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Nursing/ Breastfeeding resources The following are resources on breastfeeding. Please email me if you have otehr links and books you would like me to add on. Books Web links on general issues and specific issues Where to get help on Breastfeeding in Singapore; Private Lactation Consultant Maternity and nursing stores The following are links and books I would like to recommend on breastfeeding. Please email me if you have other links and books you would like me to add on.

BOOKS

General Information on Breastfeeding:

• The Breastfeeding Book
  by William Sears & Martha Sears
  • (The best breastfeeding book I have read. Highly recommended)
• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
  by La Leche League International
• The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers by Jack Newman, MD and Teresa Pitman;
• Practical Hints on Breastfeeding by BMSG (Singapore) Available from BMSG(S) It is free if you join as a member.

Specific Information on Breastfeeding

• Nursing Mother, Working Mother by Gale Pryor (Useful for working mothers)
• Breastfeeding Your Premature Baby
  by Gwen Gotsch
• Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession
  by Ruth A. Lawrence (after reading this, you can be as knowledgeable on breastfeeding as a doctor)

WEBSITES

General Information on Breastfeeding:

• http://www.kellymom.com
• http://www.breastfeeding.com/
• Breastfeeding Mother Support Group(Singapore)
• http://www.lalecheleague.org/ (Wonderful site with lots of information on many topics, including Breastfeeding legislation. Also one of the only sources I know that covers nursing strikes.)
• Breastfeeding policy by American Academy of Pediatrician
• UNICEF (United Nation Children’s Fund)
• Baby Milk Action (The full text of the WHO's International Code on Marketing of Breastmilk Substitute)

Specific Information on Breastfeeding:

1. Benefits of breastfeeding

• 101 Reasons to Breastfeed Your Child
• Outcomes of Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding
• Advantages of Breastfeeding A-Z

2. Low Supply

• Misconceptions from The Nursing Baby
• Brewer's Yeast - can it improve your milk supply?
• Increasing Low Milk Supply - from Kelly's AP
• Is my baby getting enough milk – tells you whether do you really have low supply problems.

3. Position and lacthing on

• Photoassay of latch on:
• Clampdown Bite Reflex ( a common problem faced by most mothers when babies are teething)
• Positioning & Attachment Checklist
• Nipple Compression Stripe (if you see a compressionline across your nipple after feeding, most likely there isa problem with your latching)
• Large Nipples and Areola

4. Sore nipples and wound healing

• Nipple Pain – gives a good guide on possible reasons for sore nipples
• Moist Wound healing

5. Medication and herbs during breastfeeding:
Each day breastfeeding mothers are misinformed about taking medications while breastfeeding, many moms are told they must stop breastfeeding or "pump and dump." In the majority of cases, this is bad advice on the part of the health care provider based on his or her limited education about breastfeeding and medications.

The following links will provide some information on medication and herbs and breastfeeding.

• http://www.kellymom.com/health/index.html
• http://www.kellymom.com/herbal/index.html
• http://neonatal.ttuhsc.edu/lact/ (Dr. Tom Hale, PhD, has done extensive research on the effects of medication in mothers' milk. His site features a professional and mother's forum for looking up and asking information about medications and mothers milk)
• http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010701/119.html (An excellent article on breastfeeding and medication)

6. C-section and Breastfeeding

• Is it possible to breastfeed after a Cesarean?
• Positions for nursing after a Cesarean

7. Breastfeeding and Jaundice

• Management of Hyperbilirubinemia (Jaundice) in the Healthy Term Newborn AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS- "The AAP discourages the interruption of breast-feeding in healthy term newborns and encourages continued and frequent breast-feeding (at least eight to ten times every 24 hours). Supplementing nursing with water or dextrose water does not lower the bilirubin level in jaundiced, healthy, breast-feeding infants."
• Jaundice by Anne Smith, IBCLC

8. Breastfeeding and reflux

• FAQ on Nursing a baby with Reflux from LLLI
• Breastfeeding the baby with GER (Reflux) from LLLI
• www.ambybaby.com has a good collection of reflux articles

