Here you will find guidance on how to feed your baby until you can be seen by Sylvia for breastfeeding assistance To schedule an appointment with Sylvia call (510) 538-3679
or (510) 881-5348.
When Your Baby Has Trouble Breastfeeding – Simple Solutions
· My breasts feel extremely full and uncomfortable. What can I do about it?
This La Leche League article explains a technique called “reverse pressure softening” which is helpful in the early days after birth if you begin to notice firmness of the areola, latch pain or breast fullness.
· Bottle-Feeding as a Tool to Reinforce Breastfeeding
This PDF document is by lactation consultant Dee Kassing, published in the Journal of Human Lactation, Feb 2002;18(1):56-60.
· Hand Expressing Breastmilk A great video from Dr. Jane Morton at Lucille Packard Hospital demonstrating how easily hand expression can be taught to mothers. The site also discusses many other topics that might be helpful to new parents. See for example the links to circumcision and frenotomy (tongue tie) under their Professional Education section.
· Choosing A Correctly-Fitted Breastshield - If you are using a breastpump to express milk for your baby, it is very important that you have correctly-fitted breastshields.
General Breastfeeding Information
· Breastfeeding.com - A very informative site with lots of breastfeeding information.
· Kellymom.com - This internationally recognized website was developed by Kelly Bonyata (BS, IBCLC) to provide evidence-based information on breastfeeding, sleep and parenting. Kelly stays up-to-date with the latest research on lactation, infant nutrition and infant development so that she can provide parents and professionals with the most current information available.
· Breastfeedingonline.com - Cindy Curtis (RNC, IBCLC, CCE) has created this website to help empower women to choose to breastfeed and to educate society at large about the importance and benefits of breastfeeding. This site, like the above kellymom.com, is also evidence-based.
· Making Milk Is Easy! Click picture at left to download and print a FREE handout and learn 10 easy steps to make plenty of milk. (Provided by the Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition). Click here to check out their other promotional products designed to spread more awareness of the enormous value of breastfeeding.
· How to donate your surplus milk to help a sick or fragile infant:
CALIFORNIA: The Mothers' Milk Bank at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
751 South Bascom Ave., San Jose, CA 95128 Phone (408) 998-4550
Email: mothersmilkbank@hhs.co.santa-clara.ca.us
Breastfeeding.org has an excellent webpage on milk banks. It lists other milk banks
in the USA and has a link to the Human Milk Banking Association of North America
(HMBANA).
· Dr. Jack Newman's Visual Guide to Breastfeeding - A wealth of breastfeeding information
· Rebecca Glover, RM, IBCLC - Great web site talking about getting a good latch.
"Oral Stability is dependent on neck and shoulder girdle stability, which are, in turn, dependant on trunk and pelvic stability."
· In Breastfeeding Made Simple, we describe the Seven Natural Laws of Breastfeeding. These are laws you can use to get breastfeeding off to a good start and avoid common challenges. If you are having difficulties, these laws can help you get back on track. We’ve also provided some additional resources on this site to help you on your way.
· International Lactation Consultant Association - Find a lactation consultant near you, if you aren't near us!
· La Leche League International - a non-profit international organization that promotes mothers helping mothers to breastfeed. LLL was founded in 1957 by 7 housewives from suburban Chicago. Watch this 10 minute TV tribute celebrating their 50th anniversary. Thank you to Chicago Tonight for this wonderful production. To find a Breastfeeding Support Group near you click here. They now have a Toll-Free Helpline Number in the US! Call 1-877-4-LALECHE (877-452-5324) for breastfeeding support and encouragement 24-hours a day!
· La Leche League of Hayward All breastfeeding mothers and mothers-to-be interested in breastfeeding are welcome to come to our meetings at Kaiser or call one of our Leaders below for breastfeeding help or information. Babies are always welcome at our meetings.
Dianne (510) 713-9391, robndianne@sbcglobal.net
Paula (925) 933-5002, pjmandv@earthlink.net
· La Leche League turns 50 - To better understand where birth and breastfeeding were when La Leche League was begun, read this article describing Marian Tompson's role in starting LLL. In 2001, Mrs. Tompson began a new organization in Evanston, IL called Another Look to help educate others about the issue of whether HIV can be passed from mother to child through breast milk, as is commonly believed.
