The Nursing Mother's Problem Solver

by Claire Martin, Martha Sears, William Sears (Foreword)

Finally! Answers to your most urgent questions in an easy-to-use format!
Based on questions posed by thousands of real mothers, this A-to-Z guide has a practical, realistic view of how nursing fits into a modern woman's life.
First-time mothers and breastfeeding veterans will find answers to more than 300 questions -- from the most common to the most particular.

Genres: Nonfiction, Parenting

336 pages, Paperback

First published July 18, 2000

About the author

Née à Québec le 8 avril 1914, Claire Martin (née Claire Montreuil) étudie chez les religieuses de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame et chez les Ursulines. Elle occupe un premier emploi de secrétaire, puis fait carrière à la radio, d'abord à CKCV et par la suite à Radio-Canada. En 1945, elle se marie et déménage à Ottawa, où elle se consacre à l'écriture. Entre 1958 et 1972, elle fait paraître sept titres. Elle devient présidente de la Société des écrivains canadiens-français en 1962. De 1972 à 1982, elle séjourne en France et s'adonne à la traduction littéraire. De retour au Québec, elle laisse passer quelques années avant de se remettre à l'écriture. Claire Martin a eu une très longue carrière littéraire. En 2008, elle a publié un nouveau livre, Le Feu purificateur, à l'âge de 94 ans. Elle est décédée quelques semaines après son 100e anniversaire.

Claire Martin a pratiquement inventé le genre autobiographique québécois avec Dans un gant de fer, récit de son enfance difficile auprès d'un père violent. À sa parution, le livre devient un véritable phénomène littéraire.

Prix du Cercle du livre de France (1958) pour Avec ou sans amour.
Prix de la Province de Québec et Prix France-Québec (1966) pour Dans un gant de fer.
Prix du Gouverneur général du Canada (1967) pour La joue droite.

Reviews

[Celly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent resource, very informative with a great lay-out. Question and answer format from cover to cover and alphabetically organized so the index helps you find your answers even faster.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a great resource. With everything listed alphabetically, it's easy to look up a problem quickly to see what you should do. The only issue I had with this book, was the determination to advice attachment parenting techniques and suggest that if you don't attachment parent, you will not be successful with breast feeding. We do not co-sleep, and follow a modified schedule. I successfully breast fed my second baby for over a year without supplementing. I do recommend this book because there is a lot of useful information. I would just like people to realize that setting something that resembles a schedule for a breast fed baby so that mom doesn't go crazy can be done without threat of mom loosing her milk.

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great resource. I had some issues with breastfeeding the first time around so I thought I would try and educate myself a little better this time. It had alot of great suggestions that I found super helpful and there are answers to any question you might have. It's also nice that it doesn't get all judgmental about breastfeeding which I found annoying with alot of other books. Definitely worth picking up.

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book's format. It's alphabetical, with similar topics cross-referenced, in a friendly Q&A style. Since it's broken down into small chunks, it's an easy book to read while you're breastfeeding. Despite the fact that it's a reference-type book, I found it enjoyable to read. I just wish I'd found this book before I started breast-feeding... it would have answered a lot of my early questions!

[Shola · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice book for new nursing mothers and mothers to be. It gives you an insight about breastfeeding so you might enjoy your baby while nursing. This is a book of question and answers and also scenarios mothers might encounter.....it's a easy read and a eye opener, interesting enough for fathers to be as well.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must have for breastfeeding mothers, especially first timers!! It's easy to read and lists almost all of the common problems and roadblocks nursing mothers face and the way to solve the problem. EXCELLENT!!!

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even though I switched to formula with James, I am really glad that I read this book with all it's information. Bfers are militant, but they have passion. The book was a little preachy about the good around breastfeeding, but overall gave solid information.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great resource. Geared more toward the early stages of breast-feeding; once it's well established I think most of these questions would have been answered. But, it's convenient to have the information all in one place.

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great book for any nursing mothers. It has solutions for pretty much any problem arranged in alphabetical order by keyword.

[Lulu · Rating 3 out of 5]

helped me get another perspective on weaning

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book is really helpful if you run into difficulties breastfeeding (who doesn't?)

[Sue Kozlowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Non-fiction. Best breast feeding book I've read. In an alphabetical format.

[Maria (Ri) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another life saver in the early days of breastfeeding my son.

[Kassie · Rating 3 out of 5]

We found several answers and helpful tips in this thesaurus-like book.