Useful Links

breastfeeding.com

An all-encompassing breastfeeding information website, complete with everything from FAQ's on serious breastfeeding issues to humorous cartoons and stories.

breastfeedingonline.com

An excellent website with answers to all of your detailed questions and concerns about breastfeeding.

Recommended Books (links to Amazon.com)

• Bestfeeding: How to Breastfeed Your Baby [ info ]
• Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child [ info ]
• Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding After Breast Reduction Surgery by Diana West [ info ]
• The Nursing Mother's Herbal by Sheila Humphrey [ info ]
  

New Analysis Links Breastfeeding to Reduced Risk of Childhood Leukemia.
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Northwest Women Contaminated with Toxic Flame Retardants... Breastmilk study confirms needs for chemical phase-out; says breastfeeding still best for baby and mom. The report emphasized that mothers should continue breastfeeding.

Wall Street Journal Omits Important Fact...Original article. In this article "Freezing Cuts Nutrients in Breast Milk", the author cites a recent study of the effects of refrigeration and freezing on antioxidant activity in breastmilk. This article omits vital information about formula in comparison to breastmilk and fails to point out that babies who are fed frozen breastmilk are still significantly better protected than those being fed formula.