· Ameda - Breastfeeding Community: Links
Ameda has many links that are useful to the breastfeeding mom. Links for breastfeeding multiples, help for parent of baby with cleft palate, adoptive parents, to mention a few.
Sylvia rents and sells their breast pumps and accessories.
· Bottle-Feeding as a Tool to Reinforce Breastfeeding - by Dee Kassing, BS, MLS, IBCLC
- Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 56-60. © 2002 International Lactation Consultant Association. Dee is the owner and founder of Breastfeeding Support Services, Inc. She began helping mothers breastfeed 25 years ago. She became a La Leche League Leader in 1986 and has developed a style of bottle-feeding that can be used to reinforce proper breastfeeding. This article describing her method (the Kassing Method of bottle-feeding) was voted by the journal’s readers as The Most Useful Article of 2002. The Kassing Method of bottle-feeding is now used worldwide. Click here for her Recommendations for Bottle Nipples.
· Lying Down May Help Breastfeeding - A News Bulletin from BBC News - May 1, 2007
· Nicotine In Breastmilk Disrupts Infants' Sleep Patterns - A News Bulletin from Mothering Magazine - Sept. 2007
· Extend Breastfeeding's Benefits Why stop at one year? Breastmilk feeds the emotional, cognitive, and physical development of toddlers as well as babies.
By Kyla Steinkraus in Mothering Magazine - Issue 144, September/October 2007
· Neonatal Codeine Poisoning in Breastfed Infant Dr. Thomas Hale’s email response to the FDA warning on use of codeine in nursing mothers. Dr. Hale is well-known for his expertise in breastfeeding pharmacology. Below in the Special Breastfeeding Situations section, you’ll find a description of his Q & A Forum on Breastfeeding and Medications.
Breastfeeding Hope - Baby Self-Latches
· Breast Crawl Video (From the Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India)
A beautiful website and video on self attaching, encouraging initiation of breastfeeding within the first half hour after birth. “The Breast Crawl belongs to nature and hence is invaluable. Kindly share this material with many future parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and help as many mothers and babies as possible to initiate breastfeeding by nature’s way.”
· A Lactation Consultant's Favorite Moment: Watching Baby's Self-Attachment
Read this wonderful story about baby's innate ability to latch.
Based on Dr. Christina M. Smillie’s new DVD: Baby-Led Breastfeeding
Special Breastfeeding Situations
· MOBI Motherhood International MOBI stands for Mothers Overcoming Breastfeeding Issues. It was founded by and for mothers who grieved their unsuccessful breastfeeding relationships. They were surprised and comforted to find other mothers had similar experiences. Their mutual support enabled some mothers to find solutions or closure.
· Breastfeeding: Preventative Management Guidelines - Stanford School of Medicine’s breastfeeding guidelines intended to support those who are exclusively breastfeeding but are at higher risk of breastfeeding failure.
· Breastfeeding Pharmacology Forum Thousands of questions asked by Healthcare Professionals relating to medications in breastfeeding mothers. Answered by Thomas W. Hale, R.Ph., Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University’s School of Medicine.
· BFAR (BreastFeeding After Reduction)
Within this site, you'll find information about the effects of each type of breast and nipple surgery on breastfeeding, how the surgeries are performed, and stories from women who have breastfed after the surgeries.
· LowMilkSupply.org is an outgrowth of BFAR and serves as a resource for information about assessing and increasing milk production and supplementing in ways that are supportive of breastfeeding.
· Tongue Tie – from Confusion to Clarity - Links to many helpful sites addressing this common birth defect, listed under three headings:
General Information on Tongue Tie
Breastfeeding and Tongue Tie
Surgery for Tongue Tie
· Congential Tongue-Tie and Its Impact on Breastfeeding
American Academy of Pediatrics Summer 2004.
This article is the best source for more information about type I, II, III, IV tongue tie.
· Tongue-tie Videos prepared by the respected Jeanne Ballard MD.
“There are two YouTube (yes, YouTube) videos here, each about 4 minutes in length.
