Breast milk is the best food for babies. Although natural to do, breastfeeding is a learned technique. The more informed you are, the more likely you will be successful. These resources will provide the information you need, and are available for loan at:

Peterborough Public Library Main Branch (PPL) La Leche League (LLL)

Kawartha Community Midwives (KCM) Peterborough Family Resource Centre (PFRC)

Women's Health Care Centre (WHCC) Peterborough County-City Health Unit (PCCHU)

These pamphlets are also available from PCCHU and PFRC.

• 10 Best Reasons to Breastfeed, and 10 Valuable Tips for Successful Breastfeeding, by Health Canada
• Infant Feeding ... Get the Facts, by the Peterborough County-City Health Unit
• Breastfeeding and the Working Woman, by the Peterborough County-City Health Unit

Books	Description	Location
Baby's Best Chance: Parents' Handbook of Pregnancy and Baby Care, Ministry for Children and Families, British Columbia, 1998.	For expectant parents: getting ready for baby, healthy lifestyles, birth, caring for baby, and breastfeeding.	PCCHU  PPL  PFRC
Healthy Beginnings, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, Communications Canada, 2000	Conception, fetal development, self-care, lifestyle, breastfeeding, birth, hospital routines.	PCCHU PFRC
Breastfeeding Your Baby, S. Kitzenger, Alfred Knop, New York 1998.	Clear instructions on how to breastfeed. Gives a feel for the mother/child relationship.	ALL
The Nursing Mother's Companion, K.Huggins, Harvard Press, 1999.	Feeding problems, underfeeding, returning to work, and premature baby care.	WHCC  LLL
Bestfeeding Getting Breastfeeding Right for You M. Renfrew, C. Fisher, and S. Arms, Celestial Arts, 2000	Excellent, up-to-date guide with many pictures.	WHCC  PPP LLL
Why Should I Nurse My Baby, P. Wiggins, L.A, Publishing Company 1998.	About breastfeeding: the benefits, how breasts work, aids, problems, weaning, and working.	WHCC
So That's What They're For! Breastfeeding Basics. Tamaro, Adams Media Corp., 1998.	Humorous book, in-depth information, few pictures.	PCCHU  PPL
Mothering Multiples, Karen Kerkhoss Gromada, La Leche League International, 1999.	Pregnancy and birth of multiples, overcoming difficulties, weaning, and the challenges of breastfeeding toddlers.	LLL
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, La Leche League International, 1997.	Benefits of breastfeeding, getting started, concerns, working, weaning, and more.	LLL PPL  PFRC
Breastfeeding the Adopted Baby, D. Peterson, Corona Publishing Company 1994.	Helps mothers to initiate breastfeeding with an adopted baby.	WHCC
Mothering Your Nursing Toddler, N. Bumgarner,  La Leche League Publication, 2000.	Benefits of nursing an older child, expectations, child development, fathering, and parenting.	LLL PFRC WHCC
Dr. Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding, Dr. J. Newman, Harper Collins, 2000.	In-depth, benefits of breastfeeding, hazards of not breastfeeding, problems and solutions.	WHCC PFRC LLL
Kangaroo Care - The Best You Can Do To Help Your Preterm Infant, S. Golant and S. Ludington-Hoe, Bantam Books, 1993.	For parents of premature babies: about Kangaroo Care, the benefits of breastfeeding, and how to breastfeed a premature baby.	WHCC  LLL
Breastfeeding Your Premature or Special Care Baby: A Practical Guide for Nursing the Tiny Baby, M. Walker, Lactation Associates, 1994.	A "must" for parents of premature or special care babies: detailed information on breastfeeding a premature baby.	WHCC
The Breastfeeding Book: Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Your Child From Birth Through Weaning, M. Sears and W. Sears, Little, Brown and Co. 2000.	Breastfeeding: getting started, increasing milk supply, expressing milk, comfort, fertility, night feedings; father's role, and more.	PPL  LLL  WHCC
Milk, Money and Madness: The Culture and Politics of Breastfeeding, N. Baumslag, and D. Michels, Bergin and Garvey, 1995.	Breastfeeding customs worldwide, breast milk as food and medicine, breast milk economics, policies, and working.	WHCC
Your Baby and Child - From Birth to Five Years, P. Leach, Alfred Knopf, New York, 1997.	Excellent: child development, feeding, sleeping, learning, crying, child care, and breastfeeding.	PCCHU PFRC
25 Things Every New Mother Should Know, W. Sears and M. Sears, Little, Brown, and Co., 1995.	About birth, breastfeeding, mothering, fathering, play, returning to work, and bonding.	LLL
Parenting the Fussy Baby and High Needs Child, W. Sears and M. Sears, Little, Brown, and Co., 1996.	High needs, fussy children from birth to five years, ways to soothe, and reasons to breastfeed.	WHCC LLL PFRC
Creative Parenting, W. Sears, Optimum Publishing International 1997.	On pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, play, sleep, discipline, twins, adoption, fathers and more.	PPL PFRC LLL
The Year After Childbirth: Surviving and Enjoying the First Year of Motherhood,  S. Kitzinger, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd., 1994.	For new parents: body changes, feelings, breastfeeding, relationships, working and more.	PPL

 
 
 

Videos	Content	Location
Breastfeeding: Why To,  Canadian Learning Company.	Benefits of breastfeeding for babies and mothers, dispels breastfeeding myths. 25 minutes	PFRC  PCCHU
Breastfeeding: How To,  Canadian Learning Company.	How to breastfeed, and ways Dads can help, increases parents' confidence. 25 minutes	PFRC  PCCHU
Breast is Best,  Video Vital AS, Norway.	Benefits of breastfeeding, positioning, sore nipples, plugged ducts, mastitis, sleepy baby, milk supply, premature babies, expression, twins, and toddlers. 35 minutes	KCM  PFRC WHCC  PCCHU
Breastfeeding: A Guide to Success Positioning, Mark-It Television.	The most efficient way to breastfeed, basics of good positioning, preventing most problems. 12 minutes	PCCHU
The Art of Breastfeeding,  La Leche League Canada.	Parents and health providers share breastfeeding experiences with honesty and humour.	WHCC LLL  PCCHU

Produced by the Committee for a Breastfeeding-Friendly Community, January 2002

 

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Breastfeeding in Children's Books

Books influence how children see the world and their beliefs. Thus, children's books need to show the importance of breastfeeding, and that it is the most common feeding method for infants.
 

Title	Description	Location
The Best Gift, by Marsha Skrypuch, Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd. 1998.	Sarah's story about the gifts she received as she grew, and knowing the best gifts are not bought.	PCCHU
Mommy Breastfeeds Our Baby, by Teresa Carroll, NuBaby Inc. 1990.	A story of a family with a breastfed baby, and how other animals feed their babies.	KCM
Aimie, by Terry Stafford, 1976	A day in the life of a nursing toddler.	LLL
Only the Cat Saw, by Ashley Wolff, Walker & Company 1996.	A farm cat's day. Pictures show the natural wonders that go unnoticed by a busy family with a baby.	LLL
See How You Grow, by Sarah Pooley, Barron's Educational Series, Inc. 1988.	Flip up pictures help to show the growth of Sara's baby brother from conception to his first birthday.	PCCHU
The Bare Naked Book, by Kathy Stinson, Firefly Books Ltd., 1994.	Gives the proper name for breasts, and states that they are for making milk for babies.	PCCHU
How I Was Born, by Lennart Nilsson and Lena Swanberg, Dell Publishing 1996.	A book about love, marriage, pregnancy and birth.	PCCHU