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The Complete Book of Breastfeeding
The Complete Book of Breastfeeding
Author: Marvin S. Eiger, Sally Wendkos Olds
With over one and a half million trade and mass-market paperback copies in print, The Complete Book of Breastfeeding is one of the recognized classics in its field. Now it has been completely revised and updated, and dovetails perfectly with the recent major policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which recommends exclusiv...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780761109020
ISBN-10: 0761109021
Publication Date: 1/2/1999
Pages: 432
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Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Book Type: Paperback
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I got this book for a friend of mine who was considering breastfeeding and I just had to read it because I had trouble when I breastfed my children. I sure don't plan on having any more children, but I do wish I would have had this book to refer to when I was nursing my babies! It covers just about everything an expectant or nursing mother needs to know about breastfeeding and answers many more questions some may not even consider asking. Great book! I highly recommend it!

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This is a very comphrehensive guide, but it seems a little dated as you read it. For instance, the advice on nipple shields (admittedly, a controversial item in the BFing world) is simply to NOT use them ever. It also refers to nipple shields as being exclusively rubber, and now they are predominantly silicone. For reasons such as this, the book seems a little obsolete. A new edition is perhaps needed. Additionally, the tone of this book is very "lovey." Lots of talk of bonding and the beautiful "symbiotic relationship." Blah Blah Blah. I really wanted a more frank and forthcoming voice to acknowledge that breastfeeding is hard, demanding, frustrating, and often an isolating and thankless task. That's just me though.


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