INFANT FEEDING RESOURCES

HELPFUL HANDOUTS

• Latching and Feeding Management

• Herbal Remedies for Milk Supply

• Engorgement

• Bleb Protocol

• Vasospasm Protocol

• The Importance of Skin to Skin Contact

• Domperidone- Medication to increase Milk Supply

• Power Pumping - Method to help mimic a baby’s growth spurt

• Protocol to manage low milk production associated with menstruation

• Blocked Ducts and Mastitis

  • Ultrasound for Blocked Ducts is available at the following clinics:

    1. Oona Wellness

    2. Yoga Mamas

    3. Wellbe

    4. Vital Physiotherapy

• Lactation Aid - Tool to supplement baby at the breast (Tubes are avail for purchase at Starkmans Health Care Depot or the Specialty Food Store at The Hospital for Sick Children)

  • How to wash your tubes - Using a syringe (larger sizes work well!), rinse first with HOT, SOAPY WATER, rinse next with HOT water (a few times), flush with air. Leave to dry on a paper towel.

HELPFUL VIDEOS

HEALTHY BREASTS - PUMPING / HAND EXPRESSION / MASSAGE

• VIDEO - How to increase yield while pumping

• VIDEO - How to successfully Hand Express

• VIDEO - Lymphatic Breast Massage

HAPPY BABIES - MOVEMENT / AFTERCARE / TONGUE POSTURE / SUCK TRAINING

• VIDEO - Difference between SUCKS and DRINKS / Good drinking at the breast

• VIDEO - Rhythmic Movement for Breastfeeding Difficulties / Additional Video re: movement

• VIDEO - Aftercare for Tongue tie Release - Dr. Ghaheri’s protocol and information on tongue tie

• VIDEO - Sleeping Tongue Posture

• VIDEO - Guppy Stretch

• VIDEO - Tummy Time

• VIDEO - Suck exercises for babies with a weak and disorganized suck / Infant Suck Training

OTHER HELPFUL VIDEOS

• VIDEO - Baby Led Weaning

• VIDEO - How to pace / slow down a bottle flow

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES

• Medications and Breastfeeding

• Tongue Tie and Breastfeeding

• Aftercare for Tongue tie Release - Dr. Ghaheri’s protocol and information on tongue tie

• Night Weaning in the Family Bed (Dr. Jay Gordon)

• Safe Sleeping / Bed Sharing Resource (Dr. James McKenna)

• Efficacy of an Osteopathic Treatment Coupled With Lactation Consultations for Infants’ Biomechanical Sucking Difficulties

• HOSPITAL GRADE PUMP RENTAL

  • Online Breast Pump Rental - Hospital Grade Pump Rental

  • New Mummy Company - Pump Rentals

• ADDITIONAL ONLINE INFANT FEEDING RESOURCES

• Kelly Mom

• La Leche League

EXCELLENT BREASTFEEDING BOOKS

• Dr. Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding – Jack Newman & Teresa Pitman

• Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers - Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

• The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child from Birth Through Weaning - Martha Sears and William Sears

• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding – La Leche League International

 Taya is the best thing that happened to me after having both my kids!! My first son had latching issues which resulted in weight loss and I had blocked ducts and low supply. Taya addressed and fixed all my concerns and guided me to be able to breastfeed exclusively. My second son was born a preemie so there were feeding struggles then too. He was born at the peak of Covid and we could only do a virtual meeting and even then she was absolutley AMAZING. Taya is extremely knowledgeable and very compassionate .. HIGHLY recommend her to anyone who wants to breastfeed!! - Priyanka