Excerpts from "The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Breastfeeding"

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Book Excerpts:

Contents at a Glance

Chapter 3: Real or Fake?

" … A manufacturer's advertisement can claim that a breast milk substitute is just like breast milk. But it isn't. The truth is, an infant formula can never duplicate human milk. Despite all attempts, the living cells, hormones, enzymes, and antibodies contained in human milk just cannot be replicated. Period."

Chapter 14: Collection & Storage

"…You can store human breast milk in your refrigerator, in any of the containers already discussed. It will keep between five and seven days at 39¡F. After this time period you should freeze or discard your milk."

Chapter 23: It Hurts

"…This nipple tenderness is seen in a majority of breastfeeding mothers between day three and day six. It is temporary, or transient, and should get to feeling better. The tenderness should always resolve and not be bothersome."