Positive breastfeeding questions and answers are often shared through contact with other mothers and encourage both learned and role modeled behavior to us.

Breastfeeding is one of the most natural acts of mothering but still requires strong support and knowledge.

Although we possess a very strong instinctual drive to nurture, protect and feed our babies, we don't necessarily know HOW to do it.

Contact with other parents helps and supports us as we learn which are our breastfeeding questions, and then we pay it forward by passing on our knowledge.

Breastfeeding my four children will always remain one of my most treasured memories of bonding with each new babe, along with the knowledge that they received the greatest start to their lives.

I have enjoyed being part of often controversial support groups to encourage open breastfeeding in public, along with being part of a support team to help new mothers become established with feeding.

These have been valuable times in my parenting experiences with other women.

Breastfeeding Books

Wonderful books have been written on every aspect of breastfeeding imaginable.

Among the many I would recommend, these stand out for me in particular.

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by the La Leche League has absolutely stood the test of time and is still the 'bible' for many on this subject.

Filled with teaching, understanding, and empathetic advice and answers to your breastfeeding questions, this book is equally as valuable for the first time mother as the experienced mother. Sheila Kitzinger has always felt to me like the ultimate source of womanly and motherly comfort in all her writings.

I warmly recommend her books on any subject, but her Breastfeeding Your Baby proved invaluable to me, especially with my first baby.

Breastfeeding Web sites

Here are some links to wonderful sites which answer many feeding questions and enable your participation in forums and chats with other breastfeeding mothers.

La Leche league International
Breastfeeding Answers from La Leche League
Welcome! Here you will find answers to your breastfeeding and parenting questions.

Breastfeedingonline.com hopes to help empower women to choose to breastfeed and to educate society at large about the importance and benefits of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding your baby will bring you a joy that words cannot express. The feeling you get when you continue to nourish your baby at your breast and see your baby grow and thrive on your milk is awesome.

Jane's Breastfeeding Resources is an information website dedicated to the promotion of breastfeeding. We believe mothers all over the world should have access to informed choices when it comes to feeding their children & to that end we continue to gather that information so our visitors can be best placed to make those choices.

Love Your Baby - Breastfeeding and Beyond
What could be more natural than breastfeeding a baby? Mothers frequently share common concerns. Nursing a baby is natural and simple if you have the information and motherly know-how. A mother who wants to feed her baby naturally needs access to the information and answers to important questions and problems straight from the experts.

kellymom.com: Breastfeeding and Parenting
This website was developed to provide evidence based information on breastfeeding, sleep and parenting.