Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
    The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
    The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
    Audiobook16 hours

    The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

    Written by Diane Wiessinger, Diana West and Teresa Pitman

    Narrated by Pam Ward

    4/5

    ()

    About this audiobook

    It's no secret that breastfeeding is the normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your baby. Dedicated to supporting nursing and expectant mothers, the internationally respected La Leche League has set the standard for educating and empowering mothers in this natural art for generations. Now their classic bestselling guide has been retooled, refocused, and updated for today's mothers and lifestyles. Working mothers, stay-at-home moms, single moms, and mothers of multiples will all benefit from the book's range of nursing advice, stories, and information-from preparing for breastfeeding during pregnancy to feeding cues, from nursing positions to expressing and storing breast milk. This ultimate support bible offers:

    real-mom wisdom on breastfeeding comfortably
    new insights into old approaches toward latching and attaching, ages and stages, and answers to the most-asked questions
    recent scientific data that highlight the many lifelong health benefits of breastfeeding
    helpful tips for building your support network-at home or when back at work
    guidance on breast health issues, weight gain, day care, colic, postpartum depression, food allergies, and medications
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJul 26, 2016
    ISBN9781515979012
    The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

    Related to The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

    Related audiobooks

    Relationships For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Goddess Myth

      Oct 21, 2017

      The Goddess Myth
      12 min read

    • Article

      A Pregnant Pause: Reading About Motherhood

      Nov 27, 2019

      A “savvy woman,” the book purported, understood that there was “power in women’s bodies.” Was I a “savvy woman”? I shut the book, terrified that for some reason, I wasn’t. The post A Pregnant Pause: Reading About Motherhood appeared first on The Mill

      7 min read

    • Article

      A World Upside Down

      Feb 12, 2020

      A World Upside Down
      7 min read

    • Article

      Testing Times Of Pregnancy

      Apr 30, 2018

      Some women say their first pregnancy was like starting a business or planning a wedding. “If I knew then what I know now, I would have done things differently.” As I watch a woman journey from pre-conception through to the terrible twos, it seems to

      3 min read

    • Article

      Bond BEFORE BIRTH

      Sep 18, 2020

      Bond BEFORE BIRTH
      4 min read

    • Article

      26 Tips For A Better Birth

      Jul 22, 2019

      26 Tips For A Better Birth
      7 min read

    • Article

      How Dilated Am I ?

      Jul 22, 2019

      YOU ARE IN LABOUR. You know that each contraction brings you closer to meeting your baby, but the thing weighing most heavily on every labouring mother’s mind is: how much closer? There are numerous ways to figure out how much longer you have without

      2 min read

    • Article

      Birth Planning

      Apr 3, 2020

      Birth Planning
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Medieval Guide To Childbirth

      Jan 21, 2021

      The Medieval Guide To Childbirth
      7 min read

    • Article

      BABY FOOD for BEGINNERS

      Jan 15, 2021

      BABY FOOD for BEGINNERS
      4 min read

    • Article

      Motherhood Is Life-Shattering: The Millions Interviews Kirsten Lunstrum

      Oct 18, 2018

      Ten years ago, Kirsten Lunstrum was leading a life many young writers would kill for. Having published two well-regarded story collections before she turned 30, Lunstrum landed a tenure-track teaching job in the creative writing program at State Univ

      8 min read

    • Article

      EAT WELL For Nine Months

      Jan 20, 2020

      EAT WELL For Nine Months
      5 min read

    • Article

      Sharing Her Experience Of Motherhood Neev Spencer Praises The Duchess Of Cambridge For Inspiring Mums To Open Up About Mental Health

      Mar 23, 2020

      I have never felt more empowered and confident than in each of my pregnancies, but it is strange how the world sees you. Most people are caring; some don’t know how to react. I remember being on the Tube, eight months pregnant, when a very rude man s

