title: The Nursing Mothers Companion: 5th Edition
author:  Kathleen Huggins 
description: For more than twenty - five years, Kathleen Huggins, R.N., M.S., I.B.C.L.C., has dedicated her medical career to helping mothers care more effectively for their newborn babies. A registered nurse with an M.A. in perinatal care from the University of California at San Francisco, Huggins has spent the past two decades as a perinatal clinical specialist and board - certified lactation consultant at San Luis Obispo General Hospital in California. During this time she co - directed Breastfeeding Warmline, a telephone counseling service for nursing mothers. Huggins has also worked as a college instructor of fetal - newborn development, and has lead seminars on a variety of topics related to perinatal care and breastfeeding. Huggins is owner of the maternity store Simply Mama. She is the author of several books on breastfeeding and has sold more than one million copies. She lives in California with her husband and youngest child.
zlib_text: **Dedication And Appreciation**
  
    
  
  This book is dedicated to Elizabeth. You are my partner, my muse, and my best
  friend. If not for you, I would still be a hopelessly clueless Nice Guy. You
  are truly a gift from God. Thank you.
  
  For David, Jamie, Steve, and Grant. You are the greatest kids a parent could
  want. You are each so different and unique that you make parenting a never-
  ending joy. Thank you for all the times you asked,
  
  "When are you going to finish your book?" Don't ever stop being just who you
  are.
  
  For the countless men and women who have invited me into the most personal
  areas of their lives. I have written this book for you. Thank you for your
  input and support in writing _No More Mr. Nice Guy!_
  
  Especially for all the men who have been a part of my No More Mr. Nice Guy!
  men's groups. You will never know how much being a part of your lives and has
  changed my own life. Thank you.
  
  For Dr. Anne Hastings. Your wisdom and insight can be found on every page of
  this book. Yo