So That's What They're For!: The Definitive Breastfeeding Guide 3rd edition

"This is the one you should buy.

I recommend this book to all pregnant women who are trying to decide how to feed their babies. It gives you the facts, uses easy to understand language (super important when the reader is trying to deal with pregnancy horomones or sleep deprivation, and most importantly, will make you laugh out loud)

Not to know other breastfeeding books but a lot of them seem almost, well hippieish (no offense, hippies) but this book was written by someone that seemed a lot like me. Working mom, educated, but still didn't know a lot about breastfeeding until she really looked into it. This book will teach you so much about why breastmilk is better than artificial baby milk and give you plenty of ammunition for mothers-in-law, friends or complete strangers that question your decision (the comebacks page is the funniest part of the whole book)

I really can not recommend this book enough, although I try to since everyone I know that's pregnant is either given a copy or if I don't know them that well at least told about the book and sent a link to here so they can buy it."
~ Written on 2008-08-27

"GET THIS BOOK. Know someone who is pregnant and planning on nursing? This is the perfect book. Pregnant yourself? BUY THIS BOOK. I laughed the entire time, read it cover to cover repeatedly and it very quickly became my bible. Don't wait. Get it now. "
~ Written on 2008-08-13

"This book is awesome for any parent (men included) trying to decide whether or not to breastfeed their baby! Very educational, but interesting and funny at the same time. Even if you think you know all you need to know about breastfeeding, read this book!!"
~ Written on 2008-08-01

"This book taught me everything I needed to know! I was a young, first time mother with no family around who had breastfed. This book was given to me by a friend and really got me through the tought first weeks and encouraged me to stick with it. I read it while breastfeeding and the chapters were set up in a way that I could flip to the parts I needed in a hurry. I was constantlly concerned with dehydration, not getting enough food, etc... and this book helped me work through it. It goes through all the bad things that could happen, how to tell if there is a problem, and how problems hardlly ever occur. The book was also great for the in-laws who loved to complain about the baby being breastfed. My sister-in-law was flipping through it and found the page that lists how much milk (on average) is taken in per weight and it says so many quarts for a one hundred pound person. I think its meant to be a joke, but she quit her cute little comments after being totally freaked out by my book thinking of her nephew as a breastfeeding ten-year-old. It detailed everything from pre-labor to a breastfeeding toddler and had a lot of real life examples from the author and other moms. I would not be breastfeeding my baby today if it wasn't for this book (he is 8 months now.) I cannot find the words to give this book the right amount of credit, but it really is all the help I needed, to make myself a confident mother. "
~ Written on 2008-06-17

"I think that this is a great book to read for someone that is on the fence about breastfeeding! It's very informative. However, I definitely suggest doing more than just reading a book to prepare for the challenges that you may face!"
~ Written on 2008-06-17