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Parenting Site of the Month
March 2000 |
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 A section of the La Leche
League website, this superb online collection of almost 200
articles on 16 breastfeeding topics has been reprinted from La
Leche League International publications, primarily New
Beginnings, the bimonthly publication for LLL members. As
with all of the LLLI publications, these articles provide
exceptionally thorough breastfeeding information and
well-presented practical advice.
The 16 topics include:
- General information
- Breastfeeding adopted babies
- Breastfeeding and dental health
- Breastfeeding disabled or handicapped
Babies
- Breastfeeding families
- Breastfeeding mothers at home
- Breastfeeding multiple babies and
tandem breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding premature infants
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- Breastfeeding with implants and after
breast surgery
- Common (and not-so-common)
breastfeeding concerns
- Extended breastfeeding (past one
year)
- Fathers and breastfeeding
- Milk supply issues
- Reports on sessions from the 1999
LLLI Conference
- Weaning
- Working and breastfeeding
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In the General Information section, the article " A Biocultural Approach to Breastfeeding" offers an invaluable overview of
breastfeeding from a cross-cultural perspective. "Common Breastfeeding Myths" is a must-read for all new parents. The
compelling article "More Than Milk"
discusses the essential but often-ignored emotional aspects of
breastfeeding. "LLLI
Philosophy" is the engaging story of the history
and philosophy of LLLI, showing how "mothering through
breastfeeding has enriched our lives as parents and as people in
ways we never anticipated".
The Breastfeeding Family section covers such helpful and
varied topics as starting solids, responding to criticism,
moving, camping, co-sleeping, and breastfeeding images in
children's books. " Food Fight", an article about family meals, offers
thoughtful suggestions that would be useful for all families.
The section on Extended Breastfeeding has a wealth of useful
information on this important topic. " Nursing Beyond One Year" is an excellent overview of the
psychological, medical, and cultural aspects of extended
nursing. Other especially helpful articles in this section
discuss such common concerns as criticism from relatives,
benefits of extended breastfeeding, night waking, and weaning.
La Leche League International is a nonprofit organization
providing education, information, and support for breastfeeding
women through thousands of local groups. Their toll-free number,
1-800-LALECHE, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For
the name and phone number of a Leader in your area, call (847)
519-7730, follow the prompts and enter your zip code. Many
groups are also listed in the white pages of the local telephone
directory under "La Leche League".
We highly recommend the entire La Leche League website, which continues to be the best overall resource
for breastfeeding information on the Internet. The site offers
an extensive collection of informative and supportive articles,
a breastfeeding FAQ, a search engine, and lists of local
chapters throughout the world. We also recommend The Womanly Art of
Breastfeeding, their
"definitive guide" for nursing mothers and their
families.
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