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| The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning | 
 enlarge | Authors: Martha Sears, William Sears
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy Used: $7.54
You Save: $7.41 (50%)
New (5) Used (10) from $7.54
Avg. Customer Rating:  85 reviews
Sales Rank: 902330
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 0.7
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.33
ASIN: B001738CYA
Publication Date: March 2, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Breastfeeding Book December 28, 2007
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Shipping on this book was a little expensive. A $5 book cost $4 to ship.
 Alright November 28, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book has some REALLY good info on why breastfeeding is best. However, if you don't subscribe to the author's way of parenting (attachment parenting) than you're better off reading another breastfeedng book that is soley about breastfeeding and not about pushing a way of parenting on to you that you may or may not agree with. Especially if you do plan on returning to work.
 Must Have November 20, 2007
I started reading this book during my nursing sessions shortly after the baby was born. It was SUPER helpful and I still refer to it often (my daughter is almost 3 months now). The book is easy to read and is well organized - you can quickly flip to the chapter/section you need. This book really helped me.
Good How to Book October 1, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I read many breastfeeding books in preparation for the birth of my daughter. This one was okay. The actual how to's of breastfeeding were great. I could have done without the long chapter on the greatness of breastfeeding and ills of formula. I didn't find it very helpful for planning for my return to work and pumping. The short chapter on weaning was not very informative at all. Like another reader said it went into a lot of toddler nursing info and focused more on letting the baby lead weaning. It really won't help any mother who is trying to wean by her own choice.
Good technical advice, but controversial style could be defeating or harmful for some September 23, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Following the birth of my first child, I found this book incredibly helpful with technical questions regarding latch-on, the mechanics of milk supply and demand, etc. The book became an important reference for me, esp. during the first several months. Plus, I appreciated the scientific explanations of lactation, thus 4 stars.
The drawback of the book is that it promotes a style of parenting/breastfeeding which, in my opinion, may be simultaneously defeating for moms (physically and emotionally) and definitely not more beneficial for babies than a less "freeform" style. Many (including our pediatrician) argue that maintaining a flexible nursing schedule is actually better for the health of baby and mom than nursing every time baby cries. Mothering a newborn is stressful enough, but the Sears' parenting/breastfeeding style unneccessarily adds to the stress exponentially, in my opinion.
Overall, definitely worth the read.
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