[.ca] Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing: How Ecological ... (ISBN 0926412205)

Eco. breastfeeding doesn't always work.:
I guess I'm just blessed with an early return of fertility, despite following the rules. Read this book, if you feel you must, but also keep your NFP charts. Having children close together is not the end of the world. Maybe God's will?

Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing:
I read this book in 1978 when I was pregnant with my 3rd child. It changed my life and the life of my children. Sheila helped me find my instinctual mothering abilities that had been lost to many boomers whose own mothers had adopted the post war/ozzie and harriet 50's version of parenting... and that didn't include attachment parenting or breastfeeding! I was 8 months pregnant when I read this book and it was like a whole new world of parenting options opened up to me. I hadn't had any idea that it was possible to let a baby sleep with you. I didn't know that baby swings were just a substitute for mom and that cribs and cradles were too. I had always, always been taught that picking up a crying child was allowing them to manipulate you. And Sheila's book took those societal blinders off my eyes and off my heart. That baby is 24 years old today. And a mommy of her own 15 month old. What is "normal" to her, breastfeeding in bed, sleeping with her child and always answering her needs, is still looked upon with astonishment by others. Her intinctual mothering skills were right at the forefront and ready to do their thing when our little granbaby was born. Her momma already knew how to breastfeed her. Any medical persons involved in their lives have been amazed at what a confident and skilled parent my daughter is at her own tender age and with her first born. Sheila Kippley's book changed my life and my children's. I never realized it was so life changing until I saw my grandaugter and how her mother has learned how to be a mother from me and I learned from this tiny book. THANK YOU SHEILA!

controversial, but good:
So far this book makes a lot of sence, and it could save people a few cents too. The rules are simple, but not easy. I plan to test the ideas, I have been doing what is suggested anyway. The chapters are easy to read and the writing is not confusing. I have not understood all of the words she has used, but the book is written in such a way that it is not difficult to figure out what is meant. If you are unable to be near your child all the time (for example, if your occupation prohibits it), or if you give into social pressures easily, this book is probably not for you, but if you want nothing less than the best for your baby / child (and yourself) this is a good book for you to add to your collection.

The Best Advice I Read When Pregnant with My First Child:
This book was exactly what I was looking for! At last a book that regards babies and children as gifts and positive additions to our lives, rather than inconveniences to 'get through' as fast as possible. I intuitively knew that strict schedules and letting the baby "cry it out" didn't seem natural or normal. Sheila Kippley's book confirmed these things for me, and with well-researched reference material!The info on ecological breastfeeding is invaluable, and way different than the supposedly "helpful" info in popular parenting books and magazines. My son is happy, healthy, intelligent and vibrant thanks to the info I received from this book. Baby #2 is due in weeks, and will enjoy all the same benefits!

An Amazing Discovery for Women Passionate about Mothering:
The Lord led me to the book, "Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing" at a La Leche League meeting, shortly after the birth of our first child. I was a bit stunned and at the same time mesmerized upon seeing the title in the group's lending library. I remember the excitement I felt and the anticipation in hoping the book was about what I thought it was. I was not dissappointed. The book made reference to a term I don't recall ever hearing before, the term, "Natural Mothering." I found the author's guidance in learning the art of Organic Mothering an answer to prayer as I had been for sometime grappling with the morality of contraception and seeking direction regarding the path the Lord would have our family travel. Mrs. Kippley's writings are practical in spelling out what a woman needs to do to naturally space her babies an average of two years apart, backed up by scientific research and true, life experience. The book is also laced with sound advice and encouragement pertinent to good mothering skills. The book mothered me which was a Godsend in not having a real life mother to impart these truths, as is the case with so many women today. Mrs. Kippley's motherly admonitions bring us back to our senses, helping us to recover the art and heart of mothering, seemingly lost in America over the past few decades. Be ready and willing to delight in staying home and keeping your baby close as Natural Mothering is attatchment parenting in it's purest form. Break free from the fear of conception and relax knowing that if you're nursing your child in the loving way Mrs. Kippley lays out, you have chose the best path. You may even be surprised to find that you might have to wean away from the practice of Natural Mothering a bit yo conceive. There is nothing new under the sun. Thank you to Sheila Kippley for putting in print mothering wisdom and knowledge of the ages. And thank the Lord, that some things never change.