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Title: Breast Feeding Your Premature Baby by Gwen Gotsch ISBN: 0-912500-50-6 Publisher: La Leche League International Pub. Date: March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Start learning about nursing your preemie with this book
Comment: I wish that I had had this book right after my son was born at 30 weeks. I had breastfed my older (full term) daughter but knew nothing about breastfeeding a preemie. This book gives a very positive outlook and really makes you feel like it is possible to nurse your preemie. There is information on pumping and storing your milk, on problems you may encounter while pumping, about kangaroo care and on helping your preemie learn to nurse, including pictures of nursing positions that are especially suited to preemies. Most importantly, there is information on ways to provide supplemental feedings other than by bottle to avoid the nipple confusion that may hinder breastfeeding.
This book is rather short. I don't think it is meant to be an all encompassing "how-to" breastfeeding manual, but rather a nice way to begin learning about breastfeeding a preemie. Anyone who wants to nurse their preemie should take the author's suggestions to see a lactation consultant to heart. My son came home exclusively breastfed and I owe my success in nursing to several caring, hardworking lactation consultants. You just can't learn everything you need to know from this or any book, but this book is a good place to start.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not helpful enough when I needed it
Comment: Please be advised that this is NOT a book...it's 60 pages. There is not enough information to call this a book. LLL has once again created yet another booklet that makes exclusive breastfeeding seem to be the only way. I pumped for the 9 weeks that my daughter was in the NICU. Naturally, she was often bottle or gavage fed, and was also given formula. I made the very best decision I could for my little girl. When I took her home, I continued to pump and supplement.
I would recommend breastfeeding books that are not written by LLL.
Rating: 2
Summary: A good idea that fell short
Comment: I was really hoping for lots of great info when I ordered this book, but it wasn't there. LLL really needs to update this and include the specifics that moms need to nurse a preemie. This is not a book but a pamphlet. When it came in I devoured it in a short amount of time and couldn't believe that that was "all there was". I really expected more of a LLL publication and was very disappointed, however, the info it did have was good and accurate, there just wasn't enough of it.
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