Thread: Introduction and Nursing FAQ's

10. Side Lying PHOTOS and positions

Learning how to nurse side-lying can be key in establishing a healthy long-term nursing relationship by allowing mom to get more rest, and babe to get more milk.

http://mother-2-mother.com/tut-layingdown.htm

11. Identifying and treating THRUSH

Articles by Dr. Jack Newman

Using Gentian Violet (Handout #6):
http://www.pregnancy.org/article.php?sid=859

Fluconazole (Diflucan) Treatment (Handout #20):
http://www.pregnancy.org/article.php?sid=873

Candida Protocol:
http://www.breastfeedingonline.com/candidaprotocol.html

Article by Dr. Sears
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/T028100.asp

Originally posted by MamaRenee:

Treating and Preventing Thrush

Kelly's AP: Thrush Resources

CANDIDA YEAST OR THRUSH INFECTION ON NIPPLES

FAQ on Thrush and Breastfeeding

Could We Have Thrush?

Natural Remedies for Thrush

12. Thyroid problems in Nursing Mother

Originally Posted by MamaRenee:

Kellymom has a new section on her site regarding nursing with thyroid problems. It seem very comprehensive, and I wanted to share it here.

http://www.kellymom.com/health/thyroid/index.html

I'll also include a couple of LLL articles on the same subject, for those moms who are facing this challenege.

http://www.lalecheleague.org/FAQ/hypothyroidism.html

http://www.lalecheleague.org/FAQ/hyperthyroidism.html

Also, I would encourage anyone who has further information on this topic to post links here. It's always nice for us to have good information referrals.

13. The Truth About Breastfeeding
By Jan Anderson
http://www.freestoriescenter.com/sto....asp?entry=304


This is a nice story discussing the real challenges and joys of breastfeeding. We've had a lot of positive feedback from this story
-Angie

14. Breastfeeding Videos

Click Here - Breastfeeding Help Videos

Dr. Jack Newman has How-To videos on:

• First Latch
  Subsequent Latch
  Bad Latch
  Breast Compression
  Shifting baby to get more milk
  Waking baby to get more milk
  Use of Lactation Aid

15. Vitamin D Supplementation

Originally Posted by MamaRenee:

http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vi...vitamin-d.html

http://www.mothering.com/articles/ne...eficiency.html

http://www.mothering.com/articles/ne...vitamin-d.html

http://www.mothering.com/sections/ac...nuary2004.html


Originally Posted by KariM:

Well...here's La Leche League's stance on the vitamin D issue:

http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBJulAug04p124.html

I especially liked this quote, "Exclusively breastfed healthy, full-term infants from birth to six months who have adequate exposure to sunlight are not at risk for developing vitamin D deficiency or rickets. Rickets occurs because of a deficiency in sunlight exposure, not because of a deficiency in human milk."

16. What's normal - Cluster feeding, growth spurts, sleepy baby

Great article to read while NAK (Nursing at keyboard!)
http://mother-2-mother.com/normal.htm#NewbornNursing

17. Awards, Blinkies, Icons
Kelly from Kellymom.com gave me permission to post these
Breastfeeding advocacy blinkies from Kellymom.com, the best BF resource on the web!


Breastfeeding Blinkies elsewhere on the web

Originally posted by Hemiola:
Breastfeeding advocacy blinkies
Breastfeeding blinkies
Breastfeeding milestone blinkies
Printable certificates for your baby book
AP, Homebirth, VBAC blinkies


Originally posted by Mystical
Blinkies by DohertyDesigns
Direct-link Milestones by Gynosaur
More baby, month blinkies
Pumping milestone blinkies
Momma dollz with babies/toddlers in slings

18. Weaning with Love

Originally posted by Angelfish
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/weaning/index.html

KellyMom.com has a fantastic weaning database. It covers topics such as:

*What is Weaning?
*Exclusive Pumping
*self-weaning
*night weaning
*weaning from a nipple shield
*partial weaning
*weaning techniques
*comfort measures for the mother while weaning.

It's an excellent site for reliable info.

19. C-hold/ Sandwich Hold

Photos are found apx 2/3 of the way down this page:
http://www.leron-line.com/BasicsChI_Starting.htm

LLL Positioning Techniques:
http://www.lalecheleague.org/FAQ/pos...t%20Techniques

This method seems to work well when the baby's mouth appears to be much smaller than the mother's nipple.

Edited 5-29-07 to fix bad link