The La Leche League of Bath has a library full of books for you – we hope the books provide you with insight, encouragement, and support.

Our library includes the following books, and both members and non-members of the group are welcome to borrow books from the library:

Books on breastfeeding

Saggy Boobs & Other Breastfeeding Myths by Valerie Finigan & Lou Gardiner

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International

So That’s What They’re For: The Definitive Breastfeeding Guide by Janet Tamaro

Books on breastfeeding your newborn baby

Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right For You by Mary J. Renfrew

Breast is Best by Penny & Andrew Stanway

The Food of Love: Your Formula for Successful Breastfeeding by Kate Evans

Breastfeeding: Pure & Simple by William Sears and Gwen Gotsch

The Complete Book of Breastfeeding by Marvin S. Eiger and Sally Wendkos Olds

Books on breastfeeding your toddler

Michele: The Nursing Toddler by Jane Pinczuic & Barbara Murray

Mothering Your Nursing Toddler by Norma Jane Bumgarner

Books about nursing during pregnancy and nursing siblings

Adventures in Tandem Nursing: Breastfeeding during Pregnancy and Beyond by Peggy O’Mara

Books on returning to work and breastfeeding

Working Mother, Nursing Mother by Gale Pryor

Mother in the Middle by Deborah Shaw Lewis and Charmaine Crouse Yoest

Books on natural weaning

How Weaning Happens by Diane Bengson

Books on attachment parenting

The Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff

The Attachment Parenting Book by William & Martha Sears

Books on parenting

Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

To a Different Drumbeat: Practical Guide to Parenting Children with Special Needs by Paddy Clarke, Holly Kofsky, &Jacques Laurol

The Year After Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger

Raising Children Compassionately: Parenting the Non-Violent Communication Way by Marshall B. Rosenberg

Loving Each One Best: A Caring & Practical Approach to Raising Siblings by Nancy Samalin & Catherine Whitney

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & How to Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber

Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby’s Brain by Sue Gerhardt

Liberated Parents, Liberated Children by Adele Faber

Positive Discipline for Single Parents by Jane Nelson et al.

Parenting from the Heart by Jack Pransky

Do Not Disturb: Benefits of Relaxed Parenting for You and Your Child by Deborah Jackson

The Fussy Baby Book by William & Martha Sears

Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn

Parents Do Make a Difference by Michele Borba

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Books on sleep

Nightime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby & Child to Sleep by William Sears

Three in a Bed: The Benefits of Sleeping with Your Baby by Deborah Jackson

The Family Bed by Tine Thevenin

Books on childbirth

The Experience of Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger

The Scientification of Love by Michel Odent

Books on pregnancy

The Pregnancy Book by William Sears

Books on mothering

Motherwise: 101 Tips for a New Mother by Alice Bolster

What Mothers Do: Especially When it Looks Like Nothing by Naomi Stadlen

Books on fathering

Fatherwise: 101 Tips for a New Father by Alice Bolster

Becoming a Father: How to Nurture & Enjoy Your Family by William Sears

Books on child health

My Child Won’t Eat by Carlos Gonzalez

Baby Massage by Peter Walker

Books on women’s health

The Breast Book by Miriam Stoppard

Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing by Sheila Kippley

Eat Well, Lose Weight, While Breastfeeding: The Complete Nutrition Book for Nursing Mothers by Eileen Behan

Books on family life

Shelter for the Spirit: Create Your Own Haven in a Hectic World by Victoria Moran

Come Home to Your Children: How Families Can Survive and Thrive on One Income by Frank & Ayesha Jones

Being There: The Benefits of Stay-at-Home Parents by Isabelle Fox

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson

Learning a Loving Way of Life by Virginia Sutton Halonen

Books about the La Leche League

Seven Voices, One Dream by Mary Ann Cahill

The Milk of Human Kindness by Solveig Francis et al.