Resources for Nursing and Pumping Moms

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  1. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
    The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is a worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion, protection, and support of breastfeeding and human lactation. Its' mission is to unite, into one association, members of the various medical specialties with this common purpose.
    http://www.bfmed.org/
  2. Adoption and Breastfeeding
    This site will provide you with a wealth of information on the topic of adoption for yourself, your group's members, and your agency's clients on the Internet. This is all supportive of adoptive nursing as decisions are made in the best interests of children at the center of every adoption.
    http://www.adoptionbreastfeeding.com/
  3. Adoptive Breastfeeding Resource Website
    Is it possible to nurse an adopted baby? It sure is! Visit this site and learn more! It was created to assist the growing population of families who are considering or who are already breastfeeding an adopted baby. Helpful information and tips from moms who have or who are still nursing their own adopted babies. Invaluable resource for professionals who work with adoptive families, too.
    http://www.fourfriends.com/abrw/
  4. American Academy of Pediatrics Home Page
    The mission of the American Academy of Pediatrics is to attain optimal physical, mental, social health, & well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. To this purpose, the AAP and its' members dedicate their efforts and resources. It also publishes manuals on such topics as infectious diseases and school health. In its' public education efforts, the AAP produces patient education materials and a series of child care books written by AAP members.
    http://www.aap.org/
    • American Academy of Pediatrics - Breastfeeding Information
      Here you can find more information on initiatives, answers to common questions, their new 2005 policy, answers to common questions, the new breastfeeding campaign, and much more.
      http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/breastfeeding.cfm
    • American Academy of Pediatrics - Breastfeeding Policy
      AAP firmly adheres to the position that breastfeeding ensures the best possible health as well as the best developmental and psychosocial outcomes for an infant. At this site, you can read their full Policy released February, 2005.
      http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;115/2/496#SEC9
  5. Attachment Parenting
    Attachment Parenting is a philosophy based on the practice of nurturing parenting methods that create strong emotional bonds, also known as secure attachment, between the infant and parents. This style of parenting encourages responsiveness to the infant or child's emotional needs, and develops trust that their emotional needs will be met. As a result, this strong attachment helps the child develop secure, empathic, peaceful, and enduring relationships.
    http://www.attachmentparenting.org/
  6. Breastfeeding.com
    Delightful site full of color, humor, and neat graphics! Lots of breastfeeding information written by experienced moms and experts. Supportive bulletin boards to let you share with others in your same "walk of life". Full color photos with descriptions of latch-on, positioning, and manual expression of breastmilk. Interesting photo gallery of nursing mothers and babies throughout history. Use their helpful on-line directory to find a lactation consultant in your area.
    http://www.breastfeeding.com/
  7. Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk
    Taking into consideration recent advances in breastfeeding and human milk research, this document summarizes the benefits of breastfeeding to the infant, the mother, and the nation, and sets forth principles to guide the pediatrician and other health care providers in the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding. The policy statement also delineates the various ways in which pediatricians can promote, protect, and support breastfeeding, not only in their individual practices but also in the hospital, medical school, community, and nation.
    http://www.aap.org/policy/re9729.html
  8. Breastfeeding After Reduction - BFAR
    BFAR - Breastfeeding After Reduction is a non-profit organization founded to provide information and support to mothers who wish to breastfeed after breast reduction surgery, and to provide information to health care providers about the feasibility and protocols of breastfeeding after breast reduction surgery.
    http://www.bfar.org/
  9. Breastfeeding Best for Higher IQ
    http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20020225014449data_trunc_sys.shtml
  10. Breastfeeding Multiples
    An excellent resource for moms who are breastfeeding twins or triplets. Also has a vast array of breastfeeding links which would be of interest to all breastfeeding moms!
    http://home.earthlink.net/~tnk/littleones/breastfeeding.html
  11. Breastfeedinginstyle.com
    Check out this mom who takes non-nursing clothes and modifies them with hidden breastfeeding slits. She has great prices and wonderful quality!
