The Womanly Art of Breast Feeding: The Definative Guide

by The Lansinoh Breastfeeding Collection (Editor), Answar Fazal (Foreword)

The art and bonding of breastfeeding from the top people at Lansinoh

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

463 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Karen Hsu · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is definitely pro-breastfeeding and pro-semi-attachment parenting, so I think it could turn some new mothers or mothers-to-be off of its stance on raising kids. However, it has so many helpful tips about breastfeeding and very practical advice about caring for infants.

I used the book to mostly to help increase my milk supply and try to understand the whole supply and demand concept. My baby had really slow weight gain and so I worried about her.

I will say, that after suffering with paranoia about milk supply and baby getting enough, everything began to fall into place once I stopped worrying and obsessing about it.

So, that is the best advice I can supplement this book with: relax... :)

[Alexandria Irwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a nice skim through every time I’m nursing again. The approach of this book is just so laid-back and speaks against rigid schedules and routines with newborns.. I love that. It gives a lot of freedom.

Yeah maybe they’re not super open about other non-breast approaches, and even some modern medicine, but overall for me this was really helpful. All of the troubleshooting and tips on literally every possible thing involved in breastfeeding is so convenient to refer to. I like the chronological approach too.

[Sinead · Rating 1 out of 5]

Where does one start with this patronising, paternalistic , preachy piffle. Written by a bunch of Catholic women, always a dangerous sign, a definite whiff of the presbytery about this book. White privileged middle class women, who, had grey uniformed maids wrote this absolutely awful tripe.
Don’t breastfeed and ones offspring is destined to be come an uneducated , psychopath with more illness than Mr. Woodhouse.
Don’t use the wonders of modern medicine by having a c section, epidural, or any pain relief, it will totally destroy bf. Oh one must suffer for Eve and that apple. Preaches the gospel of if you try hard enough you will succeed, no mention of IGT, of what impact severe post partum haemorrhage can do to supply.
No reference to medication which can make bf untenable. This book has really useful advice about sorting laundry in to 3 separate piles, instead of saying tell your other half what the function of the white square shaped object with the circular door does. Lots of lovely sanctimonious anecdotes about non bf women suffering because hubris is paying them back for not conforming , eg running out of formula at an airport. One absolutely hilarious piece of advice about getting up eat to make husband’s breakfast so he is fortified for work and cleaning around his chair. Not much real advice, lots of preaching. would give zero stars

[Jill · Rating 2 out of 5]

The order isn't particularly intuitive or useful for reference. There's a lot of good information in there but finding it is another matter.
My biggest issue with it though is that for something trying to be a breastfeeding bible or one stop shop it doesn't have much info at all on things like expressing, exclusive pumping, or combination feeding. It's all very well promoting attachment parenting and exclusive on demand nursing but this does a disservice to women who work or have other commitments and needs.

[Cassidy Fischer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! Had so much valuable information for post birth and breastfeeding. Such an excellent resource.

[Cam Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

There’s some really good information in this book, but the voice it was written in gave me the ick in a big way

[Kailee Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another skim-read and nugget insights

[Alicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

a reference book to own

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helped me feel confident about breast feeding, but definitely should be taken with a grain of salt.

[R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

lots of helpful advice about how to make breast feeding work although very long. Makes a good reference book or trouble shooting quide

[Vicky Ashwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful. I think this book for me will be a very good reference book rather than cover to cover read. I will be looking back at the 'how to' pages just before the baby s born.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good reference book

[Marilyn]

This is not by LLLI.