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Breastfeeding in Combat Boots: A Survival Guide to Successful Breastfeeding While Serving in the Military
by
Robyn Roche-Paull (Goodreads Author)
A much needed resource for active-duty mothers and mothers-to-be, who are seeking information and support on how to breastfeed successfully while serving their country.
Are you pregnant and in the military? Do you want to breastfeed, but just don’t know how you can combine 12 hour shifts, training exercises, or deployment with breastfeeding your baby? Author Robyn Roche-Pau...more
Are you pregnant and in the military? Do you want to breastfeed, but just don’t know how you can combine 12 hour shifts, training exercises, or deployment with breastfeeding your baby? Author Robyn Roche-Pau...more
Paperback, 351 pages
Published
July 21st 2010
by Hale Pub. L.P.
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This is a well-researched, comprehensive book that is geared for military mums but would be useful for any mother who works long hours in non-traditional work environments (think law enforecment, EMT, fire fighter). There are lots of books that talk about going back to work & pumping and some do cover travel for work. None that I know of go into detail about how to maintain your supply & get your milk safely shipped home from Afghanistan, for example. Or how to deal with being separated...more
I am not an active-duty mom, but my husband is career military. I am a volunteer breastfeeding counselor with La Leche League, and I have read quite a few breastfeeding books. This is by far my favorite. I really like the matter-of-fact tone. So many breastfeeding books go on and on about how you might be feeling and other fluffy topics (sorry!) with a very conversational tone, and a lot of moms appreciate that, but I really liked that the author gets to the point and delivers the information as...more
This is a pretty comprehensive breastfeeding book, and I think it's a great resource, especially for moms going back to work (particularly, if they are going back after a very short leave, such as 6 weeks) as well as moms that work varied schedules or have to be separated from their babies for even longer periods (like work trips, etc). Although the book is aimed towards moms breastfeeding in the military, I'd say only a small portion of the information is specifically geared towards breastfeedi...more
Wow, as a mother who is now nursing her 3rd child while on active duty I am so excited about this book. I tried many times to encourage other military mothers to nurse their babies and I am so excited to read this book so I can be even more encouraging to others. Thanks to all the nursing military moms out there that contributed to this book. I just finished the book and it is a must read for nursing military moms, commands, and medical staff. It would also be useful to any working and nursing m...more
I wish I had read this book before my first baby. There is lots of good information and resources for every branch of military momma and even moms that aren't in the military. This should be recommended during your first prenatal appointment.
Jul 01, 2012
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I love writers who say what they think, not what they think their readers expect. Robin is doing a great service to mothers everywhere with this book.
I am giving this book 5 stars, without even reading it, because of its title. Thank you, Robyn Roche-Paull, for such a gem.
Nov 04, 2010
Seanna
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Active duty nursing moms (and their leadership)
This was the third straight breastfeeding book I've read in the past month, so a lot of the "technical" information was redundant. Roche-Paull did her homework regarding policies and regulations in place for each military branch, and it's invaluable.
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