The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning
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By: Martha Sears and William Sears
Format: Paperback
From: Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date: February 2000
From: Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date: February 2000
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2000-03-02
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 272
Ean: 9780316779241
Isbn: 0316779245
Upc: 038332821215
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2000-03-02
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 272
Ean: 9780316779241
Isbn: 0316779245
Upc: 038332821215
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
From North Americas foremost baby and childcare experts, the newest addition to the bestselling Sears Parenting Librarythe new breastfeeding bible for nursing mothers. In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in breastfeeding. Yet first-time mothers often lack the support and the knowledge they need. Many of the available books fail to address the practical challenges that confront many women (especially women who work outside the home) when they choose to breastfeed. For these women, The Breastfeeding Book is a godsendwith comprehensive, reassuring, authoritative information on: how to get started, increasing your milk supply, breastfeeding in absentia, and making sure that your nursing baby gets the nutrition he/she needs. Taking a realistic, contemporary approach, the Searses bring an age-old practice completely up to date.
USER REVIEWS
"I love all of Dr. Sears books and this one is no different. Reading and understanding is important if you want to breastfeed. There really is so much joy and pride for giving your baby the best only you can give him/her. This book really helps you understand the basics, benefits, different feeding positions, reasons to breastfeed and continue to breastfeed among many other things.
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~ Written on 2008-05-31
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~ Written on 2008-05-31
"After buying this book, I learned a little secret about the Sears' line of books. If you start buying the entire collection, you will find a lot of crossover material! This book on its own is a good resource. There is nothing wrong with it. HOWEVER, I HIGHLY recommend getting Sears' The Baby Book instead. You will find almost everything you need about breastfeeding within this book PLUS a lot of other useful information about baby's first year. In my opinion, it is a much better investment. If you want a book just on breastfeeding, I recommend La Leche League's The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. I took this book with me to the hospital and referred to it often. There was even a section on jaundice, which I didn't even know I would need until the doctor and nurses started talking about my child's bilirubin count. I was able to feel much more confident in my discussions with them after reading that section. I still refer to it as time goes on and breastfeeding questions arise (my child is now five months old).
Also, Dr. Sears is not apologetic about his belief in the attachment parenting style of raising children. After reading some reviews, I am guessing that is where the "be prepared for guilt" comments come in. There are many differing views on parenting styles. This one focuses on AP. I don't know a mother yet who can't find guilt about something. I try to focus on learning the different styles and using what works for us. Just my two cents about that! Happy breastfeeding!"
~ Written on 2008-02-20
Also, Dr. Sears is not apologetic about his belief in the attachment parenting style of raising children. After reading some reviews, I am guessing that is where the "be prepared for guilt" comments come in. There are many differing views on parenting styles. This one focuses on AP. I don't know a mother yet who can't find guilt about something. I try to focus on learning the different styles and using what works for us. Just my two cents about that! Happy breastfeeding!"
~ Written on 2008-02-20
"Shipping on this book was a little expensive. A $5 book cost $4 to ship."
~ Written on 2007-12-28
~ Written on 2007-12-28
"This book has some REALLY good info on why breastfeeding is best. However, if you don't subscribe to the author's way of parenting (attachment parenting) than you're better off reading another breastfeedng book that is soley about breastfeeding and not about pushing a way of parenting on to you that you may or may not agree with. Especially if you do plan on returning to work."
~ Written on 2007-11-28
~ Written on 2007-11-28
"I started reading this book during my nursing sessions shortly after the baby was born. It was SUPER helpful and I still refer to it often (my daughter is almost 3 months now). The book is easy to read and is well organized - you can quickly flip to the chapter/section you need. This book really helped me. "
~ Written on 2007-11-20
~ Written on 2007-11-20