The Nursing Mother's Companion - 7th Edition: The Breastfeeding Book Mothers Trust, from Pregnancy through Weaning Kindle Edition

This is definitely the best book for nursing moms out there. I had the 6th edition for my own use, and purchased this new 7th edition for my sister-in-law. She says it is helping her. :) I also gave away my old 6th edition copy to another soon-to-be mom for her use. I'd recommend this to any woman who is planning on breastfeeding. The book gives lots of practical tips and troubleshooting, including common issues dealing with pain and latching as well as less-talked about issues like thrush and mastitis. Very useful, very practical. There are also some "survival guides" that break the book up into sections - surviving the first few weeks, surviving the first few months, etc. This is useful because you don't get overwhelmed with everything but just learn what you need to know for the time being.

I always give this as a gift to an expecting mom. I used to work for a lactation consultant and always promote breastfeeding over formula. Most new moms are a little nervous about breastfeeding for the first time, it isn't easy. This book answers all questions and has solutions to the problems that can arise. Seriously, one of the best gifts a new mom will receive. Give it to her early, she'll have plenty of time to read it before the baby comes and takes over her world! New moms, pour over info, this is the go to book for her to spend some time with.

Everyone has an opinion when it comes to breastfeeding- nurses, pediatricians, lactation consultants, your friends, your mother in law, random people on the internet. You will hear a TON of conflicting information, and wonder who's right and who's wrong. Ultimately it will be up to you to sort out what's right for you and your baby. For me, this book was an indispensable tool to do just that. It wasn't preachy of judgy, and I really trusted the info. Pretty much any issue that came up during my nursing journey was covered. It was nice to have a book I trusted to reference while navigating the early days of nursing, especially having a baby that did not gain well right away.

The title says it all - this is a great book with practical advice on breastfeeding. Offers diagrams, instructions, and support through the trials and tribulations of breastfeeding. Best of all, the advice comes without judgement. I also read LLLI's The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, which I found to be more judgmental and less helpful with the mechanics of breastfeeding.

Bought this book after reading some of the sample pages. I am about to have kid #3 and have never breast fed before. I was very unprepared with my first and due to issues gave up after 2 days. I didn't even try with the second. I decided to try with my third and had no idea where to start. Got this book due to the high ratings and recommendations. I like that it is factual and didn't shame me for having bottle fed my kids. It has lots of information and I feel much better than I did with my first. I would give this to every mom I know who want to beast feed.

This book is a complete guide about breastfeeding that includes all the questions that you might have. It covers how to breastfeed, recommendation about essentials products, how to pump, how to handle and conserve breast milk, how to increase breastmilk, medications and breastfeeding, and many more.I totally recommend it to have a great understanding on your baby first weeks. Also to keep it as a reference when having questions related to the topic.

This book is my go-to . I can't count how many times i have referred to it for my own use nursing each of my children (had the older edition as well). There is so much practical and helpful information on here that i haven't found in other nursing books or online. I highly recommend this to all of my nursing mom friends and anyone expecting, it would make an excellent gift for a first time mom or someone who has another baby on the way and has nursed in the past. I credit my nursing success of both my babies to this book. Very easy to understand and covers a wide range of issues and topics related to nursing. Can't say enough good things. Truly love this book.

This book has been really really helpful for me from my 7th month of pregnancy until the present, with my 7 week old baby. I used this book to prepare breast-feeding, as a first time mother. Although I've been blessed with overflowing breasts (haha!) I still reference it for all sorts of things.I completely trust in it for questions I have about what medications will affect my breast milk, and for pumping, and things of that nature. Recommended as your Go-To for breast feeding mothers, absolutely.

Went into some detail, told the facts behind a few myths but overall some good information

My partner has found this an interesting and informative read.

Great information for a first time mother. I can look back to it for help and a good confidence booster.