The first one shows an assessment being done, using the Hazelbaker Assessment Tool (and showing Mom's ouchy nipple); the second shows the actual clipping procedure, and baby's immediate post-procedure feed. They are fabulous.” - Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC
· Ankyloglossia in Breastfeeding Infants: The Effect of Frenotomy on Maternal Nipple Pain and Latch - a study published in Breastfeeding Medicine, vol. 1, issue 4, 2006.
· D-MER.org - Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex is a newly recognized condition causing a brief surge of dysphoria, or negative emotions, that peak before the milk ejection reflex, or letdown, in a lactating woman and then dissipates quickly after the milk release.
Watch their video entitled “Shining Light on Dysphoric MER in Breastfeeding Women”
Special Help/Suggestions when you have a Premie
· Links on breastfeeding the premature infant
· Pumping Milk for your Premature Baby - A four-page brochure with instructions and color photographs about establishing a milk supply by pumping.
Good information by Kay Hoover, MEd, IBCLC & Barbara Wilson-Clay, BS, IBCLC
· From a Mother of a Premie: Light at the End of the Tunnel
Products to Help in Breastfeeding
· Decent Exposures Looking for a comfortable nursing bra? Just choose your bra, then call to get their help in determining the size of bra that will work best for you.
For Working Moms who Breastfeed
· New regulations on airline passengers carrying breastmilk Effective August 4, 2007, mothers flying with, and now without, their child will be permitted to bring breast milk in quantities greater than three ounces as long as it is declared for inspection at the security checkpoint.
· Lactation and the Law - A very informative article by Jake Aryeh Marcus, published in the July/August 2007 issue of Mothering Magazine.
· Learn more about California's Lactation Accommodation Law at these sites:
· Breastfeeding and Workplace: California Labor Law for Lactation Accommodation for Employees from The Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles.
Includes the brochure: “Women, Work and Breastfeeding: Everybody Benefits!”
· Implementing the California Lactation Law - Handouts promoting the California Law on Work and Breastfeeding, compiled by the San Francisco Dept of Public Health
· Breastfeeding Resources from the WIC Supplemental Nutrition Branch of the California Department of Health Services. Offers much information including these powerful new handouts:
* What to Expect in the First Week of Breastfeeding (English) (Spanish)
* How does Formula Compare to Breastfeeding? (English) (Spanish)
* Poster: "How does Formula Compare to Breastfeeding?" (English) (Spanish)
· Company Cited for not Providing Mom with Work Accomodations to Pump her Milk
This is a press release by the California Department of Industrial Relations dated June 20, 2008. The citation is the first of its kind since the lactation law took effect in 2002. The infraction was reported to California’s Labor Commissioner, Angela Bradstreet, who is the chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).
Breastfeeding: When Your Baby’s Adopted
· A Special Gift: Breastfeeding an Adopted Baby - A very helpful and well-researched article by Julie Bouchet Horwitz, published in the January/February 2001 issue of Mothering Magazine.
Breastfeeding in the Media
· Breast Milk Battle (ABC News Video - Aug. 6, 2007)
NYC hospital policy may result in more women breastfeeding their babies.
· Palo Alto Man Fights Cancer using Human Breast Milk
The Mother's Milk Bank in San Jose has given prescribed milk to 60 cancer patients since 2000 with positive results. (KTVU, San Francisco - Nov. 16, 2007)
· Long Journey for Mother's Milk (San Angelo Standard-Times - Jan. 9, 2008)
Every two weeks toddler Silas Bohl gets special deliveries of about 4 gallons' worth of breast milk from his mom who is an Air Force captain and active-duty doctor deployed in Afghanistan halfway across the globe.
· Breast Milk Contains Stem Cells (ScienceAlert - Feb. 11, 2008)
Dr. Mark Cregan is excited about the promise that his scientific discovery (that breast milk contains stem cells) could be the start of many more exciting revelations about the potency of breast milk.
· Breast-fed Children Found Smarter (Reuters - May 5, 2008)
A new study provides some of the best evidence to date that breast-feeding can make children smarter. Children whose mothers breast-fed them longer and did not mix in baby formula scored higher on intelligence tests.
· Milk of Human Kindness (The Straits Times, Singapore - May 19, 2008)
A Chinese policewoman is contributing to China's massive earthquake relief effort in a very personal way - by breast-feeding eight babies.
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