Best Baby Bottles

I read this prior to giving birth to my first daughter. I thought I was well prepared for the task of breastfeeding. Boy was I wrong. I knew the technical aspects of how to breastfeed but was completely lost on how to actually do it. Breastfeeding is such a touch sensitive thing that if you don’t understand how something feels, you could get the latch wrong.

The book does describe potential problems, such as mastitis. However, the descriptions are also very technical and left me without knowing whether or not I had mastitis.

I wish I skipped this book and went right to Nursing Mother’s Companion. I have breastfed my daughters for a total of 2.5 years and have never referenced this book beyond the initial reading.
Rating: 1 / 5

You can find all the information (and more) this book provides on the internet. So if you have a little time to search the web, you don’t need this book.

And it doesn’t answer all the questions you may have. You still need the help of a lactation consultant or your baby’s doctor. So if you have more problems than mastitis and engorgement, this book won’t help you.

My baby was always hungry, she wanted to eat every hour and I was going crazy. Plus my hormones were crazy and breastfeeding hurt. It was a nightmare. I checked the book to find something about the pain and my cracked nipples. I found the story of a woman who had the same problem. It said: “Sam’s pediatrician was able to show me some new nursing positions when I brought him in for a checkup a couple of days later. She helped Sam latch on better, and this made breastfeeding much more comfortable form me.” And that’s it. They never explain what these positions were. So I ended up going to the breastfeeding center. They said I was doing everything correctly. And they told me that the first couple of weeks it hurst and then it doesn’t. They were right. A week and half later, I didn’t have any pain while nursing. They also told me the reason my baby was always hungry was because I didn’t have enough to give her so I had to supplement with formula.

So since I went to the breastfeeding center, this book’s been collecting dust in the bookshelf.
Rating: 2 / 5