Breastfeeding Success for Working Mothers [Paperback]

Marilyn Grams (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Achievement Pr (October 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932707149
• ISBN-13: 978-0932707147
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #690,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very helpful strategies for all breastfeeding mothers, December 16, 1998

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This review is from: Breastfeeding Success for Working Mothers (Paperback)

Finally, a book explaining how to go back to work without pumping! Dr. Grams offers two strategies: 1. night feeding 2. hand expression

Night feeding work like this: When babies eat a lot at a certain time of day, they don't need to eat as much at other times. At night, mothers need to keep baby close by or in bed with them so breastfeeding is as easy as rolling over. She offers a brilliant idea: the diaper doesn't need to be changed in the middle of the night. This means NOONE HAS TO GET UP. Thank you Dr. Grams. My baby thanks you too.

She also explains how to express milk manually. This method hasn't worked for me personally but may work for others. I would recommend this book to any breastfeeding mother, not only those planning to return to work. It would make a good gift for an expectant mother, as long as she understands that she needs to read other breastfeeding books as well.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Concise and well written but needs some updating, May 5, 2000

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Catherine Hallberg "(Kate)" (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breastfeeding Success for Working Mothers (Paperback)

The author very clearly enjoyed her babies. She enjoyed nursing and wrote a simple, accessible book for working women. The basics are laid out; some women like more information, but for a lot, this is really all they need. She delineates the differences between breastfeeding as food as breastfeeding as nurturing, and why that can be a necessity for working mothers. Her discussion of reverse cycle nursing and nighttime nursing is essential to success as well.

The chapter on working with your physician is very insightful. The author, a physician herself, clearly states that pediatricians learn medicine, not childrearing, (starting solids, sleeping, even breastfeeding.) She tells of being asked for childrearing advice as an intern and where she got it- nurses, parents, other physicians. They dont' teach that in medical school, yet many Americans assume their doctor knows everything about babies and children.

I would like to have seen less emphasis on discreet nursing and "how to find a private place to nurse while out with the baby." Recent studies (JHL April, 2000) once again demonstrate that the more familiar people are with breastfeeding, the more likely they are to breastfeed their own child. To her credit, she did state that when she nursed in public, most people were involved with their own activities and didn't heed hers. I have found this to be true as well.

A very good, basic book. Even more impressive because the author had to be talked into have children by her husband.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Breastfeeding Success for Working Mothers, December 7, 1999

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Judith M. Spangenberg (Center Valley, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breastfeeding Success for Working Mothers (Paperback)

I first read this book in 1987, when I had my son. I am a Social Worker, and since that time, I have given away about 20 copies to both friends and clients.

The book is straightforward, and gives very clear instructions. In particular, I liked the instructions for hand pumping milk. It explains clearly how to manually get the "letdown reflex" to work when and where you want it. This was wonderful for in-office pumping of milk on a schedule. It allowed me to return to work when my son was 3 months old, but to breastfeed for a year.

Great book - a classic.