    http://www.breastfeedinstyle.com/
  12. Breastfeeding Coalition - San Diego County
    SDCBC's site has lots of interesting information for employers, employees, human resource directors, breastfeeding advocates and the general public. You will find articles, information on donor milk, drugs and breastfeeding, and stats and research.
    http://www.breastfeeding.org/
  13. Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles
    This task force was formed in 1994 by a group of dedicated volunteers who wanted to make a difference in the breastfeeding rates in Los Angeles County. The group and site has grown and become a wealth of information for employers, employees, human resource directors, breastfeeding advocates and the general public.
    http://www.breastfeedingtaskforla.org/
  14. When One Child is Breastfed
    An essay on all of the health, social, economical, community, and family benefits attained when one child is breastfed.
    http://www.breastfeed.com/resources/articles/whenonechild.htm
  15. Christian Family's Breastfeeding Page
    This site seeks to show how breastfeeding and attachment parenting are compatible with the Bible's teachings. Maintained by Mary, mommy of two. Be sure to get her new book, "The Christian Family's Guide to Breastfeeding", written with lactation consultant, Rowena Tucker, and due out this year! This site and this book should be a real encouragement to Christian families thinking about or already breastfeeding and practicing some type of attachment parenting!
    http://www.christianparent.com/
  16. Cost of Formula Feeding
    Visit this website to calculate the cost of formula feeding your infant for the first 12 months of life. You will quickly see that the cost of artificial baby milk far outweighs the cost of renting a Medela Lactina breastpump for a year or purchasing a Medela Pump In Style.
    http://www.breastfeeding.org/bfacts/costs.html
  17. Dr. Hale's Breastfeeding Pharmacology
    Breastfeeding Pharmacology website by Thomas W. Hale, R.Ph. Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics. This site offers comprehensive information on the latest findings related to how medications transfer into human milk and their potential effect on the breastfeeding infant. A recent addition is a forum for Health Professionals to ask Dr Hale questions, but non-professionals are welcome to view questions and responses.
    http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu/lact/
  18. Dr. Jack Newman's Breastfeeding Articles and Handouts
    Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC is a pediatrician, a graduate of the University of Toronto medical school. He started the first hospital-based breastfeeding clinic in Canada in 1984. He has been a consultant with UNICEF for the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in Africa. Dr. Newman has practiced as a physician in Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. This site provides a wealth of information, encouragement and advice on the subject of breastfeeding. Most common questions are covered, including: sore, flat or inverted nipples; how to tell if your baby is getting enough breast milk; colic; when to introduce solids; breastfeeding while working outside the home; common breastfeeding myths; thrush; plugged ducts/mastitis; and many more topics.
    http://www.bflrc.com/newman/articles.htm
  19. Family Friendly Jury Duty
    promotes Jury Duty laws which accommodate the needs of breastfeeding mothers, at-home parents of young children, and caregivers of disabled or elderly relatives, and those who depend upon them.
    http://www.familyfriendlyjuryduty.org/
  20. Feed My Baby
    Jen Connel lost both breasts to breast cancer and is open to breastmilk donations and financial assistance to purchase banked milk. She compensates donors for incurred expenses. Read her inspirational story!
    http://www.feedmybaby.com/
  21. Galactogogues - Supply Boosters
    Useful tips on how to boost your milk supply compiled by the moms at the pumping list website. Includes recommended dosages for natural supplements such as Brewer's Yeast and Fenugreek, plus the recipe for "Tiger's Milk", a natural supply booster.
    http://www.pumpingmoms.org/faq-boost.html
  22. Herbal Galactagogues, Stony Mountain Botanicals
    A list with commentaries of herbal Galactogogues that help promote milk production.
    http://www.wildroots.com/galactagogues.html
  23. Human Milk Banking Association of North America
    Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) goal is to provide a network of human milk banks in North America along with providing education of the benefits of human milk for medical and research purposes. This site also has the links to milk banks throughout the USA.
