Breastfeeding with Comfort and Joy: December 2008

Friday, December 26, 2008

Breastfeeding with Comfort and Joy

New Book Release September 2008

Breastfeeding with Comfort and Joy: A Photographic Guide for Mom and Those Who Help Her
by Laura Keegan, Family Nurse Practitioner

"My mission is to bring breastfeeding back to humanity with a new comfort zone promoting both peace and health."
Laura Keegan

Orders, Book Excerpts and Reviews for Breastfeeding with Comfort and Joy can be found at
www.TheBreastfeedingBook.com.

More Reviews and Testimonials:

"Breastfeeding with Comfort and Joy is not only a beautiful book, but one of the most important books I have ever read. After weeks of incorrect latching and terrible pain I finally picked this book up and my husband read it to me page by page as I learned the correct (and pain-free!) way to feed my baby (yay for being Daddy friendly!!). It literally changed my life." -- Heather Novak

"Well, I love the book. I love it. I can already feel the difference when my son nurses ... I think that just having this book would have made a huge difference for us. I would have known what a good latch looked like ... With this in mind, I ordered a copy to donate to our NICU ... " -- Kelley Baker-Ewert, a mom of a baby born at 28 weeks, now LLL leader

"...amazing... it touched my heart...." -- Kelly Rutherford, of Gossip Girl

Best for Babes and Kelly Rutherford in
Can This Book Change Our Culture?

Reviewed in the Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily newspaper: "Friendly and empowering guide ... practical advice ..."

"I have been searching for the "perfect" breastfeeding book for parents and myself for a long time. I think I have found that in Breastfeeding with Comfort and Joy. Laura Keegan's book is absolutely beautiful - the photography is outstanding and clearly shows proper latch and the joy of breastfeeding." --
Linda Draper, RN, CPNP, IBCLC with 30 years experience

"...wonderful, concise and precise book. At the same time, it’s a caring and well written breastfeeding resource that every pregnant and/or breastfeeding woman should own. If you are looking for the greatest breastfeeding books, this is one to get. I doubt you will need another one ..." -- Saray Hill, IBCLC and Founder of Mother's Utopia

"If you only buy one book on breastfeeding this is the one to buy. It is the book I would have wanted to write. It is just fabulous and I can't say enough good things about it. Really, it is fabulous." -- Debbie Page, RN, IBCLC and Founder of The New Born Baby

"The photos are amazing. They tastefully convey the tender intimacy of the breastfeeding relationship while instructively showing the steps to obtain proper position and latch." -- Denise Punger, MD, IBCLC, and past ILCA book reviewer [International Lactation Consultant Association]

Alysia Reiner, award-winning actress of film, television, and stage

"...clearly put together with an intuitive and sensitive awareness of the information and encouragement every woman needs as she embarks on the journey of motherhood....I had tears in my eyes looking through some of the beautiful images." -- Stephanie Muir: founder of M.I.L.C. (Mothers International Lactation Campaign) and co-admin of the Facebook group "Hey Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!"

"I highly recommend Laura Keegan's book. It would make a vital addition to a nursing mother's personal collection, as well as to hospital maternity wards, NICUs, pediatrician/OB/midwife/family physician offices, and public libraries." -- Rixa Freeze, Ph.D., of Stand and Deliver

"Wow... has to be one of the most beautiful and unique books about breastfeeding I've yet had the privilege to review." -- Breastfeeding Mums blog from Ireland

"I can easily say this is my new, hands-down favorite, must-have book for anyone who is going to be breastfeeding or is currently breastfeeding or for anyone who provides breastfeeding support. Even after three nurslings, I found some new ideas that I so want to try, I am almost tempted to have another baby ..." -- Holly Dunn, Physician Assistant

"...the pictures are just beautiful and both pictures and text are quite informative. It’s a must-have for any woman who has problems with nursing, or anyone who has contact with such women (midwives, doulas, nurses, childbirth educators…)." -- from the Woman to Woman CBE blog

"This is such a beautiful book! It shows breastfeeding as the pleasant, relaxing, organic, informal activity it should be." -- Mothering Touch doulas

"Breastfeeding Works -- See it to Believe it!" from FNP at HUG Your Baby blog

Mothering magazine Breastfeeding Media Reviews Editor's Picks. Reviewed in Jan/Feb 2010 issue

"This book shows whole people, whole intimate nursing dyads and families, who look beautiful and comfortable while breastfeeding–rather than, as in so many parenting books and magazines and pamphlets, disconnected body parts framed in clinical and unbeautiful ways." -- Molly at First the Egg blog

Laura Keegan referenced or quoted here:

Hudson Valley Parent magazine, "The new labor force: Traditional birth attendants attract more moms-to-be" Dec. 2010

The Stir, a cafemom blog, "5 Breastfeeding Mysteries Answered BEFORE Baby Comes"

The Stir, a cafemom blog, "7 Steps to Get Ready for Breastfeeding: Pregnancy Tips"

Hudson Valley Parent magazine, "Breastfeeding in Public" May 2009

Breastfeeding with Comfort and Joy listed as a resource in Hudson Valley Parent magazine

Breastfeeding with Comfort and Joy listed as suggested reading on Mothers International Lactation Campaign's (M.I.L.C.) group page on Facebook called "Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene." This event is 260,000 members strong as of 3/18/10.

Strollerderby of Babble.com "They Say: Blame Hospitals for Breastfeeding Failures"

Babble.com "Breastfeeding Timeline: Solutions for the first day, week, month and beyond"