Breastfeeding Answers from La Leche League

Welcome! Here you will find answers to your breastfeeding and parenting questions, drawn from the various resources on our site, conveniently grouped by topic. Resources come from New Beginnings (our former publication for parents), Check-out our NEW online magazine, Breastfeeding Today!, Leaven (our publication for our volunteer Leaders), Breastfeeding Abstracts (our publication for professionals), our Frequently Asked Questions collection, and our podcasts.

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LLL Mother-to-Mother Forums
Frequently Asked Questions
Submit an online Help Form - please note, the online Help Forms are currently experiencing a high volume and responses may be delayed several days. Please contact a local La Leche League Leader or your health care provider if your question requires an immediate response.
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General Breastfeeding Topics

• Proper Positioning and Latch •
• The Early Weeks •
(getting nursing off to a good start, and nursing a newborn)
• Benefits of Breastfeeding •
• Rewards of Breastfeeding •
• Frequently Asked Questions •

Maternal Breastfeeding Issues

Adoptive Nursing
Age
Anatomy and Physiology
Baby Wearing (sling use)
Birthing
Breast Problems and Pain
Cultural Issues
Dealing with Criticism
Depression
Developing as a Mother (how our ideas about nursing, and mothering, change)
Disaster/Emergency/Crisis Nursing
Exercise
Fertility
Grief and Loss
Lifestyle Choices (effects of personal choices on breastfeeding)
Mastitis (see Breast Problems and Pain)
Maternal Illness or Disability
Medications (see Maternal Illness)
Milk Banking and Milk Sharing
Milk Storage
Milk Supply Issues
Miscarriage
Nipple Problems
Nutrition (specific to breastfeeding mothers)
Pregnancy (breastfeeding during)
Preparing to Breastfeed
Public Breastfeeding
Pumping
Relactation
Sexual Abuse
Smoking and Breastfeeding (see Lifestyle Choices)
Sore Nipples (see Nipple Problems)
Stay-at-Home Breastfeeding Mothers
Support
Surgery (Breast) (augmentation, reduction, biopsy, and other surgeries)
Tandem Breastfeeding (children of different ages)
Thrush (see Yeast)
Toxins in Human Milk
Traveling
Weight Issues (Mother)
Working
Yeast

Infant/Child Breastfeeding Issues

Allergies
Biting
Colic (see Fussy and High-Need Babies)
Dental and Oral Health (includes teething)
Extended Breastfeeding (past one year)
Feeding Frequency
Fussy and High-Need Babies
Infant Development
Infant Illness and Surgery
Multiple Babies (twins, triplets, and more)
Nighttime Issues
Nipple Confusion
Nursing Strikes
Premature Infants
Sleep (see Nighttime Issues)
Special-Needs Babies
Starting Solids
Stooling (bowel movements)
Suck Problems
Supplementing the Breastfeeding Baby (bottles and other methods)
Vitamins
Weaning
Weight Issues (Child)

Other Breastfeeding Issues

Family Issues

Discipline and Loving Guidance
Divorce, Separation, and Single Parenting
Family Life and Activities
Fathers and Breastfeeding
Grandparents
Nutrition and Recipes
Parenting
Relationships with Spouses and Partners
Siblings (childrens' relationships with their siblings, and adding siblings to a family)
Toddler Tips

La Leche League Topics

About LLL
LLLI Conference Information and Reports
Mother-to-Mother Connections
Tributes
World Breastfeeding Week Information

LLLI Publications

Breastfeeding Today (The LLLI publication for members)
Leaven (The LLLI publication for La Leche League Leaders -- contains many excellent research-based breastfeeding articles)
New Beginnings (The bimonthly publication from LLL USA)
Breastfeeding Abstracts (Collection of scholarly articles from the LLLI quarterly review of breastfeeding research)

Is Your Concern or Question Not Covered Here?

Please contact a local La Leche League Leader with your specific questions, or ask an LLL Leader through our breastfeeding Help Form. Medical questions and legal questions should be directed to appropriate health care and legal professionals.

You may also order your own copies of helpful pamphlets and books through your local LLL Group or directly from the LLLI Online Store.

You can either join LLL and get it as a membership benefit, or call 847-519-9585 to subscribe. Read more Breastfeeding Today, past issues

Contribute to Breastfeeding Today

Do you have a breastfeeding story you would like to share with other parents? It is easy to contribute to Breastfeeding Today! Here are the instructions.