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The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Seventh Revised Edition Paperback – May 25, 2004

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The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
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Underscores the benefits of breastfeeding for babies and mothers and presents helpful information and counsel on procedures, special circumstances, nutrition, and weaning.
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  1. Print length
    463 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Plume
  4. Publication date
    May 25, 2004
  5. Reading age
    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    6.25 x 1.25 x 9 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0452285801
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0452285804
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4.7 out of 5 stars
372 global ratings

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Customers find the book's content useful and a good guide for new moms. They also say it's a great support system and able to be read through again.

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76 customers mention "Content"71 positive5 negative

Customers find the book's content useful, life-saving, and encouraging. They say it's an authoritative guide on everything breastfeeding, explaining how to increase and maintain your milk supply. Readers also say it helps men understand the sacred, unspoken bond a mother has with her child.

"...I found this book to offer information that also encourages me to follow my intuition and to listen to my baby since as a mother I am the expert on..." Read more

"...challenge I faced when nursing my three children and contained the most useful information of any source I found...." Read more

"...on nursing, I'd suggest you read it, as well, because it's got a lot of great information on the benefits of nursing, as well, and how to try to..." Read more

"...I found this book to be a good reference for anything I became curious about and it was very easy to go to the back of the book to the index and..." Read more

15 customers mention "Readability"13 positive2 negative

Customers find the book easy to read. They also say it's great for revisiting when problems arise.

"...of one, (like me) it is packed full of information and easy to read a snippet at time...." Read more

"Excellent read for women who want to breastfeed, but are unsure about so many things...." Read more

"This book is easy to read and a great reference. Try to read it before baby comes." Read more

"Excellent book. I call,it the breastfeeding bible because it answers ALL questions that come up on breastfeeding." Read more

5 customers mention "Organization"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the book well organized, with clear descriptions and support numbers.

"...Problem 1: Organization. If you are looking for a book that is extremely well organized and an easy quick reference guide, this isn't it...." Read more

"...The format is easy to read and find things which helps during times when one is exhausted and is tempted to supplement with formula." Read more

"...care, and other basics of breastfeeding were well described and very clear...." Read more

"Thoroughly written, but too much info for me" Read more

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M&M
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential book for all new moms. Here's why:
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2011
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OK, moms, let's get real. Breast-feeding is really hard in the beginning. No one tells you that it takes a lot of coordination, can be VERY painful, and there are lots of things that can go wrong (infections, baby not getting enough milk, mom rushed in to surgery, BLISTERS!!). I know every mom wants to do what is best for her baby and most would agree that breast-feeding is ideal, but it can be so easy to give up when the going gets tough and the hospital sends you home with formula. Here's where this book is absolutely essential. It will give you the confidence you need to keep going. Whatever goes wrong, you can find it in this book, and it will assure you that it's going to be okay and tell you what to do about it. And then it will remind you why this is best for your baby and cheer you on -- You CAN do it! I know that breast-feeding is occasionally impossible, but I've seen too many moms give up too soon. I wish this was mandatory reading for all new moms. What a great baby shower gift this would be -- it might be the gift of breast-feeding for a baby whose mom might otherwise give up.
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E.S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very encouraging, informative book for breastfeeding parents (-to-be)
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2008
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This is my favorite book about breastfeeding, offering a lot of very helpful information about the how and why and what to do if things don't go smooth. It covers many different topics. The appendix offers a long list of other titles for those wanting more in depth information as well as several lists of breastfeeding products and organisations that offer support and where to find them.
Many have commented that this book is written only for attachment-parenting parents. La Leche League's mission is to provide mothers with information to help them establish a successful breastfeeding relationship with their babies. If someone had a negative experience with an individual representing LLL that doesn't mean that LLL is judgmental or unaccepting/intolerant of mothers who don't stay home with their babies or mothers who don't wait for their babies to self wean.
I found this book to offer information that also encourages me to follow my intuition and to listen to my baby since as a mother I am the expert on my baby.
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Sinead de Burca
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable to any nursing mother
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2009
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This book is the ultimate in information for any woman who plans to breast feed her infant. The first book got me through any challenge I faced when nursing my three children and contained the most useful information of any source I found. Now it is a standard gift I give to any woman I know who is planning to breast feed her new infant. I've given several editions and this most recent 7th edition is well loved by the woman who received it a few months ago as part of a baby gift after the birth of her first son.

Some people may be turned off by referrences to 'the family bed' thinking it is too radical, and thus dismiss the book entirely, but that would be throwing the baby out with the bathwater! You only need to take what you want to use to help you successfully nurse your child, and this book has it all!
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Doc Holliday
5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible of Breastfeeding
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2008
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LLL is the most authoritative place to turn to for breastfeeding help. I suggest every breastfeeding mom have this book on hand. Take what works from the book for you and your family and leave the rest. Mismanagement of breastfeeding is the most common reason moms are unable to breastfeed. Read this before you get pregnant, plan a natural birth and bring several vials of colostrum with you to the hospital wtih specific instructions that baby only receive colostrum (no artificial baby milk). Ask that your baby be born unmedicated (that means no meds for you) and that you and your baby be left uninterrupted for the first hour after birth so baby can breastfeed within the first 1/2-one hour after birth. Make contact with an LLL leader and a lactation consultant before birth and as many breastfeeding friends/family as you can so you can turn to them for support and avoid mismanagement of what mother nature intended our babies to do. Bring this book with you to your birth along with colostrum so it is clear to your caregivers what you plan to do. Be determined since you are up against millions of $$ to be made if you don't breastfeed and our society is not set up to help you breastfeed. Good luck.
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Dr. B
5.0 out of 5 stars Best breastfeeding book ever!
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2013
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As a nursing mom, I find this book to be invaluable. I bought it to read while in my Bradley class, and have used it for so many things after the baby was born. What a great resource, and one I'd recommend to any mom who is planning on nursing! If you aren't planning on nursing, I'd suggest you read it, as well, because it's got a lot of great information on the benefits of nursing, as well, and how to try to make it work for you.
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Stephanie Phillips
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful reference
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2009
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I bought this book when pregnant with my first child and began reading it before she was born. After she was born I had a very hard time with breastfeeding. There were also a lot of questions that I had and some things that I was just curious about. I found this book to be a good reference for anything I became curious about and it was very easy to go to the back of the book to the index and quickly look up what chapter or page I needed to look at.
I have now passed this book onto my sister who has used it a few times to look up things that shes become curious about.
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Anonymous
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2010
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I bought this book just before my 1st child was born. I now have two kids and breastfed both of them until 14 months and then 16 months with the 2nd. This book has been a fantastic reference, especially during the early weeks with my first. It gave me the confidence to know that women really are successful at exclusively breastfeeding their infants! This book is great at explaining how to increase and maintain your milk supply, troubleshooting problems, and general reference information. There were some parts I didn't agree with 100%, but that didn't negate the useful parts I did enjoy and benefit from!
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Karen Willchuk
5.0 out of 5 stars This book was such an amazing and informative resource to me for over 20 years ...
Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2015
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This book was such an amazing and informative resource to me for over 20 years as I was raising my 5 children that it was the first book I thought of to buy my daughter when she had her first baby.
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Nesterenko Irina
4.0 out of 5 stars Pas mal
Reviewed in France on February 16, 2014
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C'est pas mal. J'ai lu quelques parties du livre. Mais ce qui compte le plus c'est la pratique. Allaitement de 2.5 ans pour le premier et de 2 ans et un mois pour le second. Je peux écrire un bouquin moi-même à présent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you actually want to Breastfeed - BUY THIS BOOK
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2017
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Get this book, honestly if you are a breastfeeding mother, intend to be or like me are just a supporting partner you need this book in your life.

So much great advice about parenting in general but awesome tips for breastfeeding mothers, actually helped my partner get the confidence to go to classes where she found, in part because of this book that she was already considered to have great advanced knowledge.
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germurphy
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read pre-baby
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2020
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This book is great reading for any would be mother or partner/ grandparents. Very helpful and informative
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Empress Angelica
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book thought me so much I did not know
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2016
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Amazing book thought me so much I did not know ! But when it came down to it I forgot everything i read in this book and still had some trouble breast feeding !!! But I tackled it and kept reading it when needed
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