• Breastfeeding Your Baby
• The Breastfeeding Book

Breastfeeding Your Baby
Jane Moody, Jane Britten, Karen Hogg
NCT/Harper Collins, paperback, 234 pages, £9.99

Well illustrated and comprehensive guide to breastfeeding from the first few days onwards. Useful checklists and problem solving sections. Includes feeding twins, feeding ill or premature babies and managing feeding when the mother is ill or disabled. Also covers how to express and store breast milk.
The book was written by three breastfeeding counsellors so they really know their stuff. Their advice is supplemented by women sharing their own experiences, explaining what helped them and what didn’t.

The Breastfeeding Book
Maire Messenger Davies
Frances Lincoln, paperback, 128 pages, £6.95

A lovely, woman-friendly book which gives all the information you need and makes you feel confident about feeding your baby and tackling any problems.