Food of Love and other books

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Evangelia

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Jun 16, 2010, 4:39:45 AM6/16/10
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On 15 June 2010 10:42, Roshnii Rose <ros...@bubhub.org> wrote:
> we will be going to Jubilee Library to see author Kate Evans talk about her
> book on breastfeeding 'The Food of Love'
> http://thefoodoflove.org

That's ever so interesting, I'm dying to come but can't see how it
would work for me (to hear the talk) unless I offload one of my kids
to somebody else :( How did you find out about this? Sadly not on the
jubilee library website (at least not where I can find it hehe).

I've spent some time looking at breastfeeding and active birth books
for my pregnant sister. It's her first pregnancy and she's in
Greece... I doubt that active birth can be implemented and the
breastfeeding will happen but she probably will face difficulties and
won't have support for it. So as far as active birth goes I would like
her to at least read about these things so that she doesn't go like a
lamb to the slaughter, whereas the breastfeeding book needs to be a
companion/instruction book. After a lot of browsing, I have settled on
getting her Food of Love and Janet Balaskas' New Active Birth... What
do you think? Is there a title I should be getting instead of/in
addition to these?

Evangelia

Roshnii Rose

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Jun 18, 2010, 7:24:09 AM6/18/10
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Hi,
I can't say that I know much about active birth books. I found 'Birth: Countdown to Optimal' by Sylvie Donna to be quite mind-expanding, but it might be a bit too alternative. 
As far as breastfeeding, I can highly recommend 'The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding' published by La Leche League or 'Ina May's Guide to breastfeeding' by Ina May Gaskin.

Roshnii x
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turkeychips

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Jun 19, 2010, 3:36:40 PM6/19/10
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Hi
 
I can recommend the La Leche one too but I must say Food of Love is my favourite. I re-read it recently before passing it onto a friend and with hindsight it is even better, knowing what I know now.
 
Lorraine

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