Loving Mama: Essays on Natural Parenting and Motherhood

By Tiffany Palisi

For ages, women around the world have practiced what we now call "attachment parenting": childbearing and rearing styles that reinforce the tender bond between a mother and her child. In these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587362775
• ISBN13: 9781587362774
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent collection!

I've read loads of books on natural parenting and I think that this one is my favorites. I was pointed to this book by my doula, a woman who wrote for the book. It is so fabulous - like a slice of parenting heaven. I especially like the section on breastfeeding - it shows such a range. Some moms talked about why they breastfed, others about how it benefitted the whole family. The best, though, is the essay from a woman who breastfed her adopted baby. I've read some of her articles in The Wise Mom, and this one is my favorite of all of hers. I also enjoyed reading all of the essays by Abigail Dotson. I read about her nurse-in in our newspaper here in California last year. So good to hear more from her about her experiences.

Buying copies for ALL my friends!

Such a wonderfully eclectic compilation of articles! There is something here to make me smile every day. There is such beautifully written support for breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby wearing, attachment parenting, and more. Friends of mine who hadn't ever heard of Attachment Parenting commented about the support for their parenting choices that they found in these pages. I wish this book had been around when I was pregnant. There are things that I have read that I would have wanted to do - and hope to do if I am blessed to have baby #2. Thanks to Tiffany Palisi, I keep learning more and more ways to be a Loving Mama!

great book, a must read for pregnant women

I stumbled across this book at a breastfeeding center in New Jersey and I bought it. I didn't know what it was about but since I'm pregnant I wanted to read stories from mothers about their first years as parents. After reading it, everything has changed. I am now going to have a midwife instead of my ob, and I told my husband not to bother to save money for a crib - we are going to keep the baby with us in bed. I always planned on breastfeeding, but now I won't say for how long since I'll let my baby decide. And my husband, who wanted to circumcise, changed his mind after reading the story called "Sam" in the circumcision section. I think this is a book every pregnant woman should read before she has her baby. I'm happy I did.

A great resource for moms

I love, love, love this book. It is a collection of essays on parenting written by many different mothers and covers all topics of motherhood, including breastfeeding, childbirth, sleep issues, and fun topics like bathtime. My La Leche League leader suggested it and now I want to buy one for all of my friends. Read this book, your children will thank you. Excellent book!

I love Loving Mama!

This book is so refreshing. I ordered a copy because it sounded good and I figured that since it was written by a lot of moms, if I didn't like one's perspective, there's always someone else's (in the book). I am happy to say I loved every single essay. I've never read a book like this before. It talks about all aspects of attachment parenting and natural parenting choices, but my favorites were the birth stories. Different women having different births, all very powerful and beautiful. Thank you for writing this book, loving mamas. It will be read again and again and will never be shared. I'll have to buy copies for my friends b/c I don't want to let mine go!