Starting Out

• The Benefits of Breastfeeding Some good tips here towards having a great breastfeeding experience.
• Breastfeeding Answers Ameda/Egnell information at the Knox Breastfeeding Accessories site. Very informative! Also here: see Prenatal Breastfeeding Information, which is very useful.
• Breastfeeding Basics A good tip sheet covering positions and other how-to's.
• Breastfeeding Basics: The Early Weeks Some good tips.
• Breastfeeding Basics: Getting Started A great overview.
• Breastfeeding....the Gold Standard This page cut's to the chase, so to speak.
• Breastfeeding Resources for New Parents Great page.  Good info and illustrations.
• Breastfeeding Success Essentials This is a great place to start!  Good tips!
• Breastfeeding Tips From the Nursing Mother's Council, Inc. Lots of basic info. The organization seems equivalent to the La Leche Legue.
• Fathers and Breastfeeding A helpful article for helpful daddies!  :)
• Finish the First Breast First From La Leche League. Long and helpful.
• Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia - Why Breast is Best A pretty page with lots of reasons to breastfeed, as well as good starting-out information.
• Thinking About Breastfeeding Suggestions for getting ready, and shortly after birth.
• Tips for Pregnancy and Breast Feeding Great tips from Ohio State University.
• See also my Early Questions and Concerns Page.
• You might also take a look at my Attatchment Parenting, for relevant information.

Helpful Books when Starting Breastfeeding

Gotsch, Gwen, William Sears

Breastfeeding Pure & Simple.  (La Leche League Int'l, 1994.)

Huggins, Kathleen

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

La Leche League International

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

Pryor, Karen

Nursing Your Baby. (Pocket Books, 1991).

Renfrew, Mary, and Chloe Fisher and Suzanne Arms (contributers)

Bestfeeding : Getting Breastfeeding Right for You : An Illustrated Guide.  (Celestial Arts, 1990).

Tamaro, Janet

So That's What They're For! Breastfeeding Basics.  (Adams Media Corporation, 1998).

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07/20/01