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Information
is Your Ally in preparing to breastfeed: 10 Tips for Success
by Eva Lyford @ 
Straight
Talk About Real Babies: Defining New-Mom Expectations
This article by Ann Calandro, BSN, RNC, IBCLC discusses breastfed
newborns and why they do what they do. Includes info on normal sleep,
nursing frequency and more.
Breastfeeding:
Starting Out Right
This article, written by Becky Flora, BSed, IBCLC, suggests things
to do - and things to avoid - to help you get a successful start
to breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding
- Starting Out Right
This article by breastfeeding expert Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC discusses
seven ways that breastfeeding can be made easy.
Breastfeeding
101
An article by Cindy Curtis RN, IBCLC that addresses the questions
"How do I get started?" and "What do I need?"
Getting
Started
This article, by breastfeeding counselor Paula Yount, discusses
things you can do before birth, in the hospital and at home to get
a good start to breastfeeding.
Making
Milk is Easy: 10 Steps to Make Plenty of Milk from the Massachusetts
Breastfeeding Coalition
"Normal"
Is A Very Scary Word
by Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC. "Breastfeeding is nothing extra
or special. Breastfeeding is just... normal."
10 things
expectant parents need to know about breastfeeding
This article, by J. Rachael Hamlet, is from theProMom.org website
Learning
to Breastfeed
Online pamphlet from the Breastfeeding Committee for Saskatchewan
that includes three sections: Getting Started, Caring for Youself
and Managing Breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding
primer
66 Strategies to Get Breastfeeding Right, by Debbi Donovan, IBCLC.
Includes information on making the decision to breastfeed, what
you need to know the first weeks, and other topics that will help
get your breastfeeding relationship off to a good start.
An Easy
Guide to Breastfeeding for African-American Women
by the Office of Women's Health, US Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Benefits of breastfeeding, FAQs and why it's important to promote
breastfeeding in the African-American community.
Planning For Breastfeeding
Success
by Deborah Tobin RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
You can also take the quiz.
Breastfeeding
Your Baby
from the University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Role of the
Father in Breastfeeding
This article is excerpted from Bon Appetit, Baby! The Breastfeeding
Kit by Elaine Moran, BA, CLC. It discusses how the father can help
get breastfeeding off to a good start.
Flat
or Inverted Nipples
These links have information on determining whether you have flat
or inverted nipples and what to about it.
Recommended (and NOT) Books
Books on breastfeeding and parenting topics to include in your personal
library, and books to avoid.
How do I find breastfeeding
help?
It's a good idea to be aware of your local breastfeeding support
people before your baby is born. If you've had breastfeeding difficulties
in the past, or have specific concerns during your pregnancy, go
ahead and talk to a lactation consultant (and/or La Leche League
Leader) during your pregnancy.
Evidence-based
guidelines for breastfeeding management during the first fourteen
days. International Lactation Consultant Association.
Choosing Health Care
How to Know a
Health Professional is not Supportive of Breastfeeding
by Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
10 Steps
to a Breastfeeding-Friendly Obstetric Practice
by Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
How
Much Does Your Doctor Really Know About Breastfeeding?
by Gwen Morrison
Choosing
a breastfeeding-friendly pediatrician
by Kathy Kuhn, IBCLC
10 Steps
to a Breastfeeding-Friendly Pediatric Practice
by Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Working
with Your Child's Doctor
This article by Janice Berry is from the LLL publication New
Beginnings (Vol. 16 No. 6, November-December 1999, pp. 196-199).
It discusses doctors' knowledge of breastfeeding and offers tips
on choosing a doctor and working with your baby's doctor.
The Mother-Friendly
Childbirth Initiative
Choosing a nursing bra
All
About Nursing Bras
by Becky Flora, IBCLC
Excellent information that covers all the basics.
The Nursing
Bra Fitting Room: Selecting the Right Nursing Bra
by PJ Jacobsen, IBCLC
Some of the most detailed info available on fit, including differences
in size & shape of various nursing bra brands.
Choosing the
Right Nursing Bra
from AskDrSears.com
All About
Nursing Bras
from Breastfeeding.com
Fitting Your Nursing
Bra
from MomShop.com
Useful info on changes in bra size during pregnancy and differences
in fit of different sized bras.
Bra Fitting
Guidelines
from Medela.com
Choices that can affect breastfeeding
Choices
that can affect breastfeeding
This article by Andrea Eastman, MA, CCE discusses how different
obstetric interventions can directly or indirectly influence the
initiation and duration of breastfeeding.
How
Birth Practices Affect Breastfeeding
by Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC. This is an outline for a lecture
given at the WABA Asia-Pacific Conference on April 21-25, 2002 in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
How
pain medications and birth interventions can affect breastfeeding
by Kathy Kuhn, IBCLC
Labor
Medications: Effects on the nursing infant
by Marie Davis, RN, IBCLC
Circumcision
and Breastfeeding
Circumcision can affect your nursing relationship in the early days.
The
Concern Over Epidural Anesthesia
by Marie Davis, RN, IBCLC
Epidurals
and Breastfeeding
by Jan Riordan, RN, EdD, IBCLC, FAAN, from Breastfeeding Abstracts,
November 1999, Volume 19, Number 2, pp. 11-12.
The
Effect of Labor Pain Relief Medication on Neonatal Suckling and
Breastfeeding Duration
by Jan Riordan, EdD, RN, IBCLC, FAAN, Aimee Gross, RN, MSN, Judy
Angeron, RN, BA, Becky Krumwiede, RN, and Jeri Melin, RN, BSN, from
J Hum Lact 2000;16(1):7-1
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