Breastfeeding Websites Links for anyone who wants them
Charles B.
and providing help. I have included at the bottom a link to a more complete
list of websites out there about breastfeeding.
Best General Breastfeeding Sites
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* Index of Dr. Jack Newman's Articles - contains a wide range of topics.
Review: A great collection of articles covering all sorts of topics about
breastfeeding
http://www.erols.com/cindyrn/drjack0.htm
*Breastfeeding.com - articles and resources
Review: One of the best general breastfeeding sites with a bunch of good
message boards.
Breastfeeding Stories
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* Breastfeeding Stories - stories written by breastfeeding mothers.
Review: If your interested in others peoples emperiences, both good and bad,
with breastfeeding there are a large number of interesting articles
her.http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4362.
Breastfeeding Organizations
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* La Leche League
http://www.lalecheleague.org/
* Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia (NMAA) - community based
self-help group provides counseling and support services to the community
and health sector throughout Australia.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~nmaa/
Breastfeeding Advocacy
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* Promotion of Mother's Milk, Inc. - provides articles, message boards, and
advice about breastfeeding.
Review: A good breastfeeding advocacy site.
http://www.promom.org/
* World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) - global network of
organizations and individuals who believe breastfeeding is the right of all
children and mothers and who dedicate themselves to protect, promote and
support this right.
Note: A comprehensive breasfeeding advocacy site.
http://www.waba.org.br/
Breastfeeding in Public
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*Some Thoughts About Breastfeeding in Public
Notes: A collection of thoughts on breastfeeding in public from various
sources.
*Breastfeeding in Public
Note: A brief list of tips on breastfeeding in public.
http://www.sahmiam.org/inpublic.html
Extended Breastfeeding
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*A Natural Age of Weaning - by Katherine Dettwyler, PhD.
Note: A good article for anyone interested in research on entended
breastfeeding.
http://www.prairienet.org/community/health/laleche/detwean.html
*Why Nurse Toddlers - contains articles, stories, links, and poetry about
extended breastfeeding.
Notes: Lots of Information on extended nursing.
Breastfeeding and Working/Pumping
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* Pumping Moms Information Exchange - offers support for moms who are
pumping/expressing milk for their babies.
Notes: Personal Experiences from pumping mothers. There is a internet
mailing list you can join.
http://www.pumpingmoms.org/
* Working Cow, The - sharing information and experience about breastfeeding
and working.
Review: One of the better breastfeeding and working sites. Contains
information on how to make it all work
Breastfeeding After Breast Reductions
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* BFAR - Breastfeeding After Reduction - group of women who for various
reasons, underwent breast reduction surgery in the past and are now
breastfeeding, or soon will be.
Notes: An information site on a internet mailing list for mothers who wish
to try to breastfeed after a breast reduction.
http://store-front.com/bfar/
Odoptive Breastfeeding
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* Adoptive Breastfeeding Resource Website (ABRW) - offers helpful hints,
articles, links, and more.
Review: One of the better and more more comprehensive sites on adopted
breastfeeding.
http://www.fourfriends.com/abrw/
* FAQ - Nursing an Adopted Baby
Review: A pretty good FAQ on adopted breastfeeding from the makers of
Lactiad.
http://www.lact-aid.com/faqad001.htm
More Breastfeeding Resources
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A complete list of breastfeeding related websites can be found at yahoo.com
by going here:
http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/cultures_and_groups/women/mothering
/breastfeeding/
For those interested in breastfeeding supplies (pads, pumps, etc.) go here:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Health/Repro
duction/Birth/Breastfeeding/
For those interested in breastfeeding apperal (Nursing bras, dresses, etc.)
go here:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Apparel/Wome
n_s/Maternity/Breastfeeding/
Kanga C.
Blessings,
Kanga
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