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Title: The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Gwen Gotsch, Anwar Fazal, Plume, Judy Torgus ISBN: 0-452-27908-9 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.76 (84 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Informative but at times a little too pushy!
Comment: As a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse and first time expectant mother, I am a strong advocate for breastfeeding. I believe the Le Leche League has provided some great information within the book that can assist a new breastfeeding parent and provide them with alternatives for support should there be none available to them. However, at the same time I felt the author's preached alot of their own opinions throughout the contents of the book. In particular, the book contains a section that provides information for the mother who is returning to work after a baby. While it provides helpful information on pumping and storing milk, it also states that the best thing you can do is arrange to work from home or better yet, not return to work. I find this a little unrealistic, since the majority of families today are two income families. The feeling I had after reading this section was that Le Leche almost looks down on mothers who return to work and do not stay home to breastfeed their children. The author's also stated on numberous occassions throughout the book to question and sometimes refuse the suggestions of the medical providers, in regards to their child's care. I am a strong believer in asking questions, but if you don't get the answers you want or understand, please get a second opinion or ask for further clarification, do not refuse medical care for yourself or your child unless you are fully aware of the implications. Overall, the factual content was good but after I completely finished reading the book, I was unsure if by joining Le Leche League I was joining a support group for my child/myself or I was joining a cult!
Rating: 2
Summary: Pass on this one.
Comment: I bought this book at my local LLL meeting. I've read several breastfeeding books and this one was by far the least helpful. I found it to be very negative towards moms who want to return to work, yet this is a group who needs a lot of support to continue breastfeeding! It is also not a good problem solving book. I've been nursing my son for nearly five months now and whenever I've hit stumbing blocks along the way, this book has been of no help. I feel that if you don't have the LLL's ideal arrangement, you might not get the best help from this book.
There is some good information in this book, however not enough for its size. The good information it does have is also contained in pretty much all of the other books I've read on this subject, so if you are on a tight budget, you might get more bang for your buck elsewhere.
Books I found more helpful and more supportive include "Nursing Mother Working Mother" by Gale Pryor and "Breastfeeding: A Mother's Gift" by Pamela Wiggins and Katherine Dettwyler.
Rating: 2
Summary: Many more useful books out there
Comment: The title just about says it all ... There are many more useful breastfeeding books out there. This book was much too anecdotal and not actually informative. I don't feel like I know anything more about breastfeeding because I read it.
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Title: Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon, Erick Ingraham, Robin Yoko Burningham ISBN: 0452276594 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: July, 1996 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Husband-Coached Childbirth : The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth by Robert A. Bradley, Ashley Montagu ISBN: 0553375563 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition) by William and Martha Sears ISBN: 0316778001 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins, Harriette Hartigan, Ruth A. Lawrence ISBN: 1558321527 Publisher: National Book Network Pub. Date: 15 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer, Rhonda Wheeler ISBN: 0399525173 Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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