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Teresa Pitman, co-author of La Leche League’s The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, shares this information, “The composition of your breast milk will change in response to the need of your baby-a higher water content in the hot weather and a higher fat content in the colder months.”

https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/why-can-t-we-give-water-to-a-breastfeeding-baby-before-the-6-months-even-when-it-is-hot

https://thebreastfeedingcompanion.com/project/do-breastfed-babies-need-water/

LATCHING TIPS

https://breastfeeding.support/latching-tips/

https://kellymom.com/ages/newborn/bf-basics/latch-resources/

https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/learning-breastfeed/getting-good-latch

LIP TIE

https://www.analyticalarmadillo.co.uk/2015/01/upper-lip-tie-fall-guy.html

LOW MILK SUPPLY 101

https://www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com/twitter-and-blog/low-milk-supply-101

MASTITIS

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mastitis/

https://www.laleche.org.uk/mastitis/

https://breastfeeding.support/mastitis-symptoms-and-treatment/

MILK DONATION

https://heartsmilkbank.org/

http://www.ukamb.org/donate-milk/

NATURAL TERM FEEDING

https://abm.me.uk/breastfeeding-information/breastfeeding-your-toddler/

https://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/ebf-benefits/

NIPPLE SHIELDS

https://breastfeeding.support/weaning-from-a-nipple-shield/

https://www.laleche.org.uk/nipple-shields/

https://kellymom.com/ages/newborn/nb-challenges/wean-shield/

PACED BOTTLE FEEDING

https://www.llli.org/breastfeeding-info/bottles/

https://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/feeding-tools/bottle-feeding/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGPm5SpLxXY

PAIN WHEN FEEDING

https://breastfeeding.support/causes-of-sore-nipples/

https://breastfeeding.support/why-does-breastfeeding-hurt/

https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/if-breastfeeding-hurts-05-may-2015/

RELACTATION

https://kellymom.com/bf/got-milk/relactation/

https://abm.me.uk/breastfeeding-information/relactation/

https://breastfeeding.support/tips-for-relactation/

RETURNING TO WORK

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/breastfeeding-back-to-work/

https://maternityaction.org.uk/advice/continuing-to-breastfeed-when-you-return-to-work/

https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2008/04/breastfeedingandwork.pdf

SAFE SLEEP 7

https://www.llli.org/the-safe-sleep-seven/

THRUSH

https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/thrush-detailed/

TONGUE TIE

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tongue-tie/

https://breastfeeding.support/tongue-tie-breastfeeding/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tongue-tie/symptoms-causes/syc-20378452

https://sarahoakleylactation.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/parents-tongue-tie-guide-2020-final.pdf

WEANING OFF THE BREAST

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/stopping-breastfeeding/

https://www.laleche.org.uk/thinking-of-weaning/

https://kellymom.com/ages/newborn/nb-challenges/wean-shield/

(On nursing twins). “It's a lot harder than it looks in the books. I did that a few times, but [mostly] I would take turns. It just takes a long time

Angelina Jolie

My attitude is, if someone sees a little somethin' somethin', don't look if you don't like it.

Kourtney Kardashian

There's just so much I can't eat because she's sensitive. I eat really bland [food]—chicken noodle soup, vegetables and fish. I had to cut out milk, no tomatoes and no lettuce. You think you have to cut everything out when you're pregnant, but you really have to cut everything out when you're breastfeeding.

Nicole Ritchie

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