Resources & Support
Local Resources for Island, Whatcom, & Skagit Counties
Bellingham Cranial Sacral Therapist: Sarah Mull, LMT, CCST – Offering Tidal Body Craniosacral Therapy and Advanced Bodywork in Bellingham. Offering free infant cranial sacral days on the first Monday of every month.
Portland, Oregon Area
General Information
Breastfeeding Made Simple – articles on the benefits of breastfeeding
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocols – Breastfeeding management and infant health issues, very useful to share with your health care provider
La Leche League – Parent to parent support and breastfeeding information
Kelly Mom – Quality, evidence-based info on breastfeeding and parenting
Natural Child Project – Useful, insightful articles on breastfeeding, attachment parenting, infant sleep and more
Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory – Info on co-sleeping and parent/baby sleep research from Dr. James McKenna
Latch
Biological Nurturing – Also known as “laid back breastfeeding”
Dr. Jack Newman – Video clips on various latch styles
Breastfeeding Made Simple -Animated latch
Milk Supply
Mother Food – Wonderful book that discusses lactogenic foods around the world
Mothers Overcoming Breastfeeding Issues (MOBI) – Great resource for supply issues
Milk Expression, Pumping, Working, and Storage
Milk Storage Guidelines – General guidelines for a healthy, full term baby (business card size for wallet or fridge)
Kelly Mom – Info on pumping and milk storage
Special Circumstances
Safe Preparation, Storage and Handling of Powdered Infant Formula – Publication by World Health Organization (WHO)
Lactation after Perinatal, Neonatal, or Infant Loss – Article by Melissa Cole, IBCLC (and related tables 2, 3, 4)
Lactation Resources for Parents in Construction or Trade Workplaces – Handout by Melissa Cole, IBCLC
Older Babies
Baby Led Weaning – A baby-led approach to starting solids
