BreastFeeding and Baby feeding Resources
Establishing