Breastfeeding and Special Circumstances - List of Resources
Compiled by Cuidiú BFC Angela Cahill
Cesarean Section, Maternal Diabetes & Low Blood Sugar
- www.lactationconsultant.info/special.html Marie Davis, RN, IBCLC
- www.normalfed.com/Starting/cesarean.html Diane Wiessinger MS, IBCLC
- Hypoglycæmia of the Newborn (Low blood sugar) Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
- Breastfeeding and Illness Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
- Special Care: www.bump2babe.ie/services/special_care/bump2babe
Breastfeeding a Baby with Downs Syndrome
- La Leche League: www.lalecheleague.org/faq/down.html
- KellyMom : kellymom.com/health/baby-health/down-syndrome
- Downs Syndrome Ireland: www.downsyndrome.ie
Breastfeeding a Premature Baby
- Irish Premature Babies: www.irishprematurebabies.com/HelpAdvice/FeedingIssues.aspx
- Kangaroo Mother Care: Dr Nils Bergman calls himself a Public Health Physician, and currently promotes and researches skin-to-skin contact on a fulltime basis. Kangaroo Mother Care Promotions aims to promote the spread and implementation of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as the standard method of care for all newborn babies, both premature and full term: www.kangaroomothercare.com/home.aspx
Breastfeeding and Tongue Tie
- Some tongue-tied babies breastfeed without difficulty, others cause their mother pain, don't get enough milk, or have difficulty swallowing properly and are very unhappy during and after feeding. www.cwgenna.com/quickhelp.html Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC
- A list of resources: www.breastfeedingsupport.ie/tonguetie/ Nicola O'Byrne IBCLC
Breastfeeding Multiples
- KellyMom: kellymom.com/ages/newborn/bf-basics/bf-links-multiples
- La Leche League: www.lalecheleague.org/nb/nbmultiples.html
- Irish Multiple Births Association: www.imba.ie/faq.htm
Type 1 Diabetes in Children
- One mothers personal story on breastfeeding a child with type1 diabetes. www.imba.ie/faq.htm