      2 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

    4/5

    210 ratings16 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      Excellent resource for everything you need to know about breastfeeding!
    • 5/5
      Very motivational to continue breastfeeding. Reading the book also helped me to cope with hardships of parenting and learn to enjoy my baby even more.
    • 4/5
      Great book overall! I wish I had read it before my first pregnancy. A lot of the questions and difficulties I went through could have been helped just by some of the information I found here. Now with the second baby coming, I feel in a sense more prepared. However, I don’t buy 100% of what the writer says - basically if you breastfeed your child, he’ll probably become the president of USA Lol. Also, I don’t agree that for basically every time a baby cries, it should be answered by giving the breast. Anyways, things like that - which is my personal opinion obviously, from personal experiences and what I learned from other sources.
    • 5/5
      All round bible of breastfeeding! This book tells you what to do in each and every step of motherhood, even before your baby is born. Breastfeeding is natural but not easy journey. It is something you learn and this book is the ultimate guide for that
    • 5/5
      All parents want the very best for their babies and there is no doubt about it-Human milk is the ideal food for human babies. In thai book, you will find the kind information you need to enjoy a wonderful breastfeeding relationship with your baby. You'll learn all about:- How human milk offers a lifetime benefits for your baby,- How to prepare for brastfeding during your pragnancy,- How to combine breastfeeding and working,-How to be sure your baby is getting enough to eat,-How to find time for yourself while meeting your baby needs,-How to find the support you need so you can enjoy breastfeeding,-how to give your baby the best start in life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • 4/5
      I read this after having nursed three children for a little less than two years each (probably a total of five years spent nursing) because I was curious if there was anything I didn't already know. I skimmed a lot but there were helpful things I learned. I didn't agree with everything- after reading I felt guilty for weaning my children from nursing at night (all over a year old) because of back pain I suffer from. But I believe there needs to be a strong voice for women nursing as long as they are able and this book provides that. It reminds me of my first labor experience- I had a midwife who kept telling me that it was ok to take pain medication if I needed to, which to my mind felt like she was telling me I couldn't be successful at labor. But it was my mom telling me, "You can do it, you don't want to give up, an unmediated birth is what you wanted, it's important to you," gave me confidence and comfort in spite of the pain. Women need cheerleaders like that in breast feeding.
    • 1/5
      The most destructive and manipulative book I was given while pregnant. By far. I planned to fully breastfeed, and read the book with that goal in mind. I couldn't believe how unpleasant and judgemental the tone could get in this book. And I was appalled at how many false and thoroughly disproved statements were made about formula. I came away completely disgusted with how the book's authors regard women who formula-feed. I read this book before I had my child, specifically to prepare for my plan of exclusive breastfeeding. I came away nauseated at how cruel and dismissive the book was, toward anyone who didn't toe the EBF line. Under a veneer of pseudo-soothing language, the implications were clear.As someone who was already planning to breastfeed, the book should have been preaching to the choir. But it just made me angry with its nonstop smugness. It made me wonder, why did the author write this book? To explain and promote breastfeeding, or to be covertly hateful toward people who don't? Because the book would have been much better without that second part.In the end, this not a book for people who want rational breastfeeding/infant feeding advice. It's a support guide for people who have a great deal of identity invested in breastfeeding. I should have been clued in by the title referring to breastfeeding as an "art".
    • 1/5
      I was given this book when pregnant, and have serious doubts about it. I am still breastfeeding, with a baby now 15 weeks, but in spite of the book, rather than because of it.- First of all, the length is hugely off-putting if you want to breastfeed. It looks deeply intimidating.- Poorly indexed. You don't have to read the whole thing (I certainly didn't), but it's a nightmare to find the information you want as the index is so poor. For instance, I wanted to find out what to do about blocked ducts, but could I find either "ducts" or "blocked" in the index? No. Found it by accident in the "mastitis" section. Not helpful as it assumes prior knowledge. I was better off Googling for info on Mumsnet.- Judgmental - there is an awful lot here about how bad formula is (my baby would have been seriously ill without formula as my milk was so delayed coming in - we had to be readmitted to hospital so she could be tube fed). There is no nuance, or attempt to explain pros and cons, whereas I found breastfeeding had a lot of cons (yes, I am still doing it). Making out that formula is like poison isn't good for mothers or babies.- Unrealistic - I'm not sure who the mothers are who have the time to lounge around naked with their babies for days at a time, but I certainly haven't come across them. The unrealistic expectations set out in this book set women up to fail, with all the damage that then does to early motherhood.- Cutesy patronising style - this really grated. I couldn't have read it straight through even if I'd wanted to, as the style is SO annoying. There are silly little anecdotes (I'd rather have some hard evidence). Poo is always called "poop". - Agenda - the book heavily promotes attachment parenting, whereas I just wanted advice on breastfeeding, not a whole parenting style. I'm sure there are better books out there about breastfeeding. The best advice I got was to do my best, top up with formula, and don't worry about it.
    • 4/5
      This new edition is a big improvement over older ones I've seen, but I found some elements of it off-putting and suspected that they weren't well backed up by research. I can't be bothered to look up the exact sentence, but somewhere in the early chapters there was something to the effect of: "Any amount of formula is damaging." Really? How? Is one bottle of formula measurably detrimental? I find that hard to stomach. The emphasis on natural birth is ok, but the vast majority of women have some interventions especially in their first births. Starting off by saying to most of us that we're off to a bad start with breastfeeding is really annoying, and pointless.

