The Art of Breastfeeding - La Leche League International

The Art of Breastfeeding, 9th edition, was published in English on 15 October, 2024.

Last updated in 2010, La Leche League International’s core book (formerly titled The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding), has been the world’s favorite guide to breastfeeding since it was first published in 1958.

Wondering what’s changed in the book you love? We love it too! We’ve worked hard to make the 9th edition as warm, enjoyable, accessible, accurate, and informative as its predecessors. Help us get it out there, to as many new mothers, dads, parents, partners, grandmothers, breastfeeding helpers, and health professionals as we can! La Leche League – founded 1956, still here for you in 2024.

•⁠  ⁠⁠Fully updated to include current research.

•⁠  ⁠Packed with stories from real mothers, fathers, and grandparents around the world, reflecting the presence of La Leche League in over 80 countries worldwide.

•⁠  ⁠Covering the whole range of breastfeeding experiences, including supplementing, exclusive expressing, adoptive nursing, relactation, milk sharing, and more.   If breastfeeding, or providing human milk, plays any part in your story, this book is for you.

•⁠  ⁠⁠Fully updated to include current research.

•⁠  ⁠Packed with stories from real mothers, fathers, and grandparents around the world, reflecting the presence of La Leche League in over 80 countries worldwide.

•⁠  ⁠Covering the whole range of breastfeeding experiences, including supplementing, exclusive expressing, adoptive nursing, relactation, milk sharing, and more.   If breastfeeding, or providing human milk, plays any part in your story, this book is for you.

We have additional resources on our website for you, including:

Extra resources to go with each chapter – find them here

In Your Own Words, selected longer stories – read here

The Art of Breastfeeding is available in English.

Canadian purchases – order here.

European/Commonwealth purchases – order here.

UK purchases – order here.Those outside the UK who would like to order the UK version should contact  books@laleche.org.uk for shipping fees.

Watch this space for news of translations!

LLLI would like to thank the writing team for their work on this new edition: Jayne Joyce (UK), Bibiana Moreno-Carranza (from Barcelona), Teresa Pitman (Canada), and Anna Swisher (USA). The four writers are all LLL Leaders. Read their bios here.