Moving on from the Rhyl meeting
Link on Assembly site for the BF Welcome Scheme - leaflet available for downloading, or businesses/offices can do it via email. Can be applied to anywhere open to the public.
When shall we 30 meet again... how shall we organise childcare... what shall we cover...
How shall we keep in touch from now on? Would Facebook be an acceptable forum for all? (See links for Facebook at the bottom of this page.)
Shuffle Topics: Tongue-tie (TT)
- link from Dr Kotlow on TT
- Well-referenced article about TT on LowMilkSupply.org
- a series of TT articles on Analytical Armadillo, or here by the same writer: MilkMatters
- On Maddie McMahon's blog, tales of the emotional impact of TT
- LCGB leaflet on TT
- and here, on the bible of breastfeeding, KellyMom (but it's from the USA, so there will be some differences)
- An online source for the chapter on Posterior Tongue-tie, from "Supporting Sucking Skills"
- Clip It, or the TT clinic in Windsor of Dr Peter Reynolds
- Video "clip"
Shuffle Topics: Thrush
Breastfeeding and Thrush (pdf from The Breastfeeding Network)
FAQs for Mothers (pdf from The Breastfeeding Network)
Comprehensive page on Thrush (KellyMom)
Preventing Thrush (KellyMom)
Shuffle Topics: Mastitis
Breastfeeding and Mastitis (pdf from The Breastfeeding Network)
Information page on KellyMom
One Mum's story: (Leaky Boob) the Red-eyed Monster
Shuffle Topics: Alcohol, Cigarettes & Breastfeeding
General info pages from the Australian Breastfeeding Association
and from Health e-learning.
Alcohol:
- Information from BfN "Alcohol and Breastfeeding"
- Information on KellyMom
Smoking:
- Information from BfN "Smoking and Breastfeeding", and "NRT and Breastfeeding"
- Information from KellyMom
- story here on Daily Wail about smoking whilst pg.
Masterclass Topics:
Hand Expression
Stanford video of mothers being taught Hand Expression.
YouTube video, but I'm sure there's a better link...
Positioning and Attachment
- Ameda video on attachment
- Dr Newman's text, and videos
- Dr Sears' useful advice
- or this poster (you can enlarge the image to see it properly)
- or this videoclip, included in the DVD sent out by Best Beginnings
- Suzanne Colson, Biological nursing positions.
- Keeping it simple with part of the LLL Toolkit.
- Interesting collection of Links from LLL Indianapolis.
Videos/Photostream
- Breast Crawl (video starts at 1min 50)
- ABA advert (with the gent eating on a toilet)
- Dar la Teta es da Vida (= to give the breast is to give life)
- Clip from Sesame Street, also another here.
- Fun video from Hotmilk (nursing bras) - adults only!
- Using Slings "Put a Sling on em"
- Fascinating photos are available on Flintshire's FB page. Also on the blog; in a page about Adverts for Breastfeeding, or in a post named Photos of Mammals. See also the collection on FB under the name "Historic photos and prints of Breastfeeding". I'm always happy to receive tips on where to find more!
General
- North Wales Baby & Toddler Show (Llandudno, end September 2011)
- Mum & Me Magazine (based on the Big Issue model, for fundraising)
- June 2011 issue of La Leche League magazine.
- Green Parent magazine
- Mama Pack (ethical alternative to Bounty Pack)
- Great ideas for antenatal class (aimed at teens - it's where I picked up the idea for the box of tricks)
- Real Nappy voucher scheme covers Denbighshire & Flintshire residents.
- Breastfeeding Census 2010 - Infant feeding survey early results out 21/6/11. (FF page about the results in Wales)
- Publicity on Lactivist.net for BFAW events across North Wales.
- And also for South Wales
- Lactivist.co.uk - Enter code "Lactivist" for a 10% discount.
And finally a set of links for the different regions on Facebook:
- the page "Flintshire BFPS" - and you'll need to Like that to get news and articles sent to your wall.
- the page "Wrexham BFPS" - ditto
- the group "Conwy BFF" - just request to join.
- and the group "Gwynedd & Anglesey BFPS" - ditto
- and the group "Denbighshire BF Support Group"
Also one group for all North Wales - but just for the Peer Supporters, Counsellors etc. Ask a current member to join you up!
Also the Facebook group "Flintshire Sling Meet", which you should request to join if you're interested in finding out more on slings. Fiona's blog is here - http://flintshireslingmeet.
Alternatively, you may like to sign up for the Yahoo message group LactHelpers UK.
Do let me know if any links are broken. Any faults in the content are theirs. Any faults in the choice of one page over another provider/writer are mine, and not faults of the original speakers on the day! Always happy to hear of suggestions.
Cheers, Lisa
