Kathleen Huggins, RN, MS
Kathleen Huggins is a registered nurse and board-certified lactation consultant who is widely recognized as one of the pioneers in establishing the lactation consultant discipline as a core component of maternal-child health care in US hospitals. She established this reputation by creating and running a model breastfeeding clinic at San Luis Obispo General Hospital in California; by lecturing widely to professional peers and hospital administrators; and through her book The Nursing Mother's...See more
Kathleen Huggins is a registered nurse and board-certified lactation consultant who is widely recognized as one of the pioneers in establishing the lactation consultant discipline as a core component of maternal-child health care in US hospitals. She established this reputation by creating and running a model breastfeeding clinic at San Luis Obispo General Hospital in California; by lecturing widely to professional peers and hospital administrators; and through her book The Nursing Mother's Companion. She has also co-authored The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning and Nursing Mother, Working Mother. She lives in San Luis Obispo, where she currently runs a new mothers' store, Simply MaMa. She continues to lecture widely in the healthcare and lactation-consultant arenas. See less
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The Nursing Mother's Companion
Great Book!
Very outdated pictures but very helpful and sage advice about breastfeeding. Explains the simple things about milk let down, positions, jaundice, troubleshooting etc. Read More
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The Nursing Mother's Companion
I used an earlier edition of this book over 20 years ago and the new edition is still a most excellent resource on breastfeeding. Helpful for new and expectant moms to know what to expect and lots of ... Read More
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The Nursing Mother's Companion
Old book, but reliable
by Weezer, Jul 19, 2007
Even though this book seems outdated it got me through the first couple of weeks of breastfeeding. My birthing class instructor recommended it and I am glad that she did. I would recommend it to ... Read More