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Combat Misinformation and learn more info by referring to our favorite evidenced-based resources - websites, books, YouTube channels, podcasts and more!
My page on Medications and Lactation has many resources, including links to databases where you can look up specific medications, info about alcohol, cannabis, caffeine and much more.
Kelly Mom - extensive parenting and breastfeeding resources on a wide variety of topics.
Droplet - breastfeeding, pumping, hand expression, research info and more. In English or Spanish.
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding - La Leche League’s best breastfeeding resource covering prenatal to older children. And, there are also many wonderful resources on the La Leche League site as well - articles, links to local support groups and much more.
MOBI Motherhood International (extensive list of breastfeeding resources - low supply, tongue/lip ties, sensory issues, dealing with fast flow, dealing with slow flow, baby's oral-motor skills, and so much more)
Low Milk Supply (lots of information on building supply and more). The owners of this site are the authors of the excellent book Making More Milk (Lisa Marasco, MA, IBCLC and Diana West, BS, IBCLC)
Bobby Ghaheri's Website - a Tongue and Lip Tie expert. Informative articles on all aspects of this important topic can be found on his blog page. Also look at his "Aftercare" page for all aspects of what to do after any tongue or lip tie procedures (also linked in our TOT’s blog post, part II).
Emma Pickett - her Instagram page is an excellent resource for gentle weaning ideas.
Sleep Resources
Sweet Sleep by Diane Weissinger and Diana West
Safe Infant Sleep by James McKenna (and his website - James McKenna Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory)
The No Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
Instagram pages with gentle approaches to infant sleep
elizabethpantley - author of the No Cry Sleep Solution
Induced Lactation and Re-lactation by Sweet Pea Breastfeeding. The owner - Alyssa Schnell, MS, IBCLC - is the author of the excellent book Breastfeeding Without Birthing (and the host of the podcast Breastfeeding Outside the Box, linked below!)
YouTube Channels
Podcasts! So informative on many topics - parenting, breastfeeding, pumping, gentle infant sleepy, balancing working/parenting, and so much more. Most of them are available through their websites (linked here) or you can find them on most podcast apps.
Babies in Common - birth, pregnancy and and post-partum
The Double Shift - working parents
The Longest Shortest Time - parenting
Coffee and Cosleeping (Instagram page - from their link you can get to the podcast, their Facebook group and more
Untethered - tongue ties, airway and more (babies through adults)
Babyled Weaning Made Easy - resources for starting solids and beyond. There are many episodes, I recommend starting by scrolling to the earliest ones, listen to the basics and then look around for more specific topics
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