Books & Web Sites about Breastfeeding
- The Nursing Mother’s Companion by Kathleen Huggins (2022)
- The Breastfeeding Mother’s Guide to Making More Milk by West and Marasco (2019) or their website: http://www.lowmilksupply.org
- La Leche League: http://www.llli.org
- Office on Women’s Health http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding
- International Breastfeeding Centre, Jack Newman: https://ibconline.ca/
Medications, Substances and Environmental Hazards
- MotherToBaby offers evidence-based information on medications, vaccines, chemicals and more during pregnancy and lactation. https://mothertobaby.org
- InfantRisk Center provides evidence-based information on medications: https://www.infantrisk.com/
- Information on safety of medications taken during lactation from LactMed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
Information on choosing a breast pump, bottles, and formula
- Breast pumps: www.fda.gov/medical-devices/consumer-products/breast-pumps
- Bottles: https://mommyhood101.com/baby-bottles-nipples-buying-guide
- Formula: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/formula-feeding
Find an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC):
- https://portal.ilca.org/i4a/memberDirectory/index.cfm?directory_id=19
- https://uslca.org/resources/find-an-ibclc/
Forums for Discussing Breastfeeding and Getting Advice
Helpful videos – Breastfeeding
Best Overviews:
- Breastfeeding in the First Hour: An 11:49 overview of getting breastfeeding off to a great start. https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-in-the-first-hour.html
- First Droplets has a 15 minute overview of Breastfeeding in the First Hour. https://firstdroplets.com/?fbclid=IwAR1ptT-uUB6DpkA21C8Io8Ht-WvFvkKlZHlcMTv6NHpCE33qyfmjucaT1uI They also have great short videos on specific topics like latch: https://firstdroplets.com/downloads/
- Nancy Morhbacher has a 30 minute long video on Natural Breastfeeding (laid-back, baby-led latch). https://www.naturalbreastfeeding.com/ Also available in Spanish.
Laid-Back Position, Baby-Led Latch
- Baby-led attachment (laid back position): 7:39 video overview from Australia. https://raisingchildren.net.au/newborns/breastfeeding-bottle-feeding/how-to-breastfeed/attachment-techniques
- Laid-Back Breastfeeding – 2:38. https://www.biologicalnurturing.com/sample-of-biological-nurturing/ also at https://vimeo.com/210224351
Latch
- How to check if baby is latched well. 1:44. http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/breastfeeding-positioning-attachment.aspx#close
- Animation of an effective latch: https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/baby/feeding-your-baby/breastfeeding/how-to-breastfeed/latching-on
- Jack Newman’s International Breastfeeding Centre site has several helpful videos. “Baby 28 hours old assisted latching” and “good drinking” have really nice view of suckling in action. https://ibconline.ca/breastfeeding-videos-english/
- Just a video of a nice gestalt style latch: symmetric, no flanged lips: https://possumsonline.com/video/baby-transfers-milk-beautifully
Additional Positions for Breastfeeding
- Several positions: 9:26 From Global Health Media – shows diverse parents in developing countries. https://globalhealthmedia.org/videos/positions-for-breastfeeding/. Also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiEa0NrpSek
Helpful videos – Hand-Expressing Milk
- Shows massage and expression. Remember, we use gentle, not firm massage – firm massage can cause inflammation. 7:33. https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding/hand-expressing-milk.html
- Hand expression from Unicef UK. https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/breastfeeding-resources/hand-expression-video/. Also at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0zVCwdJZw0.
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