<DIV>"This book should be a gift at every baby shower. Dr. Behrmann's wisdom, warmth, and information are heartwarming, reassuring, and practical."<br>---Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of <i>Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom</i> and <i>The Wisdom of Menopause</i><br><br>"<i>The Breastfeeding Cafe</i> 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."<br>-Marilyn Yalom, author of <i>History of the Breast</i> and <i>History of the Wife</i><br><br>"A fascinating mixture of storytelling and information, The Breastfeeding Café wisely and honestly explores the history, culture, and realities of breastfeeding. An inspiring, supportive, and influential book."<br>-Penny Simkin, co-author of <i>Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide</i><br><br>"Here at long last is a guided tour of women's actual experiences with breastfeeding. <i>The Breastfeeding Café</i> offers 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."<br>-Diane Wiessinger, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant<br><br><br>This candid collection of real breastfeeding stories takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the full range of emotions and circumstances that make up the nursing experience.<br><br>Compelling, moving, and diverse, the stories in <i>The Breastfeeding Café</i>---from women all over the country---reveal the nursing relationship in all its complexity and seek to create a culture in which breastfeeding women are visible, accepted, and valued.<br><br><i>The Breastfeeding Café</i> isn't a how-to manual on breastfeeding; instead, it offers a thoughtful forum for women to share their experiences with others. Approaching nursing as a feminist issue and one that is very important to child rearing, the book embraces the wide spectrum of women's experiences breastfeeding their children. Organized thematically and framed within a social and cultural context by a sociologist and former nursing mother of two, <i>The Breastfeeding Café</i> moves the subject of women nursing their children out from behind closed doors. A must-read for clinicians, breastfeeding consultants, and both new and expectant mothers who are curious about the nursing experience in all its variety.<br><br>Approved for use in La Leche League International Group Libraries.<br></div>