9. Nutrition and Breastfeeding

• Can you affect the fat or calories in your milk? - includes some ways to increase fat baby gets from your milk, from Kelly's AP website ( a must read website if your baby is gaining weight slowly)
• How soon after drinking alcohol can I nurse?
• Drinking Alcohol While Breastfeeding

10. Preparation for Breastfeeding

• Epidural and Breastfeeding (summary of a research paper)
• Epidural and breastfeeding by www.breastfeeding .com
• Top ten ways to prepare for breastfeeding
• Before you breastfeed
• Tips on buying a bra
• All about nursing pads
• Cremes and ointment –explain why lanolin is good
• Nipple confusion – a good article on nipple confusion
• Feeding a newborn (Dr Jack Newman)

11. Tandem Breastfeeding

• Articles published in KKH Junior club magazine in Oct issue : A pdf file
• http://www.kellymom.com/bf/tandem/index.html. A fantastic site with lots of bf information

Breastfeeding Help

• Breastfeeding Mother Support Group (BMSG).Tel: 63393558 provide free counselling service. A voluntary, non-profit organisation, run by mothers who have breastfed our own children, and want to share the benefits and rewards of natural feeding with other mothers. They also sell and rent pumps to members and non-members.
• Eastshore Hospital 6340 8681 Will do postnatal Home Care visit for any mother, at $41.20 per visit + transport charge of $20 (if location is 20 km or more from the hospital).
• KK hospital Lactation Service 6394 8232
  (by appointment) Open to any mother. Non KK mothers - abt $60 dep. on problem. KK mothers - $17.40.
• Mt Alvernia Parentcraft Dept 6359 7926
  (by appointment) Open to any mother. $25.75 per consultation.
• Mt Elizabeth Lactation Clinics 6731 2176/7
  6731 2180/1/2/3
  (by appointment) Open to any mother. Charges : $30 a session (before GST). Pumps are available for renting.
• Singapore General Hospital 6321 4530
  only SGH mothers needing follow-up breastfeeding help.
• Thomson Medical Centre 6256 9494
  onlyTMC mothers needing follow-up breastfeeding help.
• Joyful Parenting 6488 0286 Run by Family Life Society. Provides hotline services.Serves any mother in need.

Private Lactation Consultant

• Doris Fok Lactation Consultancy 6259 2139
  (by appointment) First lactation consultant in Singapore. IBLCE (International Board of Lactation Consulatant Examiners) Director, Asian Representative IBCLC coordinator in Singapore, BFHI assessor and educator, independent and regional consultant on breastfeeding.
• Eileen Antenatal Care Centre Pg. 9510 8821
  6352 9388 Private Lactation Consultant. Also runs antenatal classes including breastfeeding info

Maternity and nursing stores

Online

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• http://www.angelbliss.com.sg/
• http://www.babynme.com.sg/
• http://www.funkymoms.com/
• http://www.hushushwear.com.sg/
• http://www.iwantmilks.com/
• http//www.maternalove.com
• http://www.motherneeds.com/
• http://www.mothersenvogue.com/
• http://www.mumexclusives.com.sg/
• http://www.newmaternity.com/
• http://www.portabella.com.sg/
• http://www.gothemilkyway.com/

Stores:

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• Mums & Babes --Plaza Singapura #04-17
• 9mois -- Plaza Singapura #04-15
• MaMa Chic Maternity Shoppe -- Specialists center #02-44
• Mod Mums -- Shaw center #04-20
• Mothercare -- causeway point, centrepoint, marina square, parkway parade, sunect city mall, KKH
• Mothers Work -- Forum shopping mall #01-17, Greatworldcity #01-29A http://www.motherswork.com.sg
• Motherworld -- century square #02-39, Jurong point #02-52, Great World city #03-02
• Thyme maternity --UOB center #03-11, Suntec city mall #02-09, Taka 3rd floor
• The Maternity House -- Paragon #03-06
• Blisse --Paragon
  

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