Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17621 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Mothering, 9-10/00
"...an invaluable resource..."

Customer Reviews

Breast is best
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.

Get The Baby Book instead
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!

Breastfeeding Book
Shipping on this book was a little expensive. A $5 book cost $4 to ship.