Breastfeeding Information and Common Problems
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For the Patient
American Academy of Pediatrics
- Breast
abscess
- Candida (yeast) infection on nipples
- Colic causing foods in breastfeeding
- Engorgement
- Is baby latching on and sucking efficiently? How to tell?
- Nipple
confusion
- More topics from Dr. Sears
- Frequently asked questions (positioning your baby, preparing for breastfeeding, the early weeks, nutrition and diet for mom and baby, special circumstances, pumping, weaning)
- My nipples are pierced. Can I breastfeed my baby?
- Search LLLI
- Breastfeeding articles (nipple confusion, thrush/yeast infections, contraception for the breastfeeding mother, engorgement, mastitis)
- Breastfeeding information/how to
- Breastfeeding with special circumstances
- Manual expression of breastmilk
- Search Medela, Inc.
- Breastfeeding articles
- If breastfeeding Is great, why are the rates so low?
- Is my baby getting enough milk?
- Jack Newman, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., articles and handouts
- 101 reasons to breastfeed your child
- Sore nipples
- Treatments for problems
- Search ProMom, Inc.
San Diego Breastfeeding Coalition (SDBC)
- Breastfeeding articles
- Before baby arrives
- Breastfeeding Resource Guide (English)
- Breastfeeding Resource Guide (Spanish)
- The guilt issue
- Important reasons you should breastfeed
- Other links
- Search SDCBC
For the Community Health Nurse
American Academy of Pediatrics
- African American women less likely to breastfeed, narrowing gap could shrink infant mortality rate
- Breastfeeding and the use of human milk (RE9729)
- Educational resources
- Human milk, breastfeeding, and transmission of HIV in the United States
- The role of home-visitation programs in improving health outcomes for children and families (RE9734)
- Search AAP
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Maternal and Child Health Bureau
- Support within the family and community setting
- Support within the health care system
- Support within the workplace
- Search the CDC
- Materials in languages other than English
- Professional information
- Resources for LLL leaders
- Search LLLI
- Breastfeeding Education Curriculum (*product support information)
- Search
Medela, Inc.
- Breastfeeding -- starting out right
- Jack
Newman, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., articles and handouts
- Preliminary growth charts for breastfed babies
- Search ProMom, Inc.
San Diego Breastfeeding Coalition (SDBC)
- The benefits of breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding and Hepatitis C
- Cup-feeding: policy and procedure
- Moistness: the secret of healing sore and cracked nipples
- Use
of Reglan® (metoclopramide) to increase maternal milk supply
- Search SDCBC
The National Women's Health Information Center: Breastfeeding