Finding a good helper
No one ever learned to be a really good ballet dancer by reading or by talking on the phone. If your problems aren't fixing themselves with just a little extra knowledge, you'll save yourself a lot of time and trauma by finding a local helper who's a good fit.
- What can she do for me?
- Check out some helper sources
- Onion mothers and shoe salesman
- Why La Leche League?
- Medications and breastfeeding
Problem-solving
Baby won't latch
You'll do best with a good face-to-face helper. Check the home page for ways to find one
- Your baby the mammal
- Your baby's feeding sequence
- Non-latching baby - one possible protocol
- Using a bottle to support breastfeeding
- Latch-on pictures with description
- "My baby doesn't get it"
Baby isn't gaining
- Some low milk causes
- Your baby the mammal
- Your baby's feeding sequence
- Latch-on pictures with description
- Book: Making More Milk
Nipples
- Your baby the mammal
- Your baby's feeding sequence
- Sore nipples: some sources and solutions
- Blebs
- Thrush: beating the yeastie beasties
- Thrush: see Kellymom.com
- Caring for sore nipples
Breasts
- First week engorgement
- Mastitis! Antibiotics?
- Book: Defining your own success - breastfeeding after reduction surgery
Too much milk
Going back to work

- About pumps
- Working and breastfeeding
- Pumping hints
- If pumping hurts
- Innocenti Declaration and other policies
Other people
Other situations
- Baby's mouth or tongue
- Baby's health
- Mother's health
Help for your helpers
Friends and family
It helps a great deal to find a real live helper. Someone from outside often brings not only training and information but a fresh perspective.
Here are some additional thoughts:
- Smith's Rules
- Being a kindly helper
- What about Dad?
- Your grandchild is breastfed?
- Latch checklist
- Breastfeeding laws
- Good books for mothers
Professionals
- Smith's Rules
- Being a kindly helper
- A personal code of ethics
- Charts for helping mothers
- Latch checklist
- Basic breastfeeding library
- Certificates for mothers
- Policy statements
- Order form
Mothers' stories
Gadgets and tools
- Pacifiers
- Using a bottle to support breastfeeding
- Nipple shields
- Using a supplementer