Breastfeeding Information Sites

Sources for breastfeeding information:

• Learn about breastfeeding resources, Vitamin D for breastfeeding babies (English and Spanish), guidelines for storing and handling expressed breastmilk (English and Spanish), and how businesses can become breastfeeding-friendly at the North Carolina Nutrition Services branch: http://nutritionnc.com/breastfeeding
  
  
• Learn some basics of breastfeeding, what to expect as your baby grows, all about weaning, and dealing with special situations and problems: http://www.nutritionnc.com/breastfeeding/index.htm
  
  
• Here’s a Wake County support group with meetings and information of all kinds for breastfeeding mothers and families: http://www.nursingmothersofraleigh.org
  
  
• The US Department of Health and Human Services provides a wide array of breastfeeding information for families in English and Spanish, with a toll-free number (1-800-994-9662) and website: http://www.womenshealth.gov/Breastfeeding/
  
  
• The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Blueprint for Action outlines the benefits of breastfeeding, U.S. breastfeeding trends, and provides suggestions for support:
  http://www.womenshealth.gov/archive/breastfeeding/programs/blueprints/bluprntbk2.pdf
  
  
• The American Academy of Pediatrics has information about breastfeeding for families in the United States: http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/breastfeeding.cfm and http://familydoctor.org/019.xml
  
  
• The American Academy of Family Physicians’ position paper on breastfeeding:
  http://www.aafp.org/x6633.xml
  
  
• The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is a worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding and human lactation:
  http://www.bfmed.org
  
  
• The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee is a collaborative partnership of organizations whose mission is to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in the U.S: http://www.usbreastfeeding.org
  
  
• The USDA Food and Nutrition Service offers information about legislation, the WIC program and breastfeeding support programs:
  http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/Breastfeeding/breastfeedingmainpage.htm