- Breastfeeding – This Web page on MedlinePlus offers information on breastfeeding. Also included are links to dictionaries, lists of hospitals and physicians, health information in Spanish and other languages, clinical trials, and other consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health.
- Breastfeeding: Hints to Help You Get Off to a Good Start (Copyright © American Academy of Family Physicians) – This fact sheet from the American Academy of Family Physicians offers helpful hints on successful breastfeeding, including how to hold your baby, what you need to know about the let-down reflex, how to prevent and heal sore nipples, what to avoid eating, and where to get more information on breastfeeding.
- Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding – This Web page from the Nemours Foundation discusses the benefits of breastfeeding and the pros and cons of formula-feeding. It also answers common questions you may have about breastfeeding.
- Breastfeeding Your Baby – This resource from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has information on getting started with breastfeeding, diet, sex and birth control, work, and breast health. The site also includes a glossary of terms.
- Common Breastfeeding Myths – This Web page from the La Leche League includes answers to common beliefs about breastfeeding.
- Feeding Your Newborn – This Web page from the Nemours Foundation offers information on breastfeeding and bottle-feeding, including the benefits of breastfeeding, the limitations of breastfeeding and bottle-feeding, and possible challenges you may face.
- Getting Started with Breastfeeding – This website from Stanford University includes links to informative videos on how to breastfeed.
- Got Mom – The American College of Nurse-Midwives created the website to offer breastfeeding information and resources for mothers and families. The website discusses why breastmilk is best, dispels common misunderstandings about breastfeeding, and includes a list of helpful breastfeeding resources.
- Having a Doula: Is a Doula for Me? – This online source from the American Pregnancy Association discusses the role of doulas.
- The Breastfeeding Answer Book – This book from the La Leche League International, updated in 2012, includes information about bariatric surgery and breastfeeding, contraception, and pumping and storing breastmilk.
- What\’s in Breast Milk? – This Web page from the American Pregnancy Association describes what is in breastmilk and what makes breastmilk the best source of nutrition for your baby.
