Reddit reviews The Nursing Mother's Companion

The Nursing Mother's Companion has been recommended to me by several people, though I haven't read it yet. I have been reading the AAP's New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding, which is okay so far.

Much better resource, IMO:
The Nursing Mother's Companion, 6th Edition: 25th Anniversary Edit... http://amzn.com/1558327207

Oh, and this book helped a lot! http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1558327207?pc_redir=1395275083&robot_redir=1

I'm having a good time with Happiest Baby on the Block (though I think it's really slow and repetitive, and their "conclusions" (it isn't this, this, or this, so it MUST be this) are a bit, uh, presumptuous; I think the book is spot on for how to treat the baby, especially in the "4th trimester") and The Nursing Mother's Companion. And these aren't baby books, but my husband and I are also reading Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and The Birth Partner to prep for labor.

I have a few more books on my shelf to reference just in case, like Sears' The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (but I am wary of anti-vacc notions of the book), Brain Rules for Baby, and for fun, Experimenting with Babies.

I'd been worrying about this, too! I picked up this book, The Nursing Mother's Companion, and it's really answered a lot of my questions so far. (I know nothing about breastfeeding either)

A friend got me the nursing mother's companion book for my shower and I referred to it frequently in the early days. If you know her size, nursing bras and tank tops come in pretty universal styles and I found I didn't have enough of those beforehand. Burlington coat factory surprisingly had a nice selection. Also nursing pads, lanolin, burp cloths, a nursing cover, a boppy or i preferred the my breast friend pillow . If she will be pumping, breast milk storage bags, a pumping bra. I used my pumping time to keep up with my 'happiness project one line a day journal,' which would be a nice gift for anyone. I snacked on a lot of breakfast/granola/trail mix bars in those days. Any quick and easy healthful snacks would be good. Drinks too - gotta stay hydrated!


Oh and don't forget we have to keep taking prenatals for as long as we breastfeed, so a bottle or two of prenatal vitamins would be wonderful!