Breastfeeding Made Simple
Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers
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3.6 • 91 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
How to breastfeed with confidence, from the first latch to gentle weaning.
Breastfeeding may be natural, but for many new moms, it doesn’t always feel simple. Whether you’re a first-time mom preparing during pregnancy or already feeding your newborn, you may have questions about milk supply, latching, pumping, supplementing, or what to do when breastfeeding problems arise. From low milk production and nipple pain to breast refusal or trouble transitioning to solids, the early weeks of motherhood can feel overwhelming.
That’s where Breastfeeding Made Simple, Second Edition comes in.
This practical, instructional guide for expectant and new mothers explains the seven natural laws of breastfeeding—clear, research-informed principles that help you understand how your body, hormones, and baby work together to establish healthy feeding rhythms. With compassionate advice and step-by-step education, this comprehensive resource takes the mystery out of breastfeeding so you can feel more confident at home, at work, or wherever motherhood takes you.
In this essential guide, you’ll learn how to:
• Establish and maintain healthy milk supply and production
• Improve latch and latching techniques for more comfortable feeding
• Overcome common breastfeeding problems, including low supply and mastitis
• Use pumping and bottle feeding effectively when supplementing
• Find the best breastfeeding positions for you and your baby
• Transition smoothly to solid foods while continuing to breastfeed
• Balance breastfeeding with work, maternity leave, and daily life
You’ll also find helpful information about newborn feeding patterns, co-sleeping considerations, birth control and breastfeeding, pumping and storing milk, and how breastfeeding supports long-term child nutrition and development—for both baby boys and girls.
Whether you are expecting your first baby, navigating early motherhood, or searching for practical tools to solve breastfeeding trouble, this essential guide offers the support, knowledge, and reassurance you need.
Customer Reviews
Opinionated
The first 3 chapters are very helpful & informative for any new mom trying to learn the basics of breast feeding and how to approach the process. The rest of the book is very opinionated, and it feels like every other sentence is about how breast feeding is the best and only way and formula is terrible. I wish they would have stuck more to the facts and tried to be less persuasive (I'm already reading a book about breast feeding so I obviously have some interest and belief of the benefits). However, I ended up scanning most of the later chapters anyway, so the time spent reading was worth it.
Not much for working moms
This book had some useful information for breastfeeding and some controversial suggestions. The authors seem to be proponents of attachment parenting including co-sleeping. The idea of not fully waking up and rolling over to feed the baby, who is already sleeping in your bed, seems to fly in the face of AAP safety guidelines. Even the authors seem to acknowledge this. I felt like it pressured me to do something that I am not comfortable doing (co-sleeping) in order to make breastfeeding feasible.
The book also spent only part of one chapter addressing the challenges of breastfeeding as a working mom. I have no choice but to go back to work at 6 weeks postpartum, and this book did not help me feel prepared. I'm worried that I would not be able to follow all of their suggestions within a 6 week timeframe.
Overall, I think that the authors were primarily writing for attachment parenting stay-at-home moms. The sections for other situations seemed to be presented as poor second or third choice options. Some information was helpful, but some was unrealistic. I think that you should read this but keep in mind that the authors are suggesting recommendations for an ideal situation throughout most of the book.