Resources

General

• Breastfeeding FAQs
• When to Wean
• MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting Form

Information on Common Breastfeeding Problems

• Blebs or Clogged Nipple Pores or Nipple Blister
• Plugged Ducts
• Engorgement

Medications

• Infant Risk Center
• Lactmed (iPhone & Android) – Free downloadable application for your smart phone

Returning to Work

• BRC Pamphlet, Making It Work!, Helpful Information for Caregivers of Breastfed Babies.
• Break time to pump at work. Know the law.
• The Business Case for Breastfeeding – Supporting Nursing Moms at Work: Employer Solutions.

Pumping

• Hand expression
• Maximizing Milk Production
• Hand Expression and Breast Massage
• Storage and Heating
• Choosing the right breast shield size
• Pumping for a baby in the NICU

Bottle-feeding

• Tips for bottle-feeding
• Paced Bottle-feeding
• Paced Bottle-feeding #2

Starting Solids

• Baby Led Weaning
• La Leche League

Postpartum Depression (PPD)

• Symptoms, risk factors and help
• Pregnancy Depression Fact Sheet
• APA Postpartum Depression
• CDC Depression and Postpartum Depression

How to Become a Lactation Consultant

• International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners

Breastfeeding and Food Allergies

• Food Sensitivity
• Your baby has food allergies. Now what.

Affordable Care Act

Women’s Preventable Services and the Affordable Care Act

Milk Donation

• Mid-Atlantic Mother’s Milk Bank
• Human Milk Banking Association of North America
• Prolacta – Milk for Wishes Milk Bank

Post Frenectomy Exercises

• Exercises
• Sleep Tongue Posture Hold

Drug and Alcohol Information

• Ridgefield Recovery: Pregnancy and Substance Abuse