Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding by Ina May Gaskin

I then bought 'The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding' and LOVE it.

I am shocked how many good reviews it got - kind of scary actually. I wish I had not spent the money on this book. Lets just say, I was infuriated at this point. Are your kidding me? The author provided no scientific based facts to back up her ridiculous claim and all the while putting infants at risk by her stupid anecdotal stories to try to back up her ridiculous ideas. The last straw, when I stopped listening to the book all together, was when the author recommended that vaccines should not be given at birth and that the child can wait until 6 months of age. It was just another anecdotal story to so the author could try to prove her point about something and it was a ridiculous way of doing it. Really, that is what she calls evidence? Then the author portrays doctors as not knowing what to do, being rude to their patients and not being qualified to help nursing mothers. Then the author gives anecdotal evidence that breast feeding must be good because there are adults that were breastfeed until age 4 and have wonderful memories of it. I got this book to learn tricks and lessons on how to breastfeed, not to be convinced of the author's values and dislikes. From the very first chapter, the author goes into great depth how formula products and companies are horrible. This book is one of the reasons why there is mom-shaming. What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment? What do you think your next listen will be? Would you try another book from Ina May Gaskin and/or Margaret Strom?

Uses Anecdotal Stories Rather Than Science

Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding by Ina May Gaskin