Lactation and Postpartum Resources

La Leche League
Breastfeeding information and peer-to-peer breastfeeding support
www.llli.org 

Kellymom - up-to-date breastfeeding information (many topics) - www.kellymom.com

International Lactation Consultant Association  - www.ilca.org

Newborn babies can attach themselves to the breast right after they are born- www.breastcrawl.org

Latching help videos
Latching your baby:  http://globalhealthmedia.org/portfolio-items/attaching-your-baby-at-the-breast/?portfolioID=5623

Deep latch technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FJuBn2bgNk

Videos showing babies nursing well
http://ibconline.ca/breastfeeding-videos-2/#

Hand-expression videos
https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding/hand-expressing-milk.html

https://vimeo.com/65196007​

Foremilk/hindmilk concerns
http://www.nancymohrbacher.com/articles/2010/6/27/worries-about-foremilk-and-hindmilk.html

Prescription medications and breastfeeding questions
http://www.infantrisk.com

Information about co-sleeping (personal family decision)
(with Dr. James McKenna from Univ. of Notre Dame) -
http://www.cosleeping.nd.edu

https://www.llli.org/resources/sweet-sleep/
https://www.llli.org/breastfeeding-info/sleep-bedshare

Postpartum Depression/Anxiety Resources
www.postpartumprogress.com
www.postpartum.net
www.uppitysciencechick.com
 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/25960478598/(Postpartum International Facebook Group)
https://www.facebook.com/PostpartumSupportInternational/ (Page)
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/postpartum-depression-facts/index.shtml

First Light Lactation LLC ~ Karin Ali, IBCLC, CPPD