Below you will find a selection of resources designed to support your on your breastfeeding journey.
Positioning and Attachment
Side lying position (video): https://youtu.be/MZARPE9RUGE
Attachment (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjt-Ashodw8
Attachment (video): https://globalhealthmedia.org/portfolio-items/attaching-your-baby-at-the-breast/
Attachment (video): https://ibconline.ca/the-asymmetric-latch/
Laid back breastfeeding (video): https://www.biologicalnurturing.com/sample-of-biological-nurturing/
Exaggerated latch (video): https://themilkmeg.com/get-better-latch-exaggerated-latch-flipple-breastfeeding-technique/
Exaggerated latch (video): https://youtu.be/41fC0fQs1P8
Latch (video): https://www.facebook.com/411977425899963/videos/652493668913491/
Breast Compressions
Kathryn Stagg’s demonstration (video): https://youtu.be/60R7pd-HCtE
Reverse Pressure Softening
Swallowing
Supply
Getting enough milk (video): https://globalhealthmedia.org/portfolio-items/not-enough-milk/
Expressing
Video: https://globalhealthmedia.org/portfolio-items/how-to-express-breastmilk/
Hand expressing (video): https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding/hand-expressing-milk.html
Colostrum harvesting (video): https://www.gestationaldiabetes.co.uk/colostrum-harvesting/
Hand expressing colostrum (video): https://youtu.be/85l3rpsjyC4
Milk storage: https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/breastfeeding-help/expressing-storing/
Drops of Gold leaflet:
Feeding expressed milk
Paced feeding: https://attachmentparenting.co.uk/project/responsive-bottle-feeding/
Blebs
https://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mother/nipplebleb/
Milk blebs (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fQ98zL5Etw
Mastitis
Breastfeeding Network Mastitis Leaflet (Dec 2022)
Thrush
https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/thrush-detailed/
Colic and breastfeeding
https://breastfeedingqueries.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/gone-with-the-wind/
Night waking
https://www.laleche.org.uk/reasons-night-waking-biological-norm/
Nursing aversion
https://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mother/breastfeeding-nursing-aversion-agitation-baa/
Breastfeeding aversion and agitation awareness group: https://www.facebook.com/breastfeedingaversion/
Starting solids
https://abm.me.uk/breastfeeding-information/starting-breastfed-baby-onto-solids/
Stopping breastfeeding
https://abm.me.uk/breastfeeding-information/stopping-breastfeeding/
https://www.laleche.org.uk/thinking-of-weaning/
Night weaning: https://kellymom.com/ages/weaning/wean-how/weaning-night/
Weaning an older child: https://www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com/twitter-and-blog/ending-your-breastfeeding-journey-some-approaches-to-parent-led-weaning
Relactation
https://abm.me.uk/breastfeeding-information/relactation/
https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/relactation/
Relactation support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1490285441069342/
Other
Diet: https://kellymom.com/nutrition/mothers-diet/mom-foods/
http://www.naturalbreastfeeding.com
Breastfeeding twins and triplets group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BfTwinsUk/
Useful organisations
Below are details of other organisations that provide information about breastfeeding and support for breastfeeding families:
www.abm.me.uk This is the site of the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers. In it you can find useful breastfeeding information, a list of local support groups as well as current breastfeeding news.
www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk The Breastfeeding Network is an independent source of support and information for breastfeeding women/parents and those involved in their care.
www.laleche.org.uk La Leche League helps families to breastfeed through peer support, encouragement, information and education, and promotes a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of baby and mother/parent.
https://www.lcgb.org/find-an-ibclc/ Find an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant near you.
https://www.tongue-tie.org.uk/find-a-practitioner/ Find a tongue tie practitioner near you.
www.thebabycafe.org The Baby Café charity coordinates a network of breastfeeding drop-in centres and other services to support breastfeeding mothers across the UK.
www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/ The Baby Friendly Initiative is a worldwide programme of the World Health Organization and UNICEF. It was established to encourage maternity hospitals to implement the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and to practice in accordance with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.
www.nhs.uk This is the NHS information source on Breastfeeding.
www.nct.org.uk NCT is here to support parents. They give accurate, impartial information so that they can decide what’s best for their family, and they introduce them to a network of local parents to gain practical and emotional support.
www.basisonline.org.uk For parents who wish to make informed choices about night-time sleep and care.
https://breastfeeding.support/ Evidence-based breastfeeding tips and resources.
List of non-breastfeeding related support organisations
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