It’s no secret that breastfeeding is the normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your baby. Dedicated to supporting nursing and expectant mothers, the internationally respected La Leche League has set the standard for educating and supporting mothers in this natural art for generations. Now their classic bestselling guide has been retooled, refocused, and updated for today’s mothers and lifestyles. Real–mom wisdom, expert information, and proven strategies for breastfeeding at every stage.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

EVERY MOTHER WANTS TO MAKE THE BEST CHOICE FOR HER BABY
 
It’s no secret that breastfeeding is the normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your baby. Dedicated to supporting nursing and expectant mothers, the internationally respected La Leche League has set the standard for educating and empowering mothers in this natural art for generations.

Working mothers, stay-at-home mums, single mums and mothers of multiples will all benefit from the book's range of breastfeeding information and stories - from preparing for breastfeeding during pregnancy to feeding cues, from nursing positions to expressing and storing breastmilk. With all-new photos and illustrations, this completely revised and updated eight edition offers:

- real-mum wisdom on breastfeeding comfortably - from avoiding sore nipples to simply enjoying the amazing bonding experience

- new insights into old approaches towards latching and attaching, ages and stages, and answers to the most-asked questions.

- stratergies for mums who choose to breastfeed for a short time or who plan to breastfeed for over a year or more.

- reassuring information on nursing after a C-section or delivery complications.

- recent scientific data that highlight the many lifelong health benefits of breastfeeding.

- helpful tips for building your support network-at home or when back at work.

- breastfeeding special-needs infants, premature babies, and mulyiples, and ensuring your baby thrives no matter what your situation.

-guidance on breast health issues, weight gain, child care, colic, postnatal depression, food allergies, and medications

Mothers bringing babies into a new world want sustainable, healthy, positive ways to help their children blossom and thrive. There is no better beginning for your baby than the womanly art of breastfeeding.

**This is a UK Printed version where the cover of the book features the red haired Bronwyn and her baby girl, Ruby nursing. Bronwyn had initially uploaded her picture on her Facebook account, but she was left with horrible remarks by strangers calling her unimaginable names and that she was an exhibitionist who is just seeking for some attention. She had also gotten these hurtfull remarks when nursing in public. Her Faecbook picture was soon deleted for "obscenity" A few days later, the editor of La Leche Great Britain's Breastfeeding Matters messaged Bronwyn and asked if they could use her picture and its now on the cover of the UK edition of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding.**

LA LECHE LEAGUE, INTERNATIONAL was started thirty-five years ago when seven women, committed to breastfeeding at a time when most babies were bottle fed, met in a Chicago suburb to provide information and encouragement to breastfeeding mothers. With dedication and support, it has since grown into a worldwide organization with over 3000 La Leche League groups in forty-eight countries, as medical research has affirmed, over and over, that "breast is best." An essential guidebook with an abundance of parenting information this revised 8th Edition of a classic work will teach yet another generation of mothers the wholesome way to nurture a new life.