The Food of Love: The Easier Way to Breastfeed Your Baby [Paperback]

Kate Evans (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 2009

Baby books don't have to be boring!

The Food of Love is a fresh and funny look at motherhood.

Acclaimed author, cartoonist, and mother Kate Evans explores all aspects of attachment parenting, breastfeeding, and babycare using the perfect mix of words, pictures, personal insights, and humor. She explains everything you'll need to know to breastfeed successfully, and a lot more . . .

So, what's so special about breastmilk, anyway?
See step-by-step instructions for your first feeds.
Learn how often to feed your baby.
Breastfeed in your sleep.
Beat the baby blues.
Discover why babies cry.
Find help for breastfeeding complaints.
Check out "The Mama Sutra": breastfeeding positions.

Bonus: the book is square, so it'll stay open, and you can read it when you've got both hands full!

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Soft Skull Press; 1 edition (March 17, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593762178
• ISBN-13: 978-1593762179
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,740 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best breastfeeding book I've read, June 6, 2009

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MommyRN (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Food of Love: The Easier Way to Breastfeed Your Baby (Paperback)

LOVE this book! I'm a nurse and a new mother. I have read many breastfeeding books, and this one is the best by far. Witty, humorous, and right on point; she makes complicated aspects easy to grasp. Personally, the book was more helpful in answering my myriad questions than my visits with lactation consultatants.
The author is essentially following Attachment Parenting, and her insight into the why's of AP made so much sense- and clarified why staying so close to your baby is so important.
This book will be my standard baby-shower gift in the future.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wish I had this for my first baby., September 7, 2011

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RealtorMommy (Whidbey Island) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Food of Love: The Easier Way to Breastfeed Your Baby (Paperback)

I have read nearly every nursing book at the library. This is by far the best. It's light hearted, and builds your confidance and shows you how easy breastfeeding can be without the worry, showing breastfeeding as easy and natural as breathing. I wish I had this book when I had my first child. I was going off the other books and no close support. I was a nervous wreck about nursing. I actually tried to time how long she was on my breast. I only knew one position, the cradle and it made night feedings tiring. I worried all the time about not having enough milk even though she was thriving. I pumped very little milk and equated that with not having enough milk. As a consequence I never nursed longer than 2 months with my first two children. Then a breakthrough happened. For my 3rd child I read this book. And suddenly I had the humorous, support and confidance I needed. I knew how to get him to latch on right. I learned to nurse laying side by side with him so I can take a nap. I learned to nurse discretely in public. Without this book I wouldn't have been so successful nursing. My son was a fat little butterball on my breastmilk without the need for supplimenting. And I nursed him for 8 months. Now I'm on to my 4th child and this book is still on my mind as I enjoy the bonding and satisfaction of giving my baby the food of love.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of information and a good laugh, August 28, 2011

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Ann - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Food of Love: The Easier Way to Breastfeed Your Baby (Paperback)

I would strongly recommend this book to everyone who wants to breastfeed or is doing so. It is easy to read for sleep-deprived moms and explains everything in such a simple way that it is difficult not to become a lactivist.