antibra.com - Breastfeeding help, information, support, helplines, and advocacy links

This page is divided into following sections:

Breastfeeding help & support
Breastfeeding resources and information
Breastfeeding activism and advocacy
Breast milk information
Breastfeeding in Western culture
Breastfeeding products

Breastfeeding help and support

Find a lactation consultant in your area

La Leche League groups in the USA
Contact info to find your local support group

If you have had problems with public breastfeeding and have been asked to leave malls, pools, restaurants, etc., or to go to restroom to nurse, or if you have had problems at workplace, fill the feedback form at National Alliance of Breastfeeding Advocacy (NABA).

Breastfeeding Mom's Bill of Rights: The Right to Pump Breastmilk at Work by Katherine Kam has good suggestions how to approach your boss about the issue.

"Breastfeeding Welcome Here" Campaign
To make breastfeeding welcome in all public places as well as at the workplace, Motherwear has compiled a free packet of information asking businesses to become active supporters of breastfeeding.

Message boards

Breastfeeding.com's message boards
Information, help, support and inspiration to breastfeeding women. Breastfeeding.com is a labor of love - 1.5 million women visitors a year.

Australian Breastfeeding Association discussion board
Good breastfeeding information for everyone. Besides normal women, qualified Australian Breastfeeding Association counsellors may post to the list from time to time providing expert opinions, suggestions and information. Also, breastfeeding helpline available for Australian mothers.

Earthy Birthy Thought Swap - Online mothering community talking about breastfeeding, co-sleeping, cloth-diapering, natural parenting, natural birth & pregnancy, and more.

Breastfeeding MOMs Community
Moms On a Mission. Looking for other nursing moms can be worse than trying to find a needle in a haystack, or maybe you've found a community but feel lost in the crowd. Dee for yourself why Breastfeeding MOMs was voted a "Most Loved Mommy's Site".

health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pumpmoms/
Discussion group providing support for working & pumping moms

ProMom Forums
ProMom news, breastfeeding information and support, National Nurse Out, and more.

Helplines

Breastfeeding helpline from The National Women's Health Information Center. Call 1-800-994-WOMAN (9662), Monday through Friday, 9AM to 6PM EST, for help in common breastfeeding issues such as nursing positions, questions about pumping and storage, for support to make breastfeeding a success, and for tips for working moms.

Nursing Mothers Counsel Has 24-hour referral hotlines wheree you can get free breastfeeding information and support from one of our volunteer mothers. Also info & mini-movies about good latch.

The Breastfeeding Network Supporterline
If you are in the UK, you can ring the Breastfeeding Network's Supporterline on 0870 900 8787. The service operates from 9.30am to 9.30pm every day of the year. Breastfeeding Network Supporters are volunteers who have done extensive training, and are also mothers who have breastfed their babies. They give information and support to mothers who have challenges with breastfeeding, and will visit new mothers at home where possible.

Breastfeeding resources and information websites

La Leche League Breastfeeding FAQ

Breastfeeding.com
All about breastfeeding, Right start for moms-to-be, lots of news and articles, products, message boards, video clips, the working mom and more.

La Leche League international
Find tons of info and FAQs & books on breastfeeding, and your local support group information.

Jack Newman's articles as well as video clips of Dr Jack helping moms breastfeed

Kellymom.com - Breastfeeding and Parenting
A wealth of information on about all breastfeeding issues you might think of. Also deals with attachment parenting.

Australian Breastfeeding Association
Lots of information, message board, contact counsellors (only for Australians)

Breast Pumps & Breast Feeding Information
Tips, reviews and articles for nursing mothers using a breast pump. Full reviews on medela , whittlestone, whisper wear and ameda.

Breastfeeding MOMs
Moms On a Mission. Our focus is on education, support, and community. Our goal is healthy babies and happy moms. We believe that with information and support, breastfeeding can once again become the "normal" way to feed your baby!

Special breastfeeding situations

The Adoptive Breastfeeding Resource Website
Community, profiles, articles, resources for adoptive breastfeeding.

1ASupportGroup For Adoptive Breastfeding Mothers
A support group for Adoptive Breastfeeding Mothers and Mothers to be, and women who are re-lactating after weaning.

BFAR - BreastFeeding After Reduction
Information and support to mothers who wish to breastfeed after breast reduction surgery and information to health care providers about the feasibility and protocols of breastfeeding after breast reduction surgery.

BFRLC - Supporting the People who Support Breastfeeding
Resources especially for lactation professionals.

