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Summary: I always recommend this book!
Review: My babies both loved to nurse! My son weaned at about 20 months and my daughter weaned at about 26 months. So...I've spent a LOT of time nursing babies. That being said, I highly recommend this book for any nursing mother. The book is not very long which is a major plus for any busy mom. I also like the way it is segmented based on the baby's age so you can read things that are relevant to your specific situation. It also has briefly written helpful hints for breastfeeding troubles. Sometimes, when you're frustrated, it's nice to have a list of 1,2,3,4 telling you exactly what to try. In my experience, her lists really help! Best of luck! Stick with it! You can do it! :o)
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Summary: Helpful but not realistic enough
Review: This is one of the most well-known and most frequently recommended breast feeding book. It has lots of facts, and I conferred the book for help many many times (I had much difficulty with nursing).
However, while breast is best, and should be encouraged, books shouldn't idolize it as the only acceptable way. I felt that the book was unrealistically positive about the nursing experience and that if you latch correctly, it won't hurt and nursing will be a blissful experience. Most women that I know who have nursed will agree with me when I say that even if you latch correctly, nursing is very difficult and books like this doesn't present a realitic picture of how difficult it is.
I also couldn't find anything about what you can do if you are having difficulty pumping-- which makes me think that the book discourages pumping (i.e., nurse every and all the time) and it won't discuss any practice that it discourages. Surprising number of women have difficulty pumping, although NO ONE TALKS ABOUT IT. Another example is supplementing with formula-- book says supplementing is the beginning of the end of nursing and that's all it says. Basically, it simply says to just say no to any formula or pumping.
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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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