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Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding
Everything you need to know to make breastfeeding a joyful, natural, and richly fulfilling experience for both you and your baby
Drawing on her decades of experience in caring for pregnant women, mothers, and babies, Ina May Gaskin explores the health and psychological benefits of breastfeeding and gives you invaluable practical advice that will help you nurse your baby in ...more
Drawing on her decades of experience in caring for pregnant women, mothers, and babies, Ina May Gaskin explores the health and psychological benefits of breastfeeding and gives you invaluable practical advice that will help you nurse your baby in ...more
Paperback, 368 pages
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September 29th 2009
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This was such an excellent book! I highly recommend it to any pregnant woman (even if they aren't really considering breastfeeding), any new mother struggling with breastfeeding, and to anyone who is generally interested in breastfeeding or the incredible abilities of the female body (husbands, doulas, doctors, midwives, and everyone else).
As an expecting mother, I was excited to see this book at the bookstore after I had just finished reading Ina May's guide to childbirth. I love Ina...more
As an expecting mother, I was excited to see this book at the bookstore after I had just finished reading Ina May's guide to childbirth. I love Ina...more
highly recommended to anyone who is breastfeeding, thinking of breastfeeding, or wants to know why there are people who think breastfeeding is a big deal. also recommended to people like me who are curious about why Ina May G. is considered a big deal. now i get it. Ina May rocks.
Update - Ina May is coming to speak at the U of M later this month! She has a new book called Birth Matters. Hooray!
Update - Ina May is coming to speak at the U of M later this month! She has a new book called Birth Matters. Hooray!
I loved Ina May's other book so I was interested in this one, though the how-to parts were a bit boring to me seeing as I've already nursed three kiddos. But I did learn some new things, and I loved the last few chapters that talked about nursing in our culture and other cultures. As with her Guide to Childbirth, there are personal stories by other women and great pictures to supplement the writing. I think this would be a worthwhile book for any mom hoping to breastfeed.
I'm working on becoming a LLL leader, and read this as part of that process. As usual, Ina May presents excellent information clearly and in a way that is easily understood. Some of the information was review (if you've read The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, you already know much of this information), but I learned some new things as well. Definitely worth reading if this is a topic that interests you, or if you just enjoy Ina May's work.
This was released on a Monday, I received it on Friday (Amazon pre-order), and I finished it Sunday. As a how-to manual, it's not my favorite (my favorite is Nursing Mother's Companion, but I love love love the anthropological background and all of the discussion of shared nursing arrangements, relactating, our society's "nipplephobia," etc. Good stuff.
Also, Ina May is refreshingly moderate about breastfeeding and weaning - unlike Dr. Sears and others, she resists slavish d...more
Also, Ina May is refreshingly moderate about breastfeeding and weaning - unlike Dr. Sears and others, she resists slavish d...more
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Oh, thank God for this book. Unlike the plethora of manuals that purport to aid breastfeeding mothers but don't, this book actually delivers relevant, helpful advice without a condescending, disrespectful attitude. Even when I disagreed with the advice, I didn't feel talked down to. Highly recommended for anyone interested in breast-feeding.
I wish I had skipped all the other baby books and just read Ina May's Guides to Childbirth and Breastfeeding. These are the most thorough, well-written books on the subject by someone who clearly has the experience to help you with any possible challenge. The only downside to Ina May's books is that they will make you a know-it-all on the subjects in them, and I know nobody wants to sit around and listen to me prattle on about breastfeeding all day now that I feel like such an expert :)
I've read all her other books through the years - what a living treasure she is! Can't wait to get this one!
Finally bought this in preparation for the new babe, and I'm skipping around a bit. Just finished the chapter on "Shared Nursing, Wet-Nursing, and Forgotten Lore" - one of my friends at school had mentioned to me how she and her friend used to share nursing duties of their two children when they had to care for them, which intrigued me. The part about grandmothers nursi...more
Finally bought this in preparation for the new babe, and I'm skipping around a bit. Just finished the chapter on "Shared Nursing, Wet-Nursing, and Forgotten Lore" - one of my friends at school had mentioned to me how she and her friend used to share nursing duties of their two children when they had to care for them, which intrigued me. The part about grandmothers nursi...more
If I had to recommend just ONE book for childbirth AND breastfeeding both, this would be it. And I've read most of them. For anyone who wants to breastfeed, this book does an exemplary job of explaining how decisions made in childbirth can influence your success at breastfeeding. I liked this so well I bought it.