    http://www.hmbana.com/
  24. Infant Feeding Action Coalition
    The Infant Feeding Action Coalition (INFACT) Canada is a non-governmental, non-profit organization consisting of individuals and groups working to improve the health and well-being of infants and young children through the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding. It's main goal is to eliminate commercial pressure to bottle-feed by working to implement the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent, relevant Resolutions of the World Health Assembly - and to encourage all appropriate parties to abide by them.
    http://www.infactcanada.ca/
  25. International Board of Lactation Consultants Examiners
    The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) is a non-profit corporation, established to develop and administer a voluntary certification program for lactation consultants. Founded in 1985, it administers annual examinations, in eight languages, at numerous sites around the world.
    http://www.iblce.org/
  26. International Lactation Consultants Association
    ILCA is the professional organization for IBCLC's (International Board Certified Lactation Consultants) whose mission is to advance the lactation consultant profession through leadership, advocacy, professional development, and research.
    http://www.ilca.org/
  27. The International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation
    The International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of excellence in research and the dissemination of research findings in the field of human milk and lactation.
    http://www.isrhml.org/
  28. Kelly's Attachment Parenting Page
    Kelly, the mom of Jordan and Alex and an accredited La Leche League Leader, has a site with a wealth of breastfeeding information she has researched herself. Of special interest are her pages on the use of herbs to increase milk supply and normal sleep patterns for breastfed babies (you may be relieved to find that your baby is VERY normal!). You'll also learn a lot about attachment parenting, what it is, and how it will greatly benefit your baby and you! The numerous links to breastfeeding information at this site are especially helpful. A breastfeeding support board has recently been added, too. Here Kelly and three other breastfeeding specialists, answer your breastfeeding questions. You'll also be able to "meet" other nursing moms and network with them.
    http://www.kellymom.com/
  29. Lactations: Daily Inspiration for the Nursing Mother
    Share in and become inspired and encouraged by the thoughts and nursing experiences of other breastfeeding mothers.
    http://www.lactations.com/
  30. Lactation Education Resources
    Designed as Lactation Consultant Handouts, these are great resources for moms too! Some of the subjects include getting a breastfed baby to take a bottle, positioning and latch, hunger cures, waking a sleepy baby, sore nipples, engorgement, storage of breastmilk, mastitis, increasing your supply, and much more!
    http://www.leron-line.com/Parent_Handouts.htm
  31. La Leche League International
    La Leche League was founded to give information and encouragement, mainly through personal help, to all mothers who want to breastfeed their babies. While complementing the care of the physician and other health care professionals, it recognizes the unique importance of one mother helping another to perceive the needs of her child and to learn the best means of fulfilling those needs.
    http://www.lalecheleague.org/
  32. Laws and Breastfeeding
    Website contains articles with information on the right to breastfeed, as well as a comprehensive and up-to-date state-by-state listing of breastfeeding legislation in the United States. (Updated March 2005). Updated regularly.
    http://www.lalecheleague.org/LawMain.html
  33. Little Bitty Prints - Ceramic Hand Prints
    If you're in the Riverside, California area, be sure to stop by and have your baby's hand-prints preserved in ceramic clay. Little Bitty Prints is located directly across the street from Corona Regional Hospital and makes daily visits to moms at their bedsides.
    http://www.littlebittyprints.com/
  34. The Maloney Bill - Protecting Women's Right to Breastfeed
    Representative Carolyn Maloney was the first to introduce a comprehensive bill promoting breastfeeding and protecting women who choose to breastfeed. This site includes many documents and legislation that directly relate to breastfeeding in general, along with protecting and promoting a woman's right to nurse her child.
    http://www.house.gov/maloney/issues/womenchildren/breastfeeding/
  35. Meat and Potatoes of Breastfeeding Book
    The Meat and Potatoes of Breastfeeding is a book filled with advice for the new mother who is ready to breast feed her infant. This book offers the new mother some basic information about the techniques of breast feeding. The core of the book is directed at educating the new mom about maternal dietary requirements during breastfeeding.
