Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood: God's Plan for You and Your Baby

Name: Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood: God's Plan for You and Your Baby
Brand: Sophia Institute Press
SKU: 184043
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Author: Sheila Kippley
ISBN: 9781933184043

By: Sheila Kippley

Sophia Institute Press / 2005 / Paperback

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Most mothers know that breastfeeding can have it's challenges, especially getting started. Sheila Kippley shows that not only is breastfeeding the best care you can give your baby, it’s also good for you as a Catholic woman, and you can overcome the obstacles. Learn how nursing will deepen your love and develop your habits of meditation and prayer.

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Title: Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood: God's Plan for You and Your Baby
By: Sheila Kippley
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 107
Vendor: Sophia Institute Press
Publication Date: 2005

Dimensions: 8.48 X 5.56 X 0.38 (inches)
Weight: 6 ounces
ISBN: 1933184043
ISBN-13: 9781933184043
Stock No: WW184043

Publisher's Description

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God has a plan for you and your baby, and it starts with breastfeeding. He wants you to use the gifts He gave you — physical and spiritual — to help your baby thrive and mold you into a loving Catholic mother. That's why the Church has long promoted breastfeeding.

Today, many mothers know that the medical evidence in favor of breastfeeding is overwhelming: your milk nourishes your baby and boosts his immunity; your warm, reassuring maternal embrace fosters his early mental and emotional development.

But the spiritual reasons for breastfeeding are just as strong. Citing priests and popes, author Sheila Kippley here shows that nursing is not only the best way to ensure your baby's health and proper psychological development; it's an integral part of your vocation as a Catholic mother.

Nursing your baby is an act of Christian charity. Indeed, Pope John Paul II says that nursing mothers are "truly heroic." Their selflessness is a boon to the fa

Author Bio

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Sheila M. Kippley (b. 1939) has promoted breastfeeding and mother-child togetherness for over forty years. Her works Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing and The Art of Natural Family Planning (co-authored with her husband, John), are classics in their field. The Kippleys have raised five children and have ten grandchildren.