Wednesday, June 20, 2012

The Extraordinary Milk League

The extraordinary league of milk, otherwise known as le leche league, is like a league of breastfeeding superheros. Well, not really, but LLL is a great resource for moms to have to get breastfeeding off to a great start. Each group is led by two or more CLC (certified lactation consultants) and meets about monthly to talk about breastfeeding questions. It is a time to be learn more about breastfeeding (and parenting in general) and to be encouraged by other moms. If you are pregnant, nursing your first baby or you are a veteran breast feeder there is something at LLL for you! Check out LLL and get connected and get a great start at breastfeeding.

http://www.lllofmd-de-dc.org/

Monday, June 11, 2012

Super Helpful Breastfeeding Links

LactMed help you know what medications/drugs you can and cannot take while breastfeeding:
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT

Best Start shows you how much your baby should be eating in the first few days and also what signs to look for that your baby is getting enough milk: http://www.beststart.org/resources/breastfeeding/pdf/breastfdeskref09.pdf

Friday, June 1, 2012

Doula Droid Timer

I just got this sweet app on my phone to make time contrations even easier! The Doula Droid Timer will help me and parents-to-be get an accurate time and frequency on each contraction. It records everything too. Awesome! Thanks again, Google!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.douladroidtimer&hl=en