
Breastfeeding is one of the most
important things you can do to give your child the very best start in life.
Breast milk provides the optimum nutrition for your baby. Despite their
efforts, formula companies simply CANNOT duplicate the amazing benefits
of breast milk. The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for
AT LEAST two years.
Websites
Breastfeeding.com - Information, support, & additude!
La
Leche League - Founded in 1956 by seven women who had learned about
successful breastfeeding while nursing their own babies, La Leche League
is the only organization with the sole purpose of helping breastfeeding
mother
Mothers
Milk Bank at Austin - Resource for donor breastmilk
Houston Area Lacation Consultants and Educators Association - Resources for locating a Lactation consultant in the Houston area.
African American Breastfeeding Alliance - AABA’s overall purpose is to: educate and increase the number of African American women (and women of African descent) who breastfeed
Houston Area Lactation Consultants
Articles
Beyond
One Year - Breastfeeding & Parenting beyond the first year
101
Reasons To Breastfeed Your Child
Book Recommendations
Black Womans Guide to Breastfeeding - Katherine Barber
The Breastfeeding Book: Everthing You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child Frm Birth Through Weaning - William Sears, Martha Sears
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Seventh revised Edition - La Leche League International
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