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I Can Breastfeed: Visualize Your Way to Breastfeeding Success
By: Kristina Chamberlain Cnm Arnp IbclceBook Publisher: AuthorSolutions
Imprint: iUniverse.com
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"This book is empowering, informative, and made me believe in affirmations!"
-Abby Sher, author of Amen, Amen, Amen and Breastfeeding Mom
Part self-help guide, part nursing companion, I Can Breastfeed: Visualizing Your Way to Breastfeeding Success off ers help in preparing for the arrival of a new baby. Learn to use visualization and affirmations to build confidence and foster a successful breastfeeding relationship with your baby.
Based upon her experience as a lactation consultant, midwife, and mother of two, Kristina Chamberlain, CNM, ARNP, IBCLC, provides practical advice for the new mom and the working mom. Gain confidence on a variety of breastfeeding topics:
Benefits of breastfeeding
Expectations for the first two weeks of your baby's life
Proper breastfeeding positions and latch
Common breastfeeding obstacles and how to avoid them
Appropriate birth control while nursing
Preparations for going back to work
I Can Breastfeed provides ten visualization exercises and over forty affirmations that will motivate you to believe that breastfeeding is not only the normal but the very best way to feed your baby.
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| Title of Family & Relationships eBook: I Can Breastfeed: Visualize Your Way to Breastfeeding Success | |
| Release Date: 11-19-2010 | |
| Publisher: iUniverse.com |
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| SKU | 9781450253994 |
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I Can Breastfeed: Visualize Your Way to Breastfeeding Success
Chapter One
You Can Do It. Yes, You Can! But Why?* * *
My breasts know exactly how much milk my baby needs.
Breastfeeding is the gift of ideal nutrition and the best start for good health. Breast milk is the optimal food for your baby, providing the healthiest foundation for her immune system and overall future health. Breastfeeding also allows time for you and your baby to slow down and connect with each other. Dads and partners can be confident that breastfeeding provides their baby with the best nutrition possible. The whole family benefits from breastfeeding! Breastfeeding also benefits society as a whole.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life, and continued breastfeeding for at least the next 6 months. (1) In other words, breastfeed your baby for at least a year, even if you are feeding her solid food by then. All benefits of breastfeeding continue the longer you breastfeed. In America, about 72% of moms start breastfeeding their babies at birth. At 6 months, that rate drops to about 14%. (2) That's too low! Many moms and babies are missing out on the long-term benefits of breastfeeding. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), a goal of the Healthy People 2010 Initiative was for breastfeeding rates at 6 months postpartum to increase to 50%, and to 25% at one year. This would have a great positive impact on the overall health of our country, improving quality of life, decreasing chronic illness, and
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