Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding

Name: Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Ina May Gaskin
ISBN: 9781515978862

Author: Ina May Gaskin

Narrator: Margaret Strom

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/09/2016

Categories: Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Parenting, Health & Fitness

Synopsis

Drawing on her decades of experience in caring for pregnant women, mothers, and babies, Ina May Gaskin explores the health and psychological benefits of breastfeeding and gives you invaluable practical advice that will help you nurse your baby in the most fulfilling way possible. In this book you'll find answers to virtually every question you have on breastfeeding, including topics such as:

the benefits of breastfeeding
pumps and other nursing products
medications
nursing multiples
weaning
sick babies
nipplephobia, and much more

Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding is filled with helpful advice, medical facts, and real-life stories that will help you understand how and why breastfeeding works and how you can use it to more deeply connect with your baby and your own body. Whether you're planning to nurse for the first time or are looking for the latest, most up-to-date expert advice available, you couldn't hope to find a better guide than Ina May.

About Ina May Gaskin

Ina May Gaskin founded the Farm Midwifery Center near Summertown, Tennessee, and served as its director for more than four decades. She has lectured all over the world at midwifery conferences and medical schools. A Visiting Fellow at Yale University and holder of two honorary doctorates, Ina May also teaches midwifery and writes books and articles for medical journals.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Meghan on June 08, 2024

I started this in the last trimester of my pregnancy to prepare for breastfeeding & I definitely think it helped a bit, but nothing actually prepares you for breastfeeding like doing it. I also had taken a lactation class alongside starting this, so I felt like a lot of the information I had already......more

Goodreads review by Shari on December 01, 2023

I love Ina May and really enjoyed her guide to child birth. This book came highly recommended but for me too much of the book was dated. The edition I read was from 2009 - I’m not sure if there’s an updated version- and much of the book focuses on outdated statistics around not breastfeeding. Curren......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on May 30, 2022

This book convinced me that breastfeeding is not only possible for me, but normal and not something to be embarrassed about.......more

Goodreads review by Des on April 13, 2023

4.5 ⭐️ Ina May has a lot of strong opinions. In this book, she outlines why she believes breast milk and breastfeeding are best for our babies and how more mothers should be encouraged to and supported in having successful breastfeeding journeys. If you are unable to or choose not to breastfeed, thi......more

Goodreads review by Ashlee on February 07, 2025

I really enjoyed Ina Mays book on childbirth so I figured I would read her book on breastfeeding and I’m so glad I did! It was super helpful in times where I was panicking if I was doing it all right. It made me feel more confident in not only my first breastfeeding journey but when it comes to intr......more