I love Ina May--just to be clear on that...and I absolutely love all the statistics in this book ...
I will not get on my soapbox about American priorities here--but lots of other countries sure do prove the US govt has skewed priorities...
This is a book I will definitely be buying...
I will not get on my soapbox about American priorities here--but lots of other countries sure do prove the US govt has skewed priorities...
This is a book I will definitely be buying...
I do love Ina May's books, but as a practical guide, this is not so great. A lot of it is "mothers on The Farm have no problems breastfeeding because it's magical here". Not so useful if you're not on The Farm. I'm still looking for a great breastfeeding guide to recommend to clients.
And again, anything she writes I will love. I am about 75% through with this book. Not only has it helped me as a pediatrician giving new mothers advice and tips about breastfeeding but it has been very comprehensive and easy to read. I'll let you know if it actually helps me breastfeed!
This is a must-read for any mother interested in breastfeeding. I love that it's not just a how-to manual, but it also includes a great deal of anthropological discussion on why breastfeeding is often seen as a taboo topic in modern culture. Even my husband wants to read it now!
I love Ina May and while this is well written and useful I felt there are better guides out there (Bestfeeding for example). Felt it could have done with more photos of positions and latch etc. Definitely worth a read.
Really a guide to newborns, with breastfeeding as a theme. Encouraging, enlightening, as non-judgmental a hippy midwife on a commune is going to be. The theme: nurse your baby. It's just a good idea.
What a great read for advice on breast-feeding, as well as some really interesting views on breast-feeding in our nipplephobic (!!) society. This was interesting even if you're not breast-feeding!
Amazing, superlative guide to everything you could possibly want to know about breastfeeding successfully. Covers a variety of situations - not a one-size-fits-all approach! Great stuff!
I thought this was really well-written, up-to-date information on a variety of topics relating to breastfeeding. Good tips for starting out, when to get help, etc. Of course it's hard to explain things like latch without seeing a demo of it, but she does a good job and the illustrating stories are good.
almost everyone in my family breastfeeds/has breastfed their babies, but no one ever told me even half of the information in this book. enlightening and encouraging!
This book made me realize how little I knew about nursing. Embarrassing as I had been pseudo-advising new mothers on it. Very empowering book.
Lots and lots of info! Sometimes a bit too much... but I guess it covers everything, which is what a good "guide" should do anyway. :)
Great overview of breastfeeding and pumping. Really liked and used the chapter 'Problem solving during the first week'
Very informative. Some parts more in depth than what I needed, but well written and easy to understand.
AWESOME book a must read for anyone having a baby, regardless of if they have decided to breast feed or not!
Perfect. Concise. Will live on the table next to my nursing chair for the next year, I'm sure.
Both thumbs WAY up! Anybody who is committed to breastfeeding her baby, or wants to support a new mother, should read this wonderful book. I never knew how challenging breastfeeding was until I tried doing it myself. I had so many questions! Thanks to Ina May I had excellent information that helped me and my (incredibly healthy, happy, thriving, confident) babe navigate the steep learning curve.
The only thing that put me off a bit were the first few chapters which focused so much on the "evils" of formula feeding. I picked up a book on breastfeeding, because that's what I wanted to learn about not ranting of formulas.
Otherwise, the book is very informative and a great resource and help.
Otherwise, the book is very informative and a great resource and help.
Really good resource and covers many interesting topics of breastfeeding.
Ina May never-ever-ever lets me down.
Leea
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Ina May Gaskin, MA, CPM, is founder and director of the Farm Midwifery Center, located near Summertown, Tennessee. Founded in 1971, by 1996, the Farm Midwifery Center had handled more than 2200 births, with remarkably good outcomes. Ms. Gaskin herself has attended more than 1200 births. She is author of Spiritual Midwifery, now in its fourth edition. For twenty-two years she published Birth Gazett...more
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