Online Support & Resources

Tools

Latch-On Video Watch this five minute video to see the proper placement of the nipple in the baby's mouth. Available in both English and Spanish.

Milk Storage Guidelines

Warming and Thawing Your Milk

LactMed A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Includes maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider.

 

Postpartum Support and Education

For information on perinatal mood disorders and postpartum depression:
Moms Supporting Moms
Postpartum Education and Support

 

Websites

La Leche League International (LLLI)
Information on numerous breastfeeding topics, access to mother-to-mother forums, help finding a LLL group in your area, downloadable podcasts, and member publications.
http://www.llli.org/

Kellymom.com
An internationally recognized reference for breastfeeding and parenting information.
http://www.kellymom.com/

Breastfeeding Online
A great resource for informational articles on a range of breastfeeding topics.
http://www.breastfeedingonline.com/

PumpingMoms.org
Uniquely geared for moms who pump breastmilk for their babies.
http://www.pumpingmoms.org/

Breastfeeding after Breast and Nipple Surgeries
Information about breastfeeding for women who’ve had breast reduction, breast augmentation, breast lifts, diagnostic procedures, or nipple surgeries
http://www.bfar.org/

Low Milk Supply
http://www.lowmilksupply.org/

Better Birth Partners Doula Service
http://www.betterbirthpartners.com/

First Daze Postpartum Mommy Care
http://www.firstdaze.com/

Alexis Pero, Birth and Postpartum Doula
http://www.alexispero.com/

A Better Childbirth Birth Doula Services
http://www.abetterchildbirth.com/

Postpartum Support and Education
For information on Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Mood Disorders
http://www.postpartumsupportandeducation.com/

Moms Supporting Moms
To speak with a trained peer counselor
http://www.momssuportingmoms.com/
Books

Breastfeeding Book of Answers: The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solution Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North America
By Jack Md Newman

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (7th ed.)
By La Leche League International

The Black Womans Guide to Breastfeeding
By Katherine Barber

Defining your Own Success: Breastfeeding after Breast Reduction Surgery
By Diana West

Nursing Mother, Working Mother, Revised Edition
By Gale Pryor and Kathleen Huggins

The Milk Memos: How Real Moms Learned to Mix Business with Babies-and How You Can, Too
By Cate Colburn-Smith and Andrea Serrette

The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning
By Martha Sears and William Sears

The American Academy of Pediatrics New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding (American Academy of Pediatrics)
By American Academy Of Pediatrics, Joan Younger Md Meek, and Sherill Tippins

The Nursing Mother's Companion: Revised Edition
By Kathleen Huggins