Breastfeeding activism and advocacy (= lactivism)

What can I do?

If you are currently breastfeeding, one of the best things you can do to promote breastfeeding is BREASTFEED - especially in public! If people seem to have weird looks, try tell them you are doing something totally natural and wonderful that is the best for your baby.
Whether you are male or female, nursing or not, try to educate your friends on the matter, and invite them to visit this site. Don't attack other people, though, or approach them in a demanding manner. You can just ask them to visit 007b.com and see what they think of it.
Or, if you have a website, you can provide a link to this site. Text link is wonderful, or see Link to us if you prefer banners
Join La Leche League and support their important mission. Join your local La Leche League group, or take part in their Online Group meeting.
National Breastfeeding MediaWatch
Become a volunteer and send letters of commendation when you see positive images and references to breastfeeding in media, and letters with suggestions and information when you see negative or inaccurate references.
Take part in which is held each year in October. The challenge is to have most babies latch on Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge

These sites have other suggestions for breastfeeding advocacy and activism.

Becoming an advocate from National Alliance of Breastfeeding Advocacy (NABA).
One person can make a difference in the scheme of things! This document will provide an overview of a number of methods and ideas for advocating and lobbying for our common special interests of lactation support and services and breastfeeding reform.

The 3-minute Activist at Promom.org

Breastfeeding advocacy page at Breastfeeding.com
Links for advocacy information and support, legislation info, workplace support, Baby Friendly Hospitals, and more.

Texas Breastfeeding Promotion site
This breastfeeding promotion program from Texas Health Department, aims to increase breastfeeding rates by the year 2004 to 75% at hospital discharge and 50% at 6 months postpartum. They are educating health care workers, have a peer counselor program for pregnant women, encourage hospitals to become baby friendly, sponsor the National Breastfeeding MediaWatch program, and more.

SupportBreastfeeding.com
This site has info about pending legislation, and shows you how you can help to get legislation enacted.

Baby Milk Action
A non-profit organisation which aims to save lives and to end the avoidable suffering caused by inappropriate infant feeding. Baby Milk Action works within a global network to strengthen independent, transparent and effective controls on the marketing of the baby feeding industry.

WABA (World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action)
A global network of organizations and individuals who believe breastfeeding is the right of all mothers and children. They work to promote, protect and support this right by acting on the Innocenti Declaration.

The International Baby Food Action Network
IBFAN consists of public interest groups working around the world to reduce infant and young child morbidity and mortality through the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding and optimal infant feeding practices.

The Mothers Milk Marketing Board sells breastfeeding advocacy t-shirts for babies and toddlers and ships worldwide.

Beanmom's Nursing Advocacy Links
Links to sites selling products that advocate and support breastfeeding!

Militant Breastfeeding cult
Information resource and a community to assist mothers and all those concerned about our babies. Has an email list and breasfeeding support forum. Articles from excellent authors, also some lighter reading, real-life stories, and pictures of breastfeeding mothers.

Breastmilk information

Smart fats for growing brains and DHA as a brain food

Breastfeeding builds brighter brains

Breastfeeding benefits from top to bottom

Health Benefits of breastfeeding
With scientific references.

Breast-Feeding Linked to IQ Gain
By Marc Kaufman Washington Post May 8, 2002

Article: "Breast Milk Found Good for Babies' Brains"
reporting results of a study The Association Between Duration of Breastfeeding and Adult Intelligence by Erik Lykke Mortensen, Kim Fleischer Michaelsen, Stephanie A. Sanders, and June Machover Reinisch, JAMA 287: 2365-2371

Breastfeeding in Western culture & art

The Cultural Context of Breastfeeding by Katherine Dettwyler

Breasts in our Culture by Cathy Laws

All about breasts - transcript of TV program

Tit 4 Tat
Stomping on breast implant hype with the "no silicone, no saline, no sir!" attitude.

Feminist Art by Shawn Dell Joyce - Fine art and prints by nationally-known feminist artist Shawn Dell Joyce featuring attachment-parenting themed art.

Breastfeeding Products

Breastpumps to go - Medela Breastpumps

Breastfeeding World
Nursing bras, breast pumps & parts, pumping bras, collection feeding & storage, jewelry and more! Great prices and free shipping on all US orders!

Disclaimer: Information here is not medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease, nor to replace the advice you could get from a health professional. If you are in doubt, please see a doctor (or several). So if you're in doubt, and especially if you have some other symptoms, please see a doctor.