Nursing Mother's Companion
- Book Review,
by Kathleen Huggins
From Publishers Weekly
Most books about breastfeeding are heavy on nursing's mystical rewards and light on actual technique. Huggins, a maternal nurse and professional lactation consultant, corrects the imbalance with a lucid, trouble-shooting guide, in which she points out that while nursing is unquestionably the healthiest, most natural way to feed babies, it is not always blissful for the mother. The author tackles various common and uncommon complaints about breastfeeding from inadequate milk supply, breast pain, engorgement and fussy babies to infections, allergies and breast-milk jaundice that could affect the child. In a chapter on nursing mothers who work outside of the home, Huggins offers an instructive review of breast pumps. Her reassuring, practical suggestions make this book an excellent informational companion. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Intended as a practical manual, this book combines specific advice with frequent, clear, and informative illustrations. Huggins, a lactation professional and nurse, treats in detail the preparations to be made during pregnancy and the first two months of nursing. She also briefly discusses the later stages of breastfeeding and weaning. While this edition is little changed from the original ( LJ 3/1/86), her short chapter on working women includes an updated list of breast pumps and ordering information. The book's clunky format features a repetitious "Survival Guide" section for each chapter. The bibliography appears to be dated and unchanged. The exhaustive appendix on the safety of drugs during nursing is poorly indexed with blind cross-references and difficult to use. Nonetheless, the comprehensive list of drugs alone makes this book a candidate for most public libraries.- Elizabeth Fielder Olson, Archer & Greiner, Haddonfield, N.J.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Midwest Book Review
Huggins provides a bestseller in its third edition which provides new information on identifying a baby at risk for underfeeding, nursing while working, and handling a premature baby. Details on special mothers and babies include facts about diabetes, a survival guide for the first months, and general breast health.
Lynn Moen
Kathleen Huggins gives practical and specific information for tackling problems so that breastfeeding can be the satisfying experience that it should be.
Kathleen Auerbach, Ph.D.
Huggins's book will serve prospective and breastfeeding mothers well. Her illustrations and suggestions are easy to understand; hers is one of the clearest descriptions of successful breastfeeding techniques I have ever read.
T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.
A book for parents that I recommend [is] The Nursing Mother's Companion.
Book Description
The top-rated book on breastfeeding, rated by the International Lactation Consultant Association as the best possible choice.
Book Info
Text written by a registered nurse and lactation consultant. Complete and practical guide to help mothers prevent or solve common and rare breastfeeding problems. Halftone illustrations. Covers milk supply, drug safety, soreness, positions for comfort, working mothers, breast pumps, diaper rash, and more. For consumers. Previous edition is not cited. Softcover, hardcover available.
About the Author
Kathleen Huggins, R.N., M.S., is a certified lactation professional who directs a breastfeeding clinic in San Luis Obispo, California. She is also the co-author of The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning.
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