The Politics of Breastfeeding kept me Breastfeeding.

[dimplekisser]

The Politics of Breastfeeding

This book really made me determined and motivated to bf. Having read some other threads about smugness and so on, it got me thinking.

I realise there may be situations where women do Formula Feed - but if your health and that of the baby was ok and you had read this book, then did you decide and continue to bf? If not, why?

A supportive DH has helped with bf, but I also think it was because I read the Politics of Breastfeeding, and because I remembered studying Nestle as a company when I was younger.

I have since namechanged but I recall a poster named Hunker Munker who was very helpful in my early days - is she still around? If so, I would like to thank her.

The book ended up being such a powerful motivator and was a game changer for me.

I thought the book was excellent, but it didn't change my plans - I was already planning to let DS self wean :)

Great book. Read it before DS was born and it kept me breastfeeding through the difficult times, along with lovely MN support. Now DS is 9 months and starting nursery, I'm so proud of him for staying cheery there all day whilst refusing formula, wolfing down solids and then catching up on milk when I'm around. (Yes I'm smug , I can't help it after all the hard work.)