    http://www.jilldalley.com/
  36. Medela
    Medela is the manufacturer of the breastpumps and most of the other breastfeeding accessories sold on this site.
    http://www.medela.com/
    • Medela Pump In Style General Instructions
      If you have lost your Pump In Style instruction booklet, click here to visit the link on Medela's website which contains general instructions for the Pump In Style.
      http://www.medela.com/NewFiles/pnsins.html
    • Medela's Breastfeeding FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
      Click on this link to view answers to frequently asked questions, such as: "When will my milk come in?", "How can I tell if my baby is getting enough milk?", "What if I don't have enough milk or my baby is gaining weight poorly?" and many more.
      http://www.medela.com/NewFiles/FAQs.html
    • Ask Medela's Lactation Consultant
      Submit a question to Medela's board-certified lactation consultant. Visit this link and then click on the lactation consultant's name underneath her photo to submit your question by e-mail.
      http://www.medela.com/NewFiles/askalc.html
    • Should I Buy or Borrow a Pre-Owned Breastpump?
      A link to Medela's site which explains that personal use breastpumps such as the Pump in Style, and all others besides the Lactina, should not be shared between mothers due to potential health risks.
      http://www.medela.com/NewFiles/FAQs.html#buyborrow
  37. Medications in the Breastfeeding Mother
    Published by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians receive little education about breast-feeding and even less training on the effects of maternal medications on the nursing infant. Yet, concern about potential harm to the nursing infant from maternal medications is often cited as a reason to advise discontinuation of breast-feeding. Overwhelming evidence demonstrates the benefits of breast-feeding and the deleterious effects that can result from premature weaning. This article provides information to facilitate medication use in breast-feeding mothers. This article lists medications which are considered safe in treatment of a variety of conditions in breastfeeding mothers, as well as a list of medications which are not recommended during breastfeeding.
    http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010701/119.html
  38. Milestone Graphics
    Graphics for personal websites or to be used in signature lines to show your accomplishments in breastfeeding. Also available, Certificates of Achievement for baby's memory book.
    http://www.geocities.com/kellysb/graphics/bf-milestones.html
  39. Mother-2-Mother.com
    Paula is a certified breastfeeding educator and the mother of five. Her site is full of information with an emphasis on breastfeeding. You'll also find information there on home schooling, genealogy, and various parenting topics.
    http://www.mother-2-mother.com/
  40. Mother-Food
    New book that discusses food and herbs that promote milk production and a mother's health. It explores the influence of food and herbs on breastfeeding mothers and their babies, especially on milk supply and fat content, colic, allergy, GERD, weight loss, mood, and depression. Written in an easy-to-read style and replete with recipes, it is both practical and informative.
    http://www.mother-food.com/home.shtml
  41. Multiple Birth Families
    This Web Site offers information regarding multiple births. It includes pregnancy and post-natal information and, from the point of view of new parents, it attempts to address some of your questions and concerns. Also offers bereavement support.
    http://www.multiplebirthsfamilies.com/
  42. Nursing Mothers Counsel
    Nursing Mothers Counsel is a non-affiliated, non-profit organization whose goal is to help mothers enjoy a relaxed and happy feeding relationship with their babies by providing breastfeeding information and support. Most of the help can be provided over the telephone, but also offer peer based, non-professional (non-Certified Lactation Consultant) home visits to help resolve difficult problems. NMC services are provided without fee or obligation.
    http://www.nursingmothers.org/
  43. New Data Show U.S. Breastfeeding Rates at All-Time Recorded High (OBGYN.net)
    http://www.obgyn.net/newsheadlines/womens_health-Breastfeeding-20031225-11.asp
  44. ParentsPlace.com
    Part of the iVillage network, this site offers in-depth information on breastfeeding and a host of other topics related to raising young children.
