A dear friend gifted this to me at a baby shower; she knew what she was doing. When I first began nursing my son I consulted this text on a daily basis. Ms. Huggins not only provides all the information you need to know, she doesn't balk at telling you what foods to avoid when some health professionals advise new mothers that they can eat whatever they like and that it will not affect the baby. Perhaps this was the most telling assistance for me when my son developed colic and I was looking for ways to help ease his pain. I am still able to nurse my son at ten months without ever having a sign of dwindling milk source. I know that others have either given up on nursing their children or have supplemented with formula; without the guidance from this book I might have fallen into one of those categories. To the author: thank you, thank you, thank you. Now I give this book to any pregnant friend who intends to nurse.