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From the Medical Community
"This book should be a gift at
every baby shower. Dr. Behrmann's wisdom, warmth, and information are
heartwarming, reassuring, and practical."
●Christiane
Northrup, MD, author
of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, and The Wisdom of Menopause.
From Childbirth Experts
"Behrmann Seamlessly weaves
dozens of first-person stories together with factual information, expert
commentary, additional resources, and her own wisdom. The resultant tapestry provides a
complete,
yet intimate, picture of breastfeeding and the
obstacles to its success in the American culture. The Breastfeeding
Cafe is the first book women
contemplating breastfeeding should read, essential
reading for health care
providers, and of vital importance to feminists
and social and political activists of all
types."
●Henci
Goer, author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth and
Obstetric Myths vs. Research Realities.
"Many types of readers will find
this book both relevant and riveting. In the same way that the birth
storeis in Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (published in 2003 by Bantum_ give
voice and poignancy to normal birth, this book will move expectant and new
mothers to "get" what it means to breastfeed. It will also be an
indispensable resource for childbirth educators, lactation consultants, and
others who work with breastfeeding mothers, reminding everyone that a human
experience exists behind every lactation "problem."
●Journal
of
Perinatal Education
This book is charming! It shares the ups and downs of breastfeeding from
mothers who have been there. Their helpful hints ring
true
to life, rather than something that sounds good to some guy in a lab. The
powerful stories and delightful tales make this a fun, as well as
educational, read.
●Pregnancy.about.com
- rating The Breastfeeding Café as one of the top 7 breastfeeding
books.
"This book is
remarkable for its intimacy and honesty of women’s daily lives. It’s also
remarkable for its humor and playfulness. This is the first book on
breastfeeding I’ve come across that so intimately and sweetly shares the
playfulness of mothers, babies, and breast....There are many books out there
that explore the benefits of breastfeeding, but The
Breastfeeding Café lays open the trials and joys of real women who have
been there at
3 am...Hats off to Barbara Behrmann
on an excellent and much needed honest and delightful book on the many
experiences we share in nursing and mothering our children. Click
here to read
the full review."
●Citizens
for Midwifery News, Summer 2006.
From Doulas and other Birthing
Folks
"I love Barbara Behrmann's book!
A fascinating mixture of storytelling and information. The
Breastfeeding Cafe wisely and honestly explores the
history, culture, and realities of breastfeeding.
An inspiring, supportive and
influential book."
●Penny
Simkin, co-author of Pregnancy, Childbirth and
the Newborn:
The Complete Guide.
NEW!
Some
people would call The Breastfeeding Cafe
a scholarly work; others would call it a
collection of intimate personal stories. Both
descriptions would be accurate. Behrmann
combines extensive research in the fields of
medicine, sociology, history, and anthropology
with anecdotal evidence cultivated from
interviews with an amazingly diverse group of
women. The result is a fascinating survey of
breastfeeding in America today, and an in-depth
examination of the ways in which breastfeeding
is valued - and devalued - in our culture.
Click
here to read
the full review.
●Shari Maser,
Author of
Blessingways:
A Guide to Mother Centered Baby Showers
From the Media
"For The
Breastfeeding Café: Mothers Share the Joys, Challenges, & Secrets of Nursing,
Barbara L. Behrmann, PhD, interviewed women
across the country about their own unique breastfeeding experiences.
Interviewees discuss the gamut of this complex relationship, from adjusting
to night feedings to navigating spousal sexual relationships. The intimate
anecdotes offer emotional validation not found in how-to books. (The University of Michigan Press, 2005)"
●Mothering
Magazine - July-August 2005 issue
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"Barbara Behrmann's book
is a masterfully researched, lovingly written investigation of women's
attitudes and experiences about breastfeeding."
●Andy
Steiner, author of Spilled Milk: Breastfeeding Adventures and Advice
from Less-Than-Perfect Moms
From the Lactation Community
"Here at long last, is a guided
tour of women's actual experiences with breastfeeding. The
Breastfeeding Cafe will offer clinicians invaluable
insights, and new mothers, whatever their backgrounds, will find in its
pages their own place on the bell curve of
the human experience that is breastfeeding."
●Diane
Wiessinger, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Compelling,
moving, and diverse….A must-read for clinicians, breastfeeding consultants,
and both new and expectant mothers who are curious about the nursing
experience in all its variety.
●Promom.org
Behrmann
deftly creates a tapestry of women’s voices interwoven with well-researched
and thoughtful commentary….she empowers women to persevere in a culture of
oppression and devaluation of mothering and breastfeeding.”
●Journal
of Human Lactation
The
Breastfeeding Cafe at first glance seems like a simple delightful book
filled with hundreds of stories from moms…But once you get into it, you
begin to learn about society's negative impacts on the value of
breastfeeding and breastfeeding families, you begin to understand cultural
discrepancies and things you had no idea existed….Anyone in any position to
teach breastfeeding mothers/families, should have this book and read it.
●Breastfeedingmatters.com
Approved for use in
La Leche League
libraries.
From Scholars
"The
Breastfeeding Café
will become the book of choice for nursing mothers, and for anyone who wants to learn
about the awesome experience of breastfeeding for mothers and their babies."
●Marilyn
Yalom, author of History of the Breast and
History of the Wife
From Mothers
"I just finished your book and
have recommended it to the moms group I belong to (38 of us). I
often feel isolated as a new breastfeeding and co-sleeping
mother and found your book to be like a
good friend to look forward to.
Thank you for your work. It means a
lot to me."
●Cari,
new mother
From Parenting Sites
The Breastfeeding Café
by Barbara L. Behrmann is a collection of
nursing stories with mothers of all backgrounds,
from corporate to crunchy. The stories are as
individual as babies themselves, demonstrating
how each mother makes the best choices for
herself and her family. Far from being a
“how-to” resource, this book is instead proof
that with breastfeeding, there are many
definitions of normal. Essays are grouped into
specific categories, accompanied by explanations
and resources for further information.
●Natural-family.com
The women who share their stories know how you are feeling,
because they've been there. They talk about
breastfeeding, children, husbands, friends, and
more. You'll find this book full of information,
inspiration, support, and you may even chuckle
or shed a tear after reading some of the
stories. You might even be surprised at how
similar their stories are to yours. MyParenTime.com highly recommends this book....
Click
here for the
full review.
●MyParenTime.com
Finally, a book written
by a woman with credentials, breastfeeding experience, and the guts to
challenge the authorities! This book combines the
breastfeeding stories of many women, from the very young, to those who gave
birth before World War II. Woven into these first person
perspectives are the true facts regarding breastfeeding, safety of place of
birth, and the interconnectedness of childbearing and
parenting/breastfeeding with being female....Educated women can begin to
reclaim their lost womanly rights (and their babies’) by using the facts
presented to begin a new revolution, a revolution of truth.
One truth is that breast is best.
Let the revolution
begin! Click
here to read the full review.
●CompleatMother.com |
