Breastfeeding and Nutrition

Hope to have more links soon!

• Breastfeeding Info on daily food servings for breastfeeding mothers, plus a few other tips.
• CTW - Nutrition for Nursing Mothers Some good, basic tips.
• LLLI: Good Nutrition Means Healthy Twins Great article with good tips and references at the end!   Written by a mom of twins.
• Nutrition for breastfeeding Moms - The Meat and Potatoes of Breastfeeding A place to order this wonderful book, plus lots of helpful nutrition information!!
• Nutrition During Lactation Good basic tips.  Short.
• Nutrition Recommendations for Breastfeeding Some of the conclusions of this study might be useful.
• VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTS FOR LACTATING MOMS IMPROVE INFANT AND MATERNAL STATUS From Cornell University.

Helpful Books when Considering Breastfeeding

Dalley, Jill

The Meat and Potatoes of Breastfeeding. (Footprint Press, 1997.)

Huggins, Kathleen

The Nursing Mother’s Companion. (Boston, MA: Harvard Common Press, 1995).

La Leche League International

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. (Plume, 1997).

Mohrbacher, Nancy

The Breastfeeding Answer Book : Expanded (La Leche League Int'l, 1997).

Pryor, Karen

Nursing Your Baby. (Pocket Books, 1991).

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07/20/01