Editorial Review:Product Description:All parents want the best for their babies, and there’s no doubt about the fact that human milk is the ideal food for human babies. What’s the secret of successful breastfeeding? For almost fifty years mothers who have been in touch with La Leche League have found the kind of information and support they needed to breastfeed their babies.
In this newly revised edition of
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, you will learn:
• How human milk offers lifetime benefits for your baby
• How to prepare for breastfeeding during pregnancy
• How to exercise and lose weight safely while nursing
• How to find time for yourself while meeting baby’s needs
• How to increase your milk supply by using herbs and medications
• How to be sure your baby is getting enough to eat
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding was the first book of its kind, written for mothers by mothers. Over the years, more than two million mothers have turned to it for information and inspiration.
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Very informative!!
I didn't pick up this book until my baby was three months old and I had already been back to work for two months!! If you are pregnant and planning to breastfeed, read this book now! I stumbled across it when I was about to give up breastfeeding - my hubby was not very supportive, pumping at work wasn't seeming to keep up my milk supply and I was begining rely more and more heavily on supplimenting with formula. This book was a lifesaver! A month later, my supply is once again well established and my confidence is back threefold! I no longer bat an eye when someone snidely says to give it up, formula is the exact same thing... It is not even close! I know breastmilk is best for my baby and no one is going to take that away from me. All the information and support you need to confidently and SUCCESSFULLY breastfeed your little one is right here in this book. I highly recommend!
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very informative book
I bought this book in lieu of attending classes on breastfeeding. While it IS a book and not an actual instructor, I feel pretty confident about what I need to know to properly breastfeed my baby. There is a lot of information in this book on techniques, how to deal with breastfeeding a premie, continuing to breastfeed after going back to work, when to wean, what solid foods to start the baby on, even a bit of behavioral info. I found it very well rounded and easy to understand. It's going to be one of those books I'll be referencing frequently just before my son is due, but won't feel like I have to look at the pictures while I'm trying to breastfeed my son. I would recommend this book to any mother wanting to breastfeed her baby, whether she's done it before or not.
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Must have for 1st Time Breastfeeding
This book is a must have for 1st time breastfeeding moms and dads. It answers every question you could possibly have. It gives you schedules of what is to come and is full of helpful tips. My favorite is a nursing corner. There are a few things that were a little to extreme for me but I just read it and thought it wasn't my thing but maybe it would be great for someone else. Great book!
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The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
As a Board Certified Lactation Consultant this is the book I recommend most to my new parent clients. It is easy to read and full of the most accurate information available to have a successful breastfeeding experience.
Ruth Bacon IBCLC
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Very encouraging, informative book for breastfeeding parents (-to-be)
This is my favorite book about breastfeeding, offering a lot of very helpful information about the how and why and what to do if things don't go smooth. It covers many different topics. The appendix offers a long list of other titles for those wanting more in depth information as well as several lists of breastfeeding products and organisations that offer support and where to find them.
Many have commented that this book is written only for attachment-parenting parents. La Leche League's mission is to provide mothers with information to help them establish a successful breastfeeding relationship with their babies. If someone had a negative experience with an individual representing LLL that doesn't mean that LLL is judgmental or unaccepting/intolerant of mothers who don't stay home with their babies or mothers who don't wait for their babies to self wean.
I found this book to offer information that also encourages me to follow my intuition and to listen to my baby since as a mother I am the expert on my baby.
