The classic guide to successful breastfeeding fully revised and expanded to meet the needs of today's new mothers.

Benefits of breastfeeding; your breasts; changes in shape; types of breast; the baby comes to the breast; the minutes after birth; the first few days; feeding positons; latching on; getting help with latching on; sucking rhythms; night feeds; the barrier of clothing; making milk; feeding yourself; fountains of milk; the cream at the bottom; when a baby has had enough; foreseeing problems; sore and cracked nipples; engorgement and mastitis; getting enough sleep; if you are ill; drugs and breastfeeding; thinking of giving up?; getting to know your baby; "I am your mother"; the sleepy baby; how to encourage a baby to feed; the excited baby; digestive adventures; when it's hard to love a baby; introducing other pleasures; sounds; the baby with special needs; the baby in the special care nursery; the jaundiced baby; babies with disabilities; the mother and baby relationship; the baby's emotional experience; managing your time; your needs; fitting in with the family; "I should have stuck to goldfish"; a developing relationship; security and adventure; the older baby; expressing milk; sex and breastfeeding; breastfeeding with confidence; travelling; going back to work; weaning;