Barbara Pinchera requested advice on breastfeeding books for a mother to read over the last four months of her pregnancy. Here are some possible choices: The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding - La Leche League - 1991 The Baby Book - William and Martha Sears - 1993 (chapters 8 & 9) Breastfeeding, Pure and Simple - Gwen Gotsch - 1993 Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You - Mary Renfrew, Chloe Fisher and Suzanne Arms - 1990 The Nursing Mother's Companion - Kathleen Huggins - 1990 Nursing Your Baby - Karen Pryor and Gale Pryor - 1991 Are there any La Leche League groups in your area? If she feels reluctant to attend alone for the first time, I think a phone call to a local leader on your part, with the mother's permission, of course, would allow the leader to send a personal note or phone call to make this mother feel welcomed. If she is comfortable, let her make the call herself. If she is too shy, consider going with her to a meeting. The other mothers she would meet would help her build a support group before this baby comes, since you said she doesn't have breastfeeding support from her family or current friends. By listening, observing and asking questions at meetings, she can pick up lots of points to help her feel more secure and comfortable in starting out. And if she runs into any difficulties in the first few days of nursing, by then she should feel comfortable in calling the LLL Leader she has gotten to know over the four months left of her pregnancy. By then she should have built some friendships among the other mothers as well. Hope this helps. Anne Altshuler, RN, MS, IBCLC and LLL Leader in Madison, WI