• Importance of exclusive breastfeeding
• Top Ten Take Home Points by Melissa Cole, IBCLC
• When to see a lactation consultant handout
• What to expect at a lactation consultation handout
• Refreshing articles on the normal process of breastfeeding and parenting by Diane Wiessinger
• Benefits of Breastfeeding articles
• INFACT – Resource for many handouts on the importance of breastfeeding
• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine –Clinical protocols that relate to breastfeeding management and infant health issues, very useful to share with your health care provider
• Importance of Skin to Skin Care (Kangaroo Care)
• Info for partners and grandparents on how to best support the nursing mother
• Breastfeeding Stories – Families share their breastfeeding joys and challenges in their own words
• La Leche League – Mother to Mother support and breastfeeding information
• KellyMom – Quality, evidence-based info on breastfeeding and parenting
• Natural Child Project – Useful, insightful articles on breastfeeding, attachment parenting, infant sleep and more
• Common Sense Breastfeeding – Lots of great info on the normalcy of breastfeeding and more
• Dr. James McKenna – Info on co-sleeping and mother/baby sleep research
• Breastfeeding Stories – Families share their breastfeeding joys and challenges in their own words
• Portland Area Resource List Breastfeeding related list with local and online resources

• Biological Nurturing (aka “laid back breastfeeding”)
• Dr. Jack Newman’s video clips on various latch styles
• Ameda’s video clip on comfortable latch
• “Breastfeeding Made Simple”-Animated Latch

• One mother’s blog and story of coping with low supply and links to resources, books and tips
• Motherfood is a wonderful book that discusses lactogenic foods around the world
• MOBI– Mothers Overcoming Breastfeeding Issues, great resource for supply issues
• Making More Milk– Web site and book for mothers dealing with low milk supply

• General Milk Storage Guidelines for a healthy, full term baby (business card size for wallet or fridge)
• Kellymom’s link for pumping and milk storage issues
• Milk donation: Northwest Mothers Milk Bank, Human Milk Banking Association of North America, Milkshare (for mother-to mother donation)
• Breastfeeding and Returning to Work handout

• Breastfeeding Improvement Following Tongue-Tie and Lip-Tie Release: A Prospective Cohort Study
• Revision Lingual Frenotomy Improves Patient-Reported Breastfeeding Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study
• Article on “The Basics of Tongue and Lip Tie: Related Issues, Assessment and Treatment”
• Luna Lactation’s YouTube channel page with post-frenotomy care videos and more
• New Thoughts on Infant Post-Frenotomy Care, a handout by Melissa Cole, IBCLC
• A video clip, shared with permission, of Melissa Cole, IBCLC, doing some basic post-frenotomy oral-work with an infant at the Luna Lactation clinic
• AAP newsletter on tongue tie
• Catherine Genna Watson’s book excerpt on posterior tongue tie and her website with more photos
• ILCA tongue tie handout
• Dr. Lawrence Kotlow’s web site has a great collection of his tongue/lip tie articles (click on articles)
• “Why does it hurt me when I breastfeed?” Dr.Kotlow’s presentation on breastfeeding and tongue tie
• Tongue Tie.net – An informational site for families and professionals
• Brian Palmer DDS – Breastfeeding and Frenulums presentation
• Tongue Tie and Frenotomy in the Breastfeeding Newborn by Dr. Isabella Knox
• International Affiliation of Tongue Tie Professionals  website has excellent info on tongue tie
• La Leche League’s, “Womanly Art of Breastfeeding” book excerpt on tongue tie (good, simple article)
• “Pediatrics” journal article on ankyloglossia and treatment outcomes
• A thoughtful article on the connection between low milk supply and tongue tie
• A bibliography of tongue-tie related articles from 1948-2013
• “Tell Me About Tongue Ties” an article by Norma Ritter
• Dr. Ghaheri – Portland, OR provider’s site about tongue tie assessment and treatment

• Chiropractic care for lactation issues, a study
• Article on craniosacral for babies and children by Carol Gray
• Collection of articles on Crasniosacral Therapy (CST) and Breastfeeding
• Video webinar on Holistic Treatment of Reflux and Colic by Dr. Randall Neustaedter, OMD
• National Center for Homeopathy brochures for pregnancy and children
• Bowen Therapy: FAQs, Maternal and Newborn Care and Bowen in Pregnancy
• Placenta Medicine: Tradition or Trend? by Melissa Cole
• Food as Medicine: Healing Postpartum Edema
• Food as Medicine: Postpartum Energy
• Food As Medicine: Nutrient Dense Snacks, Free of Common Allergens
• Handout: five-ways-to-practice-daily-self-care

• Breastfeeding your Late Preterm Baby handout
• Kangaroo Care for your Premature or Ill Baby handout
• Breastfeeding your Premature or Ill Baby handout
• Tortilcollis and the Breastfed Baby handout
• Reflux in the Breastfed Baby handout
• Breastfeeding with Diabetes handout
• Planning to Breastfeed a Baby with Medical Problems handout
• Jaundice in the Breastfed Baby handout
• Safe formula preparation, WHO guidelines

• Baby Led Weaning – A baby-led approach to starting solids
• Breastfeeding the Older Baby handout
• Taking Care of the Breastfed Baby’sTeeth handout

• Breastfeeding Twins handout
• “The Boho Mama” –  Local Portland blog with ample twins resources listed blog site

• Lactation after perinatal, neonatal, or infant loss – an article by Melissa Cole, IBCLC, RLC (related tables 1, 2, 3, 4)

• Books for Parents
• Books for Professionals
• Hale Publishing Books – A good collection of books and handouts on breastfeeding for parents/professionals, including Medications and Mother’s Milk
• Amazon.com– A good source for new and used books on breastfeeding, digital books are also available like, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
• Powell’s Books – A local, independent bookstore and online provider of quality new and used books with many titles for parents and professionals

• The Babywearer– Good informational site about baby wearing and also for baby carrier reviews
• Mountain Rose Herbs – A resource for quality, organic hard-to-find herbs.
• Soft Star Shoes – OK, so these are totally not breastfeeding related but they are my favorite local Oregon shoe company for babies (and big people)

Disclaimer: All material on this website is provided for educational purposes only, although every effort is made to provide accurate and up-to-date information.  If you are concerned about your health, or that of your child, consult with your health care provider regarding the advisability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your individual situation.