Lactation for the Rest of Us
On sale
21st February 2025
Price: £17.99
Can I lactate if I’ve had top surgery?
When can I restart taking testosterone?
Where do I start with donor milk?
Finally, a book about lactation not geared exclusively towards cisgender women! Lactation for the Rest of Us is an early addition to the literature for queer and trans people who have seen themselves left out of previous informative books on chestfeeding and lactation. Useful information is included for transmasculine parents, transfeminine parents, non-binary parents, queer parents, helpers, adoptive parents, and even cisgender male parents. Covering the induction of lactation, difficulties one may encounter with chestfeeding, expert advice, and first-person testimonials, this is the book the queer parenting community has been waiting for.
When can I restart taking testosterone?
Where do I start with donor milk?
Finally, a book about lactation not geared exclusively towards cisgender women! Lactation for the Rest of Us is an early addition to the literature for queer and trans people who have seen themselves left out of previous informative books on chestfeeding and lactation. Useful information is included for transmasculine parents, transfeminine parents, non-binary parents, queer parents, helpers, adoptive parents, and even cisgender male parents. Covering the induction of lactation, difficulties one may encounter with chestfeeding, expert advice, and first-person testimonials, this is the book the queer parenting community has been waiting for.
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Reviews
Finally - a book about lactation for those of us who do not identify as women or mothers - and partners of all genders.
The book the lactation community has been waiting for! Engelsman provides evidence-based information and guidance to navigate the process through the weaving together of narratives and research. Written for the lactating, or potentially lactating, person, clinicians are also invited to challenge preconceived notions and embrace the incredible diversity among those for whom we care (I am making this required reading for my students).
Finally, a lactation guide written just for us! No longer must LGBTQ+ folks mentally change pronouns and wince at assumptions while we learn about feeding our babies- this book speaks directly to our communities and our lives. It teaches both lactation basics and more complex topics with clear and easy to understand language, and presents an inclusive array of options for queer lactation issues. This is the lactation book our community deserves!
A much needed complement to such titles as "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding." As an inclusive and queer midwife, I like to say that lactation is for mammals, and this book does the job of expanding on the practical aspects of this. I appreciate that it includes guidance for transgender individuals and the various concerns they may have when it comes to infant feeding. I would recommend this for any gender diverse individuals planning on, curious about, or currently body feeding.