Healing Breastfeeding Grief: How mothers feel and heal when breastfeeding does not go as hoped

by Hilary Jacobson

When breastfeeding hopes are disappointed, mothers often struggle with feelings of loss, sadness, anger, grief and shame. We tend to think we are the only ones feeling this way. But these feelings are not at all unusual, and are a known risk factor for postpartum depression. Hilary Jacobson, writer, researcher, holisitic breastfeeding consultant and hypnotherapist, shares from her own and the experience of hundreds of mothers as to what it can mean to experience these devastating emotions. "I want to help mothers theal," Jacobson says. "Each year, thousands of women enter motherhood carrying a deep wound. My intention for this book is that they heal and feel whole, and step fully and vibrantly into their life as a mother -- no matter how they feed their baby." Applying techniques of mindfulness and neuroplasticity, Jacobson shows a way out of the feelings of heartbreak and failure that overcome mothers. In Part Three, Jacobson bridges the gap between mothers and the professionals who have dedicated their lives to support families, and interviews seventeen mother-baby professionals and practitioners who share from their personal and professional experiences with breastfeeding grief. Finally, two mothers share the details of their personal stories and the different paths they took to feeling whole again. Learn more at healingbreastfeedinggrief.com

Genres: Parenting

218 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 31, 2015

Reviews

[CaseyArmstrong · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found this quite bad. I would never recommend it to a client or friend. It's like someone not trained in trauma who is also kind of a lactivist wrote a book about breastfeeding grief. It is also very clearly not researched at all. Yikes.