Your answers to breastfeeding Teach Yourself Successful Breastfeeding gives non-judgmental advice on breastfeeding and how to make it a rewarding experience for you and baby. You'll learn how to tackle problems like soreness and tiredness and deal with issues such as returning to work.

Pauline Lim has helped hundreds of women overcome problems with breastfeeding and in this book she gives you all the information and support you need. Focusing on the early days, she will show you how to overcome the initial problems, answer questions about soreness, colic and weight-gain, and give you the type of reassurance you can only get from a midwife with decades of experience. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of breastfeeding. FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

Breastfeeding can be hard, but this book will give you tried and trusted advice from an experienced midwife, helping to make it a special time for you and your baby.

Breastfeeding, Take Two: Successful Breastfeeding the Second Time Around is written for mothers who have had previous challenges breastfeeding and who want to breastfeed their next baby. Focusing on the emotions surrounding breastfeeding, the social and medical interventions that can make breastfeeding challenging, and information and advice needed to help make breastfeeding work the second time around, Breastfeeding, Take Two will help women take a step towards regaining the balance between their biology and society creating a positive, successful breastfeeding experience for mother -and baby- the second time around.

The Definitive Guide to Breastfeeding Your Baby Breastfeeding may be natural, but it may also be more challenging than you expect. Some mothers encounter doubts and difficulties, from struggling with the first few feedings to finding a gentle and loving way to comfortably wean from the breast. This second edition of Breastfeeding Made Simple is an essential guide to breastfeeding that every new and expectant mom should own-a comprehensive resource that takes the mystery out of basic breastfeeding dynamics. Understanding the seven natural laws of breastfeeding will help you avoid and overcome challenges such as low milk production, breast refusal, weaning difficulties, and every other obstacle that can keep you from enjoying breastfeeding your baby. Breastfeeding Made Simple will help you to: Find comfortable, relaxing breastfeeding positions Establish ample milk production and a satisfying breastfeeding rhythm with your baby Overcome discomfort and mastitis Use a breast pump to express and store milk Easily transition to solid foods

- designed to help you overcome all the problems experienced during the early days - an emphasis on a solution that works for you and your child - non-judgemental advice on how to switch to bottle feeding - reassurance and guidance on issues like your baby's weight gain, feeding, crying or colic - gives you the latest guidelines on things like how to store feeds and sterilise equipment - written by an experienced midwife who has helped hundreds of women like you "teach yourself Breastfeeding" will give you all the information, tools and support you need not only to start breastfeeding, but to continue in a positive and stress free manner. Rather than making you feel guilty or inadequate if you need to stop or if you face difficulties, it will equip you to cope with any eventuality - and give you non-judgemental advice on how to switch over to bottle feeding if necessary, and how to maximise the benefits of this. To stop you encountering any initial problems and getting discouraged, the book is focused on the earliest days, and equips you to cope when midwife or health visitor support is not immediately available. It helps you tackle problems like soreness and tiredness, gives you advice on returning to work, and reassurance for things that might concern you such as your child's weight-gain, colic or crying. With plenty of information on supplements, sterilisation and how to begin weaning, this is a direct, friendly and accessible introduction that will leave you feel positive about breastfeeding and encouraged to continue.