    http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bbreastfeed/topics/0,,4rj0,00.html
  45. Postpartum Health Alliance and Stress Line
    A resource and hot line for moms with postpartum depression, anxiety, and stress. Staffed by volunteers who they themselves have overcome postpartum depression, PHA is a non-profit, statewide organization whose primary objectives are to increase the awareness of postpartum adjustment difficulties; to improve the availability of resources; to provide information, support, and referrals to the public; and to offer education and training to professionals. San Francisco Bay Area (888) 773-7090 Saratoga (408) 881-0764.
    http://www.postpartumhealthalliance.org/
  46. Postpartum International - Postpartum Depression Resource
    Visit this link for information and assistance with Post Partum Depression.
    http://www.postpartum.net/
  47. Promom - Promotion of Mother's Milk Inc.
    Dedicated to the promotion of breastfeeding as the "norm" in our society, this site offers media watches, information on the law as it applies to the nursing mother and her baby, ideas for promoting breastfeeding, membership in the organization, and a newsletter to keep you up-to-date on breastfeeding related issues. I especially like their list of "101 Reasons to Breastfeed Your Baby"!
    http://www.promom.org/
    • Promom - 101 Reasons to Breastfeed Your Child
      Sponsored By ProMom, Inc. Offers breastfeeding advocacy information and a number of breastfeeding links.
      http://www.promom.org/101/
    • Promom - Breastfeeding and Returning to Work
      Sponsored by ProMom.org, this page offers advice to moms who must return to part or full time employment outside the home while continuing to breastfeed their infants. The site includes a sample letter, written to the human resources manager at a large work site, which worked: the employee's need for a private and clean place to pump was accommodated.
      http://www.promom.org/bf_info/bf_work.html
  48. Pumping for Premature Infants
    Advice for mothers who are providing breastmilk for preemies.
    http://www.parentsplace.com/expert/lactation/qas/0,10338,239823_106347,00.html
  49. Pumping from a Dad's Perspective
    A Blog of a Dad - giving HIS perspective of pumping!
    http://www.trixieupdate.com/archives/feature_stories/milk_week/
  50. Pumping List Website
    The pumping list is a support group for women who use a breastpump to supply breastmilk for their infants. Pump usage varies from full time to part time. Discussion topics center around lactation and pump use as well as supply problems, etc.
    http://www.pumpingmoms.org/

Yahoo Groups

  1. Breastfeeding
    Breastfeeding can be a very beautiful, natural, bonding, confidence-building, and sacred experience. Unfortunately, it can also be an intimidating, painful, frustrating, and even a shameful experience. With hundreds of members and hundreds of experiences, we will answer your questions and address your concerns. If you are going through it, chances are many of us have gone through it too, and have come through to the other side with precious advice and perspective.
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/breastfeeding/
  2. MOBI - Mothers Overcoming Breastfeeding Issues
    The purpose of MOBI is to provide a supportive environment to mothers who are/were struggling with above-norm breastfeeding problems or breastfeeding failure. The breastfeeding issues they frequently discuss include untimely weaning, re-lactation and getting a baby back to the breast, low milk supply, building milk supply, herbs and foods to support milk supply, overactive milk-ejection reflex, breast refusal, nursing strikes, teething issues, mismanagement at hospital, postpartum depression, PCOS, sucking issues, tongue-tie, using a supplemental feeding device, pumping, colic, allergy, neurological issues or delays, therapies for babies with neurological issues, and GERD-reflux.
    http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mobi/
  3. PumpMoms
    The PumpMoms Group is a positive, supportive and resourceful environment for moms who want to pump breast milk for their own babies. Pump activity varies from occasional to full-time use. This group discusses pumping and related topics (ie: lactation problems, supply boosters).
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pumpmoms/
  4. EPers - Exclusive Pumpers
    This group is purely for mothers who have to exclusively express milk for their babies. This group is not for mothers who choose to pump exclusively; nor is it for mums who pump part-time and nurse part-time. It is ONLY for mothers of babies who cannot nurse.
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EPers/
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