Mamma Library
Cafe Mamma has an extensive library with a range of books on Breastfeeding and related topics. We also have a few children's books aimed at older siblings.
Come to the Cafe to browse our books. They are also free to borrow if you prefer.
Below is the list of books currently available:
Come to the Cafe to browse our books. They are also free to borrow if you prefer.
Below is the list of books currently available:
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The Food of Love
by Kate Evans Using the author's personal experience and backed up by research, this book is full of useful breastfeeding information, all presented in a very readable format and with witty cartoons. It covers everything from the first feed to co-sleeping and is full of practical tips. A very funny and useful book. |
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Baby-led Breastfeeding by Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett Recommended by Sue Ashmore, Programme Director for UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative, this book can help mothers and their babies develop a happy and fulfilling breastfeeding relationship. It explains how breastfeeding works and why following your baby’s lead is the key to relaxed and pain-free feeding. |
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The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Diane Wiessinger, Diana West and Teresa Pitman Published by La Leche League this book is a useful guide for all breastfeeding and expectant mothers. It contains a wide range of useful information on issues such as latching, returning to work and breastfeeding after a difficult birth. There are photos and illustrations and through stories other mothers pass on their wisdom and experience. |
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An Introduction to Biological Nurturing by Suzanne Colson This book describes research evidence suggesting that mothers and babies innately know how to breastfeed. It introduces the concept of biological nurturing, restoring confidence in nature’s biological design and in mothers’ innate capacity to breastfeed. It describes in detail the neonatal behavioural states, enabling the mother to interpret and respond to baby’s feeding cues, and discusses the optimal posture/positions for feeding. |
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Bestfeeding by Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher and Suzanne Arms The collective wisdom of three renowned experts, this book is great for those experiencing problems with breastfeeding. It covers getting started, understanding how breastfeeding works and then describes in detail both common and unusual problems together with solutions. |
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Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding
by Ina May Gaskin Drawing on decades of experience as a midwife the author explores the health and psychological benefits of breastfeeding. Filled with advice, medical facts and real-life stories, this is a compassionate, empowering and comprehensive guide to breastfeeding. |
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You've Got It In You by Emma Pickett You may be worried about breastfeeding and worried that it might 'not work'. This is a common feeling when you live in a society where breastfeeding is often sabotaged by incorrect information, patchy support from a stretched health service and powerful messages from formula companies. This book aims to make you as well-prepared as possible. Some of this new life with baby will be about flexibility, responsiveness and acceptance. Babies are products of millions of years of evolution, and we are too; if we can just tap into our instincts and trust them a little bit. |
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The Importance of Dads and Grandmas to the Breastfeeding Mother by Wendy Jones Wendy Jones provides an overview of breastfeeding, from the first feed to challenges like growth spurts and breastfeeding mothers needing to take medication. Breastfeeding works best when dads and grandmas (and the whole family) support and encourage mothers. In this book you will find many specific suggestions on how to do this. |
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The Politics of Breastfeeding by Gabrielle Palmer This book exposes infant feeding as one of the most important public health issues of our time. The author describes how big business uses subtle techniques to pressure parents to use alternatives to breastmilk, thereby undermining the mothers’ confidence in their ability to breastfeed their babies. |
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Adventures in Tandem Nursing by Hilary Flower Published by La Leche League this book describes in detail how it is possible to breastfeed during pregnancy and beyond. It answers questions such as whether a mother can produce enough milk for two, is it safe and how to do it practically. |
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Breastfeeding Special Care Babies by Sandra Lang This book is a comprehensive and practical guide to breastfeeding babies with special care needs. It covers the basics of lactation, positioning and attachment, the impact of common drugs as well as feeding problems and solutions. It also discusses alternative methods of feeding. |
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Why Starting Solids Matters by Amy Brown How and when babies are introduced to solid foods is someting many new parents worry about. When should babies have their first sold foods? What should it be? How much? Is milk still important? Does any of this really matter? Why Starting Solids Matters aims to help readers find answers to these questions by exploring the science behind the headlines. It provides a gentle introduction to the importance of the first year and beyond for the development of long term healthy eating habits and weight with much of the information just as relevant for thinking about the diet of older children and even the rest of the family too. |
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Baby-led Weaning by Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett This book explodes the myth that babies need to be spoon-fed and shows why self-feeding from the start of the weaning process is the healthiest way for your child to develop. It describes how baby-led weaning helps your baby develop hand-eye coordination, allows your baby to join in with the family meals right from the start and makes mealtimes more enjoyable. |
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The Baby-led Weaning Recipe Book by Felicity Bertin and Emma Ogden-Hooper This book contains 150 healthy, flavoursome recipes suitable for weaning babies, each recipe tried and tested and using ingredients found in most supermarkets. It also offers a step-by-step guide on how to go about weaning the baby-led way. |
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The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley This book gives you a practical way to achieve a good nights sleep for your baby, without crying. Through a ten step program the author leads you through this process by helping you understand your baby's sleep patterns and offering a variety of solutions to fit different parenting styles. |
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Sweet Sleep by Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, Linda J. Smith and Teresa Pitman Published by La Leche League: a how-to guide for making sane and safe decisions on how and where your family sleeps, all backed up by the latest research. It helps you sort out the fact and fiction of bedsharing and SIDS, gives information about normal sleep at every age and uncovers the hidden costs of sleep training. |
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Nobody Told Me by Hollie McNish This is a collection of poems and stories taken from the author's diaries; thoughts on raising a child and trying to become a parent in modern Britain, of relationships, of sex, commercialism, feeding, gender and of finding places to scream once in a while. It is honest, galvanising and funny. |
Children's Books
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Supermum by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom |
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The World is Full of Babies by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom |
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My New Baby by Rachel Fuller |
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Milky Moments by Ellie Stoneley |
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Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted by Mairi Hedderwick |
