{"product_id":"breast-intentions-allison-dixley-9781780662152","title":"Breast Intentions: How Women Sabotage Breastfeeding for Themselves and Others","description":"Why do mothers fail to breastfeed their babies? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe majority of mothers know breastfeeding gives their baby the best start in life: improved health, superior intelligence, and closer emotional attachment are just a few of the crucial benefits. Yet a mere 17% of mothers are still breastfeeding when their babies are three months old. Why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are plenty of books out there that offer excuses. Tiredness, sore nipples, low milk supply, breasts too big, breasts too small, excess marketing by artificial milk companies... the list goes on. This is the first book to look for answers in the mothers themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eControversial author and The Alpha Parent blogger Allison Dixley argues mothers fail to breastfeed because women undermine each other, using a toxic mix of deception, guilt, excuses, envy, contempt, defensiveness and sabotage. Drawing on academic research in psychology, biology, philosophy and anthropology, she sheds light on the hidden emotions of early motherhood, and reveals the deep and widespread damage artificial feeding can have on a mother's confidence in her body, her mothering and in other women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeart-wrenching, polemic and ultimately a call to action, this is a book that will make you angry, but a book that will make you think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allison Dixley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780662157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780662152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Montag \u0026amp; Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Allison Dixley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447977193727,"sku":"9781780662152","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95d192c1-b84e-485d-99f1-9305505c94ba.jpg?v=1777236079","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/breast-intentions-allison-dixley-9781780662152","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}