Baby-led Breastfeeding: How to make breastfeeding work - with your baby's help

by Gill Rapley, Tracey Murkett

Breastfeeding is easy when you follow your baby's natural instincts

Forget stressful routines, painful breasts and problems with milk supply. This straightforward guide shows you how to follow your baby's lead so you can enjoy relaxed and pain-free breastfeeding.

With practical advice on interpreting your baby's needs, Baby-led Breastfeeding explains in simple terms how breastfeeding works and why staying in tune with your baby is the key to effortless feeding.

Discover how to:

- help your baby follow his instincts from the very first feed

- make the most of the first few weeks to get breastfeeding up and running

- hold your baby in ways that will help him to feed effectively

- recognise when breastfeeding is going well and be confident that your baby is getting plenty of breast milk

- avoid common problems - from sore nipples to mastitis

Baby-led Breastfeeding is a sensible and sensitive guide that will help you and your baby develop a happy and fulfilling breastfeeding relationship.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2012

Reviews

[Anie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was informative, but I found the format a bit off putting. I guess it's just not quite what I'm looking for in terms of preparing myself to breastfeed.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

To be honest, if I was coming to this book as the intended audience and without my background, I think I'd give this book 5 stars (although would I have the experience and knowledge to know it is that good???) At any rate, I would have no qualms about someone using this now more than 10 year old book as their main resource and have very few quibbles about dating. It's a nice tone without trying to be your best mate (place for that sort of book of course but some won't want it), there's a diversity in the photos and I loved that many significant challenges to the normal course of breastfeeding due to issues with baby or mother are covered at the end.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish I’d had this book before my first baby. And before my second baby. I’ll recommend this to anyone interested in breastfeeding, who might be lost by the other misinformation and pressure that’s out there.

There’s practical info in here, and scientific info, that really clarifies and simplifies breastfeeding.

[Sylwia Komisarska · Rating 4 out of 5]

Świetna książka. Pomimo, że przeczytałam ją w urywkach - kilka istotnych dla mnie rozdziałów/stron, uważam że zawiera wiele cennych wskazówek. Żałuję, że nie przeczytałam tej pozycji przed porodem, zapewne wiele by mi to pomogło przy problemach z którymi się zmagałam. Rozwiewa wiele wątpliwości, pomaga przy rozkręcaniu laktacji. :) Must have dla każdej mamy 😉

[Thalipauriel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I'd read it during my pregnancy, instead of after my baby was born, but I still think I got some useful information from it. It's made me consider learning more and maybe helping other mothers with breastfeeding!

[Cherie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even though I've been breastfeeding for months, still learned some tips in here.

[Ola Zięciak · Rating 4 out of 5]

"karmienie piersią to najprostsza i najbardziej naturalna rzecz na świecie, oto 300 stron o tym co może pójść nie tak i dlaczego jest to niewykonalne"

[Łucja · Rating 5 out of 5]

Same konkrety. Ogromny plus za odwołania w książce do innych jej fragmentów (z numerami stron) gdzie ewentualnie można doczytać o danym aspekcie, zdjęcia oraz podsumowująca tabelkę - ściągę na końcu.

[Kasia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super poradnik, pełny wiedzy i tipów. Na pewno będę wracać.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was given this book as a baby shower gift before my son was born but never got around to reading it until he was almost 2 months old. BIGGEST regret. I feel like this would’ve helped so much during the initial stages of breastfeeding. I do feel a lot more confident of the topic in my knowledge post-read, and I feel like this is a concise and well-rounded snapshot into breastfeeding.

[Trudi-louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would highly recommend this book for any mums who are planning to breastfeed their babies, currently breastfeeding or are breastfeeding peer supporters. I found it very informative.

[Bethany Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

hoping this proves helpful when the time comes. I'll try to update with a real review when I have a
little more life experience.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good info on the physiology of breastfeeding. Some interesting ideas on introducing solid food as well.

[Summer Day]

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to fish reading this book due to the early appearance of my daughter. However, I got the general idea of what baby led breastfeeding is from reading only a few chapters

[Jenna Mills · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very interesting and informative book. I hope my determination alongside information and support is enough!

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is super helpful! I learned so much even as a fourth time mom. I wish that I would have read this with my first baby.

[Rebecca B · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this in preparation for training as a peer supporter but wish it had been around when I was pregnant with my first child. Full of great advice and information, my only concern is that it slightly glosses over how difficult it can be to establish breastfeeding. But it does have lots of suggestions on overcoming challenges.