What To Expect When You're Breast-feeding... And What If You Can't?

Jan 10, 2025 11:43 PM

Author:Clare Byam-Cook

While some mothers take to breast-feeding like a duck to water, others just can't seem to get the hang of it. Clare Byam-Cook agrees that breast is best but she stresses that the most important thing is that your baby is fed - whether by the breast or bottle - and you, the mother, should feel comfortable with whatever you choose to do.

This comprehensive guide contains all the latest information on breast-feeding your baby successfully, including:

- how to prepare for breast-feeding

- what to expect in the early stages

- how to overcome common problems, such as sore nipples and mastitis

And if you can't... the first rule is you shouldn't feel a failure. Clare Byam-Cook recognises there are certain circumstances where bottle feeding is an advisable alternative. Rather than making you feel guilty if you prefer, or have to, bottle feed, she is wholly supportive and sympathetic, providing you with all the practical advice and information you need.

Reviews

...practical, unemotional and just what women at the end of their tethers need

—— Daily Telegraph

I just can't praise her enough

—— Kate Winslet

There is something awry in the world of breastfeeding. There is too much guilt and not enough practical, proven advice. I, therefore, take the unusual step of recommending a book - What To Expect When you're Breastfeeding... It might just save a mother and baby you know needless suffering

—— Vanessa Feltz , Daily Express

This book should be handed out with the first contraction. Buy this book!

—— Kate Beckinsale

every new mum should have one

—— Bella

There is so much rubbish talked to new mothers about breast-feeding...Clare takes away the old wives' tales, the nonsense and guilt, and makes the whole process work as it is meant to

—— Emma Freud

A true Bible

—— Patricia Hodge

a lifesaver...common sense advice that is not pompous or judgemental

—— Breast-feeding mother

It is a story so extraordinary that you occasionally have to remind yourself that it actually happened... The best thing about this book is that ultimately it is an uplifting testament to the way a family can survive a nightmare that came close to breaking them.

—— International Express

Gripping

—— Star

Powerful

—— The Sun

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—— Sydney Morning Herald

Moriyama's book is a compelling wake-up call

—— Sunday Telegraph (Australia)

Brimming with easy recipes and lifestyle tips

—— Sunday Express Magazine

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