or years, you will be
nourishing and nurturing your baby as only you can. You’ll be giving
your baby emotional, nutritional, and immunological benefits that will
help to promote a long, healthful life.
As the parents of two breastfed children ourselves, we’ve experi-
enced firsthand both the joys and the challenges of nursing. And to this
second edition of our book, we’ve also added the stories of other parents
because parenting isn’t just what experts say, it’s also the experiences,
feelings, and beliefs of mothers and fathers. In her career as a birth doula
and breastfeeding educator, Suzanne has heard stories just like these and
witnessed the powerful benefits of breastfeeding again and again.
Thank you again for making the decision to breastfeed your baby.
We feel privileged to be part of your journey, and we hope this book will
help you partner with your health care providers in raising your beauti-
ful, healthy child.
Breast wishes,
Suzanne and Ray Fredregill
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THE
BREASTFEEDING
BOOK
2ND EDITION
The helpful, reassuring advice and practical
information you need for a comfortable and
confident nursing experience
Suzanne Fredregill, CBE, and Ray Fredregill
Avon, Massachusetts
To our breastfed children, Meaghan and Ian,
and to our parents, Mary Jo and Bill Banks,
and Lois Knowles and Robert Fredregill
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Contents
Introduction xi
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The Importance of Milk Ejection Reflex or Letdown 43
Breastfeeding / 1
Breast and Nipple Care 44
Breastfeeding Is Good for Your Baby 2 04
Breastfeeding Is Good for You, Too 8 Prenatal Preparation / 45
Breastfeeding’s Other Benefits 12 Nipple Assessment 46
Top Ten Breastfeeding Myths Nipple Preparation 47
Debunked! 13
Social-Emotional Preparation 48
02
Breastfeeding Supplies 49
Who Can Breastfeed? / 15
Labor Medications and
Breast Issues 16 Breastfeeding 54
Adoptive Moms 17 Breastfeeding and Your Birth Plan 57
Drugs and Alcohol 18 Breastfeeding Classes 60
Multiple Births 24 Choosing a Pediatrician 61
Caesarean Section 24 05
Mother’s Medical Conditions 25 Breastfeeding Basics / 62
Breast Surgeries 29 The First Hour 63
Baby’s Medical Conditions 30 At the Hospital 63
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At Home 65
Breasts and Milk
When to Feed 65
Production / 33
Baby at Your Breast: The Basics 68
Breast Development 34
Breastfeeding Positions 72
Breast Anatomy 35
Burping 76
How Your Breasts Produce Milk 37
Breastmilk Contents 39
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Fine-Tuning / 78 Special Circumstances / 114
Your Breastfeeding Environment 79 Premature Infants 115
Establishing a Routine 80 Colic 116
Your Baby’s Sleep/Wake Cycle 82 Multiple Births 119
Waking Your Sleepy Baby 84 C-Sections 123
Middle of the Night Feedings 85 Down Syndrome 124
The Family Bed 86 Cleft Lip or Cleft Palate 125
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 88 Tongue Tie 126
07 Relactating and Adoptive Moms 127
Is This Right? Evaluating 10
Breastfeeding / 91
Nursing on the Go / 129
Weight Gain 92
Nursing in Public 130
Elimination Patterns 92
Clothing 131
Breast Changes 93
Where to Nurse 131
Supplemental Feeding and
Babywearing 132
Alternative Methods 96
When to Nurse 132
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Supplies 133
Common Concerns / 100
Travel by Car 134
Does Breastfeeding Hurt? 101
Travel by Plane 135
Engorgement 101
Going Solo 136
Leaking 104
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Sore Nipples and Blisters 104
Express Yourself / 138
Plugged Ducts 106
Pump It Up! 139
Mastitis 107
Manual Expression 140
Thrush 108
Breast Pump Selection 141
Nipple Confusion 109
Types of Breast Pumps 143
Breastmilk Jaundice 110
Storage of Human Milk 146
Teething and Biting 111
Pump Up the Volume! 150
Lack of Confidence 112
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Contents
12 15
Bottle Feeding Stress, Postpartum Depression,
Your Baby / 151 and Breastfeeding / 181
Bottles, Nipples, and Other Discontented Cows
Supplies 152 Don’t Give Milk 182
Keeping It Clean 156 Sleep Deprivation 183
Formula 158 The Baby Blues 184
Feeding with a Bottle 162 Stress-Stopping Toolbox 185
Dad’s Turn 163 Postpartum Depression 187
13 Support from Family and Friends 190
Nutrition for Mom / 164 16
Setting a Healthy Example 165 Sex and the Breastfeeding
Couple / 193
A Word about Water 165
Food Pyramid 166 The Great Sexuality Debate 194
Vitamin and Mineral Changing Relationships 195
Supplements 167 Intimacy 196
Breastmilk and Your Diet 168 Sex 198
Special Concerns 171 The Big Day 198
Weight-Loss Plans 173 Your Body 201
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Fertility and Milk Production 201
Exercise for You and
Birth Control 202
Your Baby / 174
17
The Benefits of Exercise 175
Siblings and
When to Begin 175 Family Life / 204
Finding the Time 176 Family Transitions 205
Your Changing Body 178 Sibling Jealousy 211
Exercise and Breastmilk 179 Teamwork 212
Exercises to Do with Your Baby 179 The Family Pet 213
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How Long Should I Breastfeeding and the
Breastfeed? / 215 Law / 248
Physical Limits 216 Nursing in Public 249
What the Experts Say 216 The Workplace 251
Cultural and Historical Issues 217 Family Law 254
Toddler Nursing 221 Family and Medical Leave Act 254
Nursing Through Pregnancy 223 Lobbying for Change 259
Tandem Nursing 224 22
19 Weaning / 260
Infant Nutrition and Nursing Strike versus Weaning 261
Introducing Solids / 226
Special Situations: Sudden Weaning
First Feedings 227 262
Supplies 228 Transitioning Baby: Gradual Weaning
264
Food Allergies 229
Weaning from Breast to Bottle 268
Food Schedules 229
Natural Weaning 269
Breastmilk and Bottles 232
Other Bonding Activities 269
Finger Foods 233
Toothbrushing 234
Appendix A: Frequently Asked
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Questions / 271
Employment, Childcare, and
Appendix B: Glossary of
Breastfeeding / 235
Breastfeeding Terms / 277
Finding a Breastfeeding-Friendly Day
Appendix C: Resources / 283
Care 236
Index / 285
Breastfeeding and Daycare 241
Returning to Work 242
Maintaining Your Milk Supply 243
Staying Home 244
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Acknowledgments
Special thanks to the following people for their help: Stephanie and Bill
Weedman, Kim Tweedy, Molly Stiles, Sarah and James Six, Angela Sinnott,
Lindy Shaw, Anne Palladino, Chris Lyon, Joy Lyon, Sara Baker, Sammy, Jes-
sica, Jennifer, Dan, Chalise, and Aileen.