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Summary: An Invaluable Tool for the Nursing Mother
Review: This is an invaluable tool for any nursing mother. The author presents the information in a very clear, organized manner. The illustrations are terrific. The language used is not too clinical or too simplistic. The book is not preachy as some of these books can tend to be. It is not complicated. The highly organized style helped me to find important answers quickly. This book truly helped to make nursing an enjoyable and successful endeavor for me. I highly recommend it!!!
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Summary: Informative, thorough and helpful for the first-time mother.
Review: This book was extremely helpful for me. It clearly outlines potential problems and allowed for quick identification of breastfeeding problems for both me and baby. One of the better more straight forward reference books.
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Summary: Good information, yet condescending and judgemental.
Review: I grudgingly give this book two stars for its basic information in providing essential breastfeeding information. However, other, less condescending manuals provide this as well. A word of advice for mother's with ambiguous feelings regarding breastfeeding, mothers unable to breastfeed for whatever reason: difficult birth, C-section, adoptive parents, whatever... breastfeeding is not the only option. A mother is not a failure if she chooses not to have a child or two attached to her breast for months or years at a time. I was very offended at the judgemental tone and felt like a failure for weeks until I opened my eyes to how happy and healthy my baby was while being fed, gasp and sin, formula. DO NOT BEAT yourself up if breastfeeding does not work out or if it is simply unappealing. At a time when emotions run hot and cold at the best of times, piling additional guilt and feelings of inadequacy is ridiculous. You can still be a good mother, a great one, with a ! ! bottle in one hand and cuddling your baby. Yes, breast milk IS better and breastfeeding is a sweet time with a precious baby, but it is not so much better that you should to make yourself physically, mentally and emotionally miserable if you choose not to. It was milkbone city when our stupid lab ate the book.
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Summary: The best breastfeeding how-to book
Review: My daughter is now twenty months old and I still use this book. It has gotten me through almost every problem we have encountered from low supply because of growth spurts to sleeping problems. I plan to continue to use this book for many years with this baby and more. I can't recommend this book enough. It tops my list of gifts for expectant mothers. So far, I have given five as gifts. Everyone has loved it.
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Summary: Best book on breastfeeding I've found
Review: The Nursing Mother's Companion was (& still is) an invaluable reference for me while nursing my now 4 month old daughter. Huggins organizes the information according to the baby's age and discusses common problems/solutions during each of these stages. I found the layout of the book very convienient for refering back to certain issues. I highly recommend it for any mother planning on breastfeeding her baby.
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Summary: Handy reference for use throughout breastfeeding your child
Review: This book is a wonderful tool to use if breastfeeding your child. It breaks down the breastfeeding experience into specific time periods (first week, first two weeks, first two months, months 2 to 6, etc.) and details problems and solutions specific to that time period. I found the solutions to be incredibly helpful- clogged ducts and latching-on difficulties were two problems I had with my first child, and the book's step by step method for correction was right on target. The author provides help in developing your child's diet as they start to eat solid food and continue nursing, and helps in the weaning process, all the while never making you feel guilty if you don't nurse until your child is four years old, but not making you feel guilty if you nurse that long either. The book is especially useful for first-time breastfeeding, although I did refer back to it a few times with my second child. Highly recommended.
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Summary: an essential book
Review: I had access to a very good lactation consultant with my firstborn, but everyone who doesnt' should have this book available. If you had trouble nursing a baby (and gave up) you need this book, if you think you won't like breastfeeding, you need this book. If you aren't certain about breastfeeding, read this book and several others before you make up your mind. This is a very clear-cut, easy to read, easy to find answers, sort of book
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Summary: We are blessed.
Review: My husband and I wanted to breastfeed our first baby. One of our relative recommended this book and we bought and read it before my son was born. Emotionally and psychologically, it prepared us for the new experience.During our 1st year of the breastfeeding, we continued to go back to the book for help. Our breastfeeding experience has been a blessing to our marriage and family. We are grateful.
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Summary: A better book ...
Review: While I was pregnant I bought The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers. It was ok, but pretty heavy on the why, and not as much on the how. I had made the decision to breastfeed already and did not require convincing, so I found this portion of the book of little interest or importance. Then, while I was in the hospital I received a pamphlet (from one of the formula companies no less) called Nursing: The First Two Months, by Kathleen Huggins. It was an excerpt from her book, The Nursing Mother's Companion. I found this pamphlet much more useful than the previous book I had read during my pregnancy, so I ordered the book. I especially like the way the book is organized into time periods b/c the problems you come across vary with the age of your baby. This book really helped me keep going when I wanted to give up. I'm not saying it was inspirational or anything. It just helped me understand the causes of the problems I was having and how to fix it. It also has a very useful section in the back on drugs that are safe to take while breastfeeding. Great book and a must for the new mom's reference library!
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Summary: an amazing help for all nursing mothers
Review: I nursed 6 children and used this book as a guide for each one of my children. Not only was it reassuring as a first time mom, but it was also very helpful in helping resolve different nursing issues as they arose. I would definitely recommend this book to any nursing mother.
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