Resources for Working and Breastfeeding
American Academy of Pediatrics
The complete text for the new AAP statement (issued December 1997) can be found at: http://www.aap.org/policy/re9729.html
Breastfeeding and Working:
http://www.breastfeeding.com/workingmom.shtml
Breastfeeding and Returning to Work
A must see site where Dr. Jack Newman, Pediatrician, offers his marvelous insight into many breastfeeding issues, including: Breastfeeding: Getting Started, Colic, Sore Nipples, Is my baby getting enough milk; Use of gentian violet for thrush; Using a lactation aid; Jaundice and the BF Baby; Finger feeding; You can still breastfeed; Breastfeeding and other foods; Starting Solids; Breast Compression; Breastfeeding Myths; Breastfeeding a Toddler; Use of Domperidone while Breastfeeding; Diflucan and Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding Your Adopted Baby; How to Know a Health Professional is Not Supportive of Breastfeeding; What to Feed the Baby When Mother is Working Outside the Home; Blocked ducts/mastitis; Guilt and Breastfeeding; Risks of Artificial Feeding.
http://www.erols.com/cindyrn/drjack0.htm
Breastfeeding Women and Work: The breastfeeding rights of working women is an issue that has been at the heart of WABA's concerns since the beginning.
http://www.waba.org.br/working.htm
Breastfeeding and the Employed Mother: The information on this collection of pages has been reprinted with permission from LLLI publications, including NEW BEGINNINGS, the bimonthly publication for LLL members, and LLL pamphlets. Most of the files feature true stories of mothers' experiences with working outside the home and breastfeeding.
http://www.lalecheleague.org/bfwork.html
Flex Success: A proposal Blueprint and Planning Guide for Getting a Family-Friendly Work Schedule. Find out how to get our boss to say "yes" to your request for a flexible work arrangement so that you can continue breastfeeding after your maternityl leave is finished. Lots of practical articles and resources including the popular e-workbook. Pat Katepoo.
http://workoptions.com/media.htm#spotlight
http://www.workoptions.com/
La Leche League International -- La Leche League International's Web Site: This award-winning site is the web's most comprehensive and well thought-out site on breastfeeding. Over 700 pages of information, in an easy-to-use format. Contains: FAQs (frequently asked questions), stories from LLL journals, a help form for asking breastfeeding questions, links to local LLL Leaders/Groups, information in Spanish and Italian, links about the Center for Breastfeeding Information and other LLL programs and services, international and regional LLL conference information for parents and professionals, as well as the LLLI Catalog. A **must** see for both families and professionals.
http://www.lalecheleague.org/
ParentsPlace.com--Information and support on every aspect of breastfeeding, including over 800 articles on this subject, 16 breastfeeding related messageboards and daily chats. In addition to breastfeeding, Parents Place covers life stages from trying to conceive, pregnancy & birth, through parenting school age kids.
http://www.parentsplace.com/expert/lactation/
ProMom: Breastfeeding and Returning to Work
http://www.promom.org/bf_work.html
Pumping Resources for Breastfeeding Mothers -- Includes Preemies, Adoptive Breastfeeding, Working and Breastfeeding information. Includes information about a listserv list for mothers who pump milk. diane Weissinger
http://www.pumpingmoms.org
Working and Breastfeeding -- Women have always combined work and breastfeeding. You can too. Take at least 6 weeks to focus on your baby and breastfeeding, if you can, without worrying about pumping and storing milk.
http://www.lightlink.com/hilinda/Diane/workingandbf.html
If you are seeking lactation assistance, call 1 800 TELL YOU to find a breastfeeding specialist in your area, or go to our on-line Breastfeeding National Network (BNN) or click here to go to "Ask the LC" .
