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The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers: The Most Comprehensive
Problem-Solving Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in
North America
Author: Jack
Newman M.D. & Teresa Pitman
Amazon Description:
Although breastfeeding is the natural and healthy way to nourish
your baby, it’s not always easy. Many new mothers are scared away
from nursing because of difficulty getting started and lack of
information about what to do when things don’t go as planned. In
this fully revised and updated edition of The Ultimate Breastfeeding
Book of Answers, two of today’s foremost lactation experts help new
mothers overcome their fears, doubts, and practical concerns about
one of the most special ways a mother can bond with her baby. |
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Breastfeeding Pure & Simple
Author:
Gwen Gotsch
Other Languages:
Spanish
CBI Review:
An easy to read book on breastfeeding providing the
basics. This book is a good starter on breastfeeding. The
only downside would be that it is not thorough enough,
although would not be daunting to a mother who was unsure
about breastfeeding.
CBI Ratings:
Supportive of choice:
Easy to read:
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The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing
Your Child from Birth Through Weaning
Author:
Martha & William Sears
Amazon Description:
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 godsend
with 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 Sears'
bring an age-old practice completely up to date. |
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The Nursing Mother's Companion
Author:
Kathleen Huggins
CBI Review:
An easy to read, informative book, covering the basics of
breastfeeding with good tips and ideas for resolving problems.
CBI Ratings:
Supportive of choice:
Easy to read:
Evidence based:
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So That's What They're For!: Breastfeeding Basics
Author:
Janet Tamaro
CBI Review:
A very light hearted book with excellent information. This book
will have you smiling all the way through.
CBI Ratings:
Supportive of choice:
Easy to read:
Evidence based:
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Fresh Milk: The Secret Life of Breasts
Author:
Fiona Giles
CBI Review:
A very different book on breastfeeding, Fiona looks
at the cultural and social aspects of breasts and breastfeeding,
without taking itself too seriously. A fun and interesting book to
read.
CBI Ratings:
Supportive of choice:
Easy to read:
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Breastfeeding Your Baby: Revised Edition
Author:
Sheila Kitzinger
Other Languages:
Spanish
CBI Review:
Sheila's books are always a joy to read. With beautiful
pictures, an easy to read layout, and great tips, this is an
excellent addition to your library.
CBI Ratings:
Supportive of choice:
Easy to read:
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Bestfeeding: How to Breastfeed Your Baby
Author:
Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher & Suzanne Arms
CBI Review:
This is one of the best books on breastfeeding available. Great
pictures on latching help women to really understand good
positioning.
CBI Ratings:
Supportive of choice:
Easy to read:
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Breastfeeding Naturally: A New Approach For Today's Mother
Author:
Hannah Lothrop
Amazon Description:
A complete guide to natural breastfeeding, including
such integrative natural techniques as visualization, aromatherapy,
homeopathy, Bach Flower Remedies, and Middendorf Breathwork. |
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The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Seventh Revised Edition
Author:
La Leche League International
Amazon Description:
All parents want the best for their babies, and
there’s no doubt about the fact that human milk is the ideal
food for human babies. What’s the secret of successful
breastfeeding? For almost fifty years mothers who have been
in touch with La Leche League have found the kind of
information and support they needed to breastfeed their
babies. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding was the
first book of its kind, written for mothers by mothers. Over
the years, more than two million mothers have turned to it
for information and inspiration. |
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Hirkani's Daughters: Women Who Scale Modern Mountains to Combine
Breastfeeding and Working
Editor:
Jennifer Hicks (Published by La Leche League International)
Amazon Description:
Hirkani's Daughters is a compilation of inspirational
stories written by mothers from around the world who have overcome
various obstacles to continue breastfeeding and working. They too
are finding their own ways around the gates people have shut before
them. And they, too, are excited, scared and missing their children.
Some of the stories share Hirkani’s drama; others speak with a quiet
calm. At their core, they are all stories of women evaluating their
options through trepidation and a beating heart, and in the end
bravely taking the path that works best for their families.
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Defining your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction
Surgery
Author:
Diana West
Amazon Description:
This book was written to enable mother who have had
breast reduction surgery to breastfeed their babies. although
written directly to the mother who wishes to breastfeed after
reduction, this book is also a valuable resource for health care
professionals--surgeons, physicians, midwives, pediatrics and
maternity nurses and lactation consultants. This first of its kind
publication addresses questions and myths whether its possible to
breastfeed after breast reduction surgery. |
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Breastfeeding Your Baby
Author: Jane
Moody, Jane Britten & Karen Hogg
(A National Childbirth Trust - NCT - guide)
Amazon
Description:
The questions that parents most often ask about
breastfeeding, answered by three breastfeeding experts and the women
they've counseled. |
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Birth And Breastfeeding: Rediscovering The Needs Of Women During
Pregnancy And Childbirth
Author:
Michel Odent
Editorial Review:
"Provocative and compelling. A book you’ll
want to discuss even before you finish reading it." "Should
be compulsory reading for mothers, midwives, doctors, and, not
least, hospital administrators."--Marian Thompson,
president emeritus and co-founder, La Leche League, International
"Should be compulsory reading for mothers, midwives, doctors,
and, not least, hospital administrators." --Esther
Culpin, former director La Leche League, Great Britain |
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Healthy Mother, Better Breastfeeding
Author:
Francesca Naish & Janette Roberts
CBI Review:
This book was recommended as an addition by a CBI student and is
written by two Australian authors with a strong focus on nutrition
and its effect on the mother/baby dyad. |
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Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence
Author:
Marcia Walker
Amazon Description:
This must-have resource provides the newest thinking and
research in a convenient evidence-based guide for managing
breastfeeding and breastfeeding problems. |
