B4 you type breastfeeding into your chosen search engine, ask yourself what and who is the source of that information. A lot of the information is out dated, not researched based or often times anecdotal. Worst offenders are artificial baby milk (abm), more widely known as formula company sites, who proclaim to support breastfeeding while pushing a product which for the majority of people is not necessary. Remember breastfeeding is the norm. Everything else is an alternative and not an equal.
So where do pregnant parents to be, go to, to find helpful, well researched, balanced information. Purchasing one good book and one or two websites helps to prevent information overload.
Again look who has written the book, what is their background. Check out new books from the library before you purchase. Be careful of older outdated books that stay in circulation. Ask friends who have had babies where they got information from and whether in hindsight it was useful.
Below are a few suggestions. I do not benefit from these suggestions but have found that they offer well rounded and practical information particularly with regards to breastfeeding.
Books - The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, La Leche League.
- Bestfeeding - How To Breastfeed Your Baby, by Mary Renfrew
- The Breastfeeding Cafe, by Barbara Behrmann
- The Ultimate breastfeeding Book of Answers, by Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman
- The Breastfeeding Mothers Guide to making More Milk, by Diana West and Lisa Morasco
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