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Summary: Informative
Review: Nursing Mother, Working Mother really covered all the bases of breastfeeding. I felt confident about returning to work and continuing to breast feed my child. A definite must read for a mother contemplating weaning simply because they are returning to the work force.
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Summary: You can breastfeed if you return to work.
Review: Read this book if you think working and breastfeeding are not compatible. Pryor gives excellent advice on childcare arrangements and breastfeeding. But don't rely on her information alone. You can't successfully work and breastfeed unless breastfeeding is going well before you return to work. One complaint - the author implies that breastfeeding makes up for the time you are away from your child. However, she does mention that taking time off work until your baby is older is another option to consider. Overall, I found this book accurate and helpful. With the information in this book, you can return to work and continue to give your baby the best nutrition available - your own milk.
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Summary: This book makes you feel better!
Review: Some books about infant development and care make you feel as if your natural instincts are wrong. Not this book. The author gives the reader a great deal of information in a nonjudgmental way and encourages you to find your own way. After reading a book that told me that my child "should" be sleeping through the night at 7 weeks, this book helped me to realize that all children are different and that formula babies may be sleeping through the night, but my breastfeed baby needs to eat. In a society that discourages breastfeeding in general and specifically in public, this book lets you know that the decision you made to breastfeed your child is about his health. Also, this book gives you tools to accomplish that goal while providing your family with your working income. After reading this book, I feel more prepared to return to work and that I will not lose my connection with my son.
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Summary: This book makes you feel better!
Review: Some books about infant development and care make you feel as if your natural instincts are wrong. Not this book. The author gives the reader a great deal of information in a nonjudgmental way and encourages you to find your own way. After reading a book that told me that my child "should" be sleeping through the night at 7 weeks, this book helped me to realize that all children are different and that formula babies may be sleeping through the night, but my breastfeed baby needs to eat. In a society that discourages breastfeeding in general and specifically in public, this book lets you know that the decision you made to breastfeed your child is about his health. Also, this book gives you tools to accomplish that goal while providing your family with your working income. After reading this book, I feel more prepared to return to work and that I will not lose my connection with my son.
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Summary: this book is the reason i continued breastfeeding for 6 mo !
Review: The section that explains the benefits of convinced me to keep nursing my baby until she was 6 months old which was remarkable because I had always thought I would try it for a few weeks and then switch to formula. But when I read about how it affects the baby's brain development and immune system, I just couldn't quit. So, the tips on pumping and freezing milk as well as how to get extras were invaluable. I wish I had discovered the book earlier so I could have stored up more. It's a good quick and to the point book which is always good for parents who are so short on time ! I get this for all of my friends who ask me about nursing.
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Summary: A real confidence booster!
Review: There was never any doubt in my mind that I would be a dedicated breastfeeding mom from the very beginning. When it was time for me to return to work, I dreaded the separation from my baby. I was concerned that my son wouldn't take to the bottle, that I wouldn't express enough during the day, that he'd start to prefer formula...my list of worries went on. I had actually been pumping at work for nearly a month when I bought this book. I thought it would give me some additional tips on making the most of the experience. I really fell in love with it! Every time I'd pick it up, I'd feel like the authors were giving me a big pat on the back for being so committed to giving my son the best. It stressed that even though you're back at work, and regardless of the reasons you returned (whether you had to work for financial reasons, were dedicated to your career, etc.), by continuing to nurse you have a firm and lasting connection with your baby. And I found that as time went on, and I had times when I wasn't as enthusiastic about pumping, if I read a bit of this book, it brought back those good feelings and reaffirmed that I was doing the right thing. It's excellent for motivation and confidence in working mothers.
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Summary: A Must Have for Working Moms
Review: This book contains much needed information for working moms. It also has very interesting historical and medical information on breastfeeding. This book dispells the myth that working mothers must supplement with formula, which is expensive, less convenient, and less beneficial than breastmilk. Decades of insistence that formula is best have robbed women of the practical knowledge we used to have about breastfeeding. PLEASE purchase this book if you would like to nurse. It provides information and encouragement many women do not get from their OB or their baby's pediatrician.
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Summary: YOU NEED THIS BOOK_
Review: This book was a great comfort to me. It is easy to read, the advise is great, and it does a great job of reminding you that even when the going gets rough, you are doing the best for you and your baby! It manages to empower you without getting preachy!
The section on pumping is invaluble. GIVE A FRIEND THIS BOOK! Help someone elso to show that yes, you can breastfeed even when you cannot be there! This is a gift that will make a friend remember and appreciate you always
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Summary: Excellent resource
Review: This book was recommended in The Unofficial Guide to Childcare (another book I loved) so I picked it up. Boy, am I ever glad I found out about this book. It had so many helpful tips on storing expressed milk, pumping at work, adjusting your feeding schedule on your working and non-working days, and more. It's an all-round great book.
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Summary: Excellent for reluctant working mother!
Review: This is a marvellous book. It has all the necessary facts about breastfeeding in an accessible format so can be used as a general breastfeeding guide, even though it is a slimmer volume than generalised breastfeeding books. I liked the emphasis on attachment parenting, and how it shows that there is a solution for someone who likes the ideas of attachment parenting and yet has to go back to work. Often the literature is divided into books that assume you really want to work, and breastfeeding and attachment parenting books that assume the mother can afford to be at home. It shows that it is possible to breastfeed long-term while working, and gives good advice on how to do it. I have been back at work 1.5 months and I found the way Gale Pryor outlined how to prepare to go back to work very helpful. I am going to buy several copies now, to give to friends and to add to my midwife's library for expectant mothers.
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