| View Larger Image | The Maternity Leave Breastfeeding Plan: How to Nurse Your Baby for 3 Months and Go Back to Work Guilt Free | Paperbackby William G. Wilkoff (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Fireside | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 240 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 15, 2002 | | Sales Rank: | 1,050,745st |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
Finally, a sensible plan for women who return to work after a three-month maternity leave Anyone who has ever had a baby has heard the prevailing medical wisdom that "breast is best" for baby's first food. Solid science stands behind that wisdom: Excellent studies show that there are immunological and other benefits for the breastfed baby. On the other hand, doctors and breastfeed- ing advocates rarely appreciate or even acknowledge the challenges that go along with breastfeeding until baby is ready for solid food -- anywhere from four to nine months. The simple and reasonable approach is one that many doctors and breastfeeding advocates unfortunately treat as sacrilege: Limit breastfeeding to the length of your maternity leave. As Dr. Wilkoff explains, the truth is that women who nurse for three months (or until their maternity leave is over) provide their children with an optimal start in terms of nutrition and can have the same rewarding experience as mothers who nurse their children much longer. In contrast to the insistence of militant breastfeeding advocates, he offers an important and comforting message: Breast is best for as long as you can comfortably manage it. There are no guilt trips or political agendas here. Instead mothers will find: a practical plan for establishing a nursing schedule troubleshooting advice, including how moms can avoid becoming the baby's pacifier help with making a smooth transition back to the workplace and more |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 19 reviews)
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Interesting but... by J. Jolley (Texas)  3 Stars
October 14, 2009
I think it is ridiculous that this author assumes any working woman in the US gets 3 months leave. Even it you are lucky enough to have paid leave, it is often only 6 weeks long, half the time recommended in this book.
The idea that something is better than nothing is good, but it just ignores the real issue: that women aren't allowed even a minimum of time home to establish breastfeeding and that companies are so unyielding about not allowing new mothers to have breaks in order to pump.
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Very negative book by Lisa (Boston, MA)  2 Stars
August 27, 2008
I am quite liberal about doing what is right for you and your baby and not being guilted into breastfeeding. But at the same time, this book is SO negative.
The author (a man) kept referring to breastfeeding and pumping as a hassle. I've never felt like it is a hassle.
He constantly talked about breadtfeeding in public as offensive. huh?
This guy is on the other side of the spectrum.
If you truly want to breastfeed, this is not the book for you. It is not encouraging at all. Thankfully I was already committed to breastfeeding before I read it. Otherwise I think the book would have discouraged me.
I am succesfully continueing to nurse after I've gone back to work. And it's not a hassle, but a wonderful way to stay connected to my baby. I'm currently reading the Milk Memos and it's the better choice. I'm loving it so far.
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Very Helpful! by R. Ferry- Rooney (Chicago)  5 Stars
January 22, 2008
This book is incredibly usable and full of common sense information and advice on breastfeeding in general, as well as infant care and ways to make the experience successful! I read this book, intending to wean once I went back to work and instead nursed for 1 yr!
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Loved this book! by A. Hall (Northern California) 5 Stars
November 07, 2007
My daughter will be 2 very soon and this book helped me so much in the beginning. I never took the time to write a review because I did not purchase from Amazon. I think this book is filled with common sense advise that is so helpful. I recommended to all of my friends and also got his book "Is my child overtired?". These two books have made my life easier and has helped with my daughter so much with giving her a healthy sleep schedule. She is so happy because of this. The few days that she has not been on schedule have been horrible and I can't imagine living every day with a overtired child.
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Honest and Realistic!! by S. Felix (Oklahoma City, ok United States)  4 Stars
November 03, 2004
I wish I would have read this book during my first pregnancy. I listened to a lot of the die hard pro-breast Mom's and felt like a huge failure after breastfeeding did not work out for me the first go 'round. I appreciate that he talks A LOT about how tired you will be and how latching on is not a given for all babies. If I would have heard more of that the first time, I probably could have convinced myself that I was not a failure for not being able to work through the cracked, bloody nipples. As well as-the feedings that were non-stop.My daughter gained 1 pound and 2 ounces the first 3 days we were home from the hospital!! I was not prepared for the energy drain but I KNEW it was working, although mentally it was killing me.
As a second time Mom determined to give BF'ing another shot I consider myself lucky to have stumbled across this book. I appreciate the realistic opinions, instead of the "if you don't Breastfeed, you are a failure and a bad Mother" that I have read in other books.
Thanks Dr Wilkoff-even if you are a man...LMAO
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