This book is a guide to understanding how you can enhance the practical art of breastfeeding and become a skilful and loving parent by using the keys to positive parenthood.
Throughout the book a series of symbols is used to draw your attention to important concepts that may help you and your partner to recognise your own experience and skills and to forward plan for the changing times ahead.
You will find many suggestions for things to do to prepare for the changes in lifestyle that a new baby will bring. The author has not set out to mention every phase of breastfeeding and parenting, nor difficulties you may need to overcome. Instead her aim in writing this book is to help you realise how it will be your baby who will teach you about skilled and loving mothering.
About the author
Sue Cox’s interest was not just in breastfeeding her children but later in supporting and educating both families and health professionals about the wonders of parenting and breastfeeding. She has moved from being an Australian Breastfeeding Association counsellor to becoming the first certified hospital lactation consultant in Australia; carrying out a private practice; and being elected as the first non-North American president of her international professional organisation.
Sue was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2004 ‘for service to community health, particularly as a lactation consultant, educator, and counsellor for the care of breastfeeding mothers and their babies’. She has previously written four books on parenting and breastfeeding and written and produced four DVDs to assist mothers-to-be, mothers and their partners.
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