      That said, there was a lot of good information, particularly in the later chapters of the books which deal with challenges and different situations. Because really, that's when you need help, not if you have the perfect storybook childbirth and smooth sailing from there on.
    • 5/5
      This is a wonderful book for anyone who wants to breastfeed or has questions about breastfeeding their baby. I got this book when I was pregnant and I truly believe that it helped me to be a successful breastfeeding mother. It covers everything from pregnancy to weaning to tandum nursing. A must have for anyone who wants to have a successful breastfeeding relationship with their child.
    • 4/5
      This book has lots of information in it on breastfeeding along with some personal ancedotes from breastfeeding moms. I was always under the impression that La Leche League was a snobby group that thought poorly of bottle-feeding mothers and those who didn't babywear, co-sleep or do other attachment parenting things. I was wrong and I apologize to anyone who is affiliated with the LLL. Just goes to show you should find things out for yourself, not go on others opinions.

      LLL does tout that breast is best, but breast IS best. However LLL didn't call bottlefeeding mothers bad. Co-sleeping and babywearing is also mentioned but I didn't feel the authors were saying I was a bad parent if I didn't do those things also.

      Unlike other breastfeeding books, this book also covered some other topics like discipline and getting things done with small children in a loving way that is conducive with breastfeeding. I also really enjoyed the photographs of nursing mothers and babies throughout the book.

      At the end of the book is a chapter on the history of LLL which some may find interesting and some may not.

      This isn't my top pick for breastfeeding book but it is a close second or third.
    • 1/5
      I wanted advice on breastfeeding, but apparently purchased a 400+ page advertisement for LLL meetings and products, with propaganda thrown in for good measure. "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding" offers basic infant advice found in any good parenting/pregnancy book, and from my perspective offered nothing significant either in terms of infant care or breastfeeding advice. The tone of the guide itself was a large detractor for me - as was being told every other page that "x" was available for purchase from LLL, or that "Ms. Y" attended a LLL meeting and everything was just peachy (most often without sharing the advice that seemed to make everything better). Personally, I believe this book is a big waste of time and money - you can find the same information elsewhere without all the additional ads and scare tactics!
    • 4/5
      Great introduction to breastfeeding, good place to go for support and encouragement.
    • 5/5
      A fantastic book, one I would recommend to any mother-to-be who intends to breastfeed (and, personally, I feel strongly that every mother should breastfeed; it's the best option for so many reasons). Great advice here, lots of practical stuff and general infomation. Plus, LLL is a great face-to-face resource for new moms, too.
    • 4/5
      While I do not agree with "attachment parenting," this book answered many of my questions. Worth reading!
    • 5/5
      A great reference book, I highly recommend for nursing mothers.