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What To Expect When You’re Breast-Feeding - And What If You Can’t?

Published by Vermilion on 4th May 2006, £7.99 pbk

Some women take to breast-feeding naturally but for over 50% of those who try, it becomes a difficult, painful experience that is quickly abandoned. Most mothers assume that breast-feeding will be wonderful, easy and natural, and they can be left feeling distraught and inadequate when they experience problems. But although breast-feeding is natural, it is also a skill that has to be learned. And all too often, argues Clare Byam-Cook, this skill is just not being demonstrated effectively to new parents by their midwives, doctors and health visitors.

Now in a full updated and revised edition of her classic book What To Expect When You’re Breast-feeding And What If You Can’t?, Clare Byam-Cook clearly and compassionately explains how you can breast-feed your baby and what to do if you are experiencing difficulties. Based on over sixteen years experience as a nurse, midwife and breast-feeding specialist her comprehensive advice covers:

• How to prepare for breast-feeding - How breast-feeding works
• What to expect in the early stages - How to settle into a feeding routine
• How to overcome common problems - both for the mother and the baby

But whilst she believes that ‘breast is best’ Clare Byam-Cook fully appreciates that there are certain circumstances where bottle-feeding is an advisable alternative. With an understanding and sympathetic style she also offers guidance and information on all aspects of bottle-feeding from sterilising equipment to the different types of formula milk and giving the feed.

Whether you are currently expecting, are having problems with breast-feeding or want to bottle-feed, What To Expect When you’re Breast-feeding And What If You Can’t? offers all the practical information you need to have a settled, happy baby.

Who is Clare Byam-Cook

Clare Byam-Cook, SRN.SCM, is a trained nurse and midwife with over eighteen years experience with the last sixteen spent at Christine Hill’s antenatal practice in London. She is a breast-feeding expert with a celebrity client list including Emma Freud, Kate Winslet, Trinny & Susannah and Helena Bonham Carter. Her success rates in helping mothers to breast-feed are phenomenal: a Department of Health survey in 2000 found that only 42% of new mothers who start breast-feeding are still doing so at 6 weeks. However for those mothers with existing breast-feeding problems who consult Clare, at least 87% of them are still breast-feeding six weeks later.

Some well known people praise Clare

I just can’t praise her enough - Kate Winslet

This book should be handed out with the first contraction. Clare is a true "baby whisperer" who will save you and your baby hours of torment. Her kind, common-sense and amazingly informed advice was as essential to me as breastpads and chocolate. Buy this book! Kate Beckinsale

Clare Byam-Cook is a great solution-she takes away the old wives’ tales, the nonsense and the guilt, and makes the whole process work as it is meant to. Emma Freud

Whenever I refer patients to Clare I am confident that, if the problem can be solved, she will solve it. Her expertise and calm, confident manner has provided help and reassurance to countless mothers over the years. Dr Tim Evans (Royal Physician)

The ultimate baby bible by a true authority on this most fundamental yet elusive subjects. Clare’s wisdom and experience will hold the hand of many a vulnerable new mother. It is greatly welcomed. Patricia Hodge

Clare came to my rescue when we were in a complete mess. She turned my feeding nightmare into a much more peaceful experience. Tiggy Legg Burke

Without Clare I would have fallen at the first hurdle Annabel Hesteltine

Practical, unemotional and just what women at the end of their tethers need. Cassandra Jardine, author of How to be a Better Parent

Despite being a professional working with children I soon realised that at a personal level common sense can go out of the window. As an uncle and more recently a father I have very gratefully accepted Clare’s straight talking no-nonsense approach. Not only do I now have a niece and son who eat and consequently sleep better but Clare’s invaluable help has resulted in four happier parents as well. Atul J Sabharwal, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon

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