Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers Paperback – Illustrated, December 1, 2010

I’ve read every single breastfeeding book on the market and this is the one I gift most. It has up to date info about how to prevent jaundice totally with enough feeds in the first 24 hours and it explains the truth about how dangerous pacifiers can be in the first days of a baby’s life and how they are never recommended for newborns. It has great info about getting a baby to latch such as the flipple method and I have gifted this book to women over 50 times since the first time I read it over 10 years ago. I would recommend giving it as a baby shower or new mom gift

This book was an AWESOME READ! I struggled to nurse with my first son because he had a poor latch and was a VERY slow eater - 45 mins+ at each feeding! (Try doing that every 2 hours and you get NOTHING else done in life!) I ended up pumping exclusively for 9 months and it about wore me out. I was a slave to that pump and to the clock!When I got pregnant again 5 yrs later I was determined to better educate myself about nursing so I could slam dunk the nursing experience with my new baby. I came across this book and read it cover to cover. Within the first 2 chapters I found out I was doing at least 3 things WRONG in nursing my first son! Let me tell you... this book was a GOD SEND and a huge eye opener. This book had a TON of information in it. My 2nd son is now 8.5 mos old and is a nursing champ! I also started taking Fenugreek daily (2 pills in AM and 2 in PM) from the first week I was home from the hospital. Let me tell you - I am a milk making machine!!! I have about a 4-5 month supply in a deep freezer and most of that came from the extra milk I pumped AFTER NURSINGS. I think because I educated myself and understood the milk making process, how to latch appropriately, how to position myself to be comfortable, etc, I could relax, take it easy and enjoy my nursing relationship with my son.... thus making more milk. It was also a great reference tool many times in the first several months.Nursing is certainly NOT easy for everyone. And it is a huge committment no matter who you are. (I stuggled with the latch with my 2nd son for several weeks. But, I didn't give up & I consulted a professional who helped me fix the problem quickly!) Since reading this book I have purchased 3 more copies to give as baby shower gifts to future nursing mommies and have loaned my copy out a couple of times already.After talking to other moms who gave up nursing quickly I am SO glad I purchased this book. I spent maybe $12 for the book but it has helped me SAVE Over $1200 by not buying formula. Seems that most of my friends have babies with sensitivities to every formula except the SUPER EXPENSIVE one @ $40+/can tub. (That is because a mom's milk is MADE for HUMANS!! Cow's milk is not!!) I'll bet they are kicking themselves for not sticking with the nursing! Nursing is FREE...My son is also super healthy and has only gotten a little sniffle once in 8.5 mos(and he goes to a nursery 5 days a week!) I attribute that to his strong immune system compliments of my "boobie juice!" (as my husband calls it!) Yay - only well check doctor visits ROCK!If you are on the fence about this book... Just get it and read it. You won't be disappointed. The info can only help you. When you are done with it... pass it on and help another mommy out!This book is GREAT too! Get them BOTH: The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk: Foreword by Martha Sears, RNCheck out this nursing cover too! I use mine every day! Bebe Au Lait Nursing Cover: YokoHappy Nursing to you all! Enjoy those sweet babies! They grow WAY too fast...----May 23, 2014 -----I just wanted to give a quick update. I LOVED this book, obviously. After implementing all of the tips from this book I was successfully able to nurse exclusively for 16 months!!! He never had a sip of formula. I did pump a lot after I went back to work but I always nursed when I was home with him. The bottles were taken to the nursery when I was working or frozen for later use. STILL recomending this book 2.5 yrs later! :)

Of all the breastfeeding books I have read, which may just have been about all of them out there throughout my 5 pregnancies and births, this is the book that truly helped me understand what is going on between my body and my baby and what I can do to help myself and baby through the transition from pregnancy to successfully breastfeeding.This book is so full of knowledge and help for the new mom learning how to breastfeed and how to deal with common challenges, as well as the genius ways nature has set the whole breastfeeding thing up for success if we clue in. Not only is it great for first timers, I learned massive amounts from reading it with my 3rd. It was full of ah-ha moments and helped me through many challenges, as establishing breastfeeding has always been the hardest part of giving birth for me.This is the one and only book that I have read that enabled me to address my problems at home and with confidence. It was a fabulous education on breastfeeding in general, but I especially appreciated the new-to-me information on infants reflexes and how to work with them and not against them, which I had been doing; it helped me figure out a way to get baby latched on well better than any nurse ever did; and it helped me get through those first challenging 6 weeks of engorgement, nipple pain, round the clock breastfeeding, etc.It explains the physiology of your body and baby's body and brings so much understanding of the whole process of breastfeeding that it dispelled much of my anxiety. I was so relieved to read of the reason for the unceasing nursing when it seems like baby just isn't getting enough. I know that I am not the only mom that has worried that maybe I am just not producing enough and might need to supplement. It was such a comfort to read that this is baby's way of ensuring enough milk production, and not necessarily a lack of milk. It also gave the signs of baby truly not getting enough milk. Such a relief. Knowing that feeling like a round the clock human pacifier was only temporary and would ensure that I would make enough for baby's next growth spurt made it bearable.There are just so many gems that I found in this book, I can't say enough good things about it. I now give a copy or recommend it to all my expecting friends and family. It is the best and most helpful book on breastfeeding I have ever read.