top 3 reads for a harassed breastfeeding mom

no, not self-help bf manuals, but what "intellectual" stimulation i got while i bf the bean. these were my go-to reads because they were light volumes whose content didn't require massive amounts of concentration. so i give you my top 3 breastfeeding reads (come to think of it, they were the ONLY books/mags i read during all those bf hours*):

1. p.g. wodehouse is good, especially the collections of short stories. i found such light entertainment in slim tomes very suitable for the night feeds, and these were my bf companions when the bean was around 10-12 months. the only problem was trying to stifle the chortling at humorous passages.

2. no.1 ladies detective agency series. easy reads. good for constant putting downs and picking ups.

3. i have become quite hermit-like with regards to what goes on in the outside world and i rely on the economist magazine to keep me abreast of current affairs. but i have to admit that i really only read the letters column and the arts & books, technology/science and obituary sections! the economist obituaries are quite fascinating as it's usually about some obscure but, i guess, important (in some tangential way) personage. the only problem with the mag is the rustling of the pages which can sometimes stir an asleep-at-the-breast bub.

after coming up with this rather brief list, i realise that i have NOT done much with the time spent bf the bean when she was an infant. racking my memory, i think we did some bf while i watched the telly, while most times i think i just blanked out on a chair or the bed, probably listening to a cd of classical tunes for bubs.

hmmm...not very productive use of time. no wonder my brain is mush.

*these were during the bf stages of newborn to 1 year. past that the bean got too fidgety to make it easy for me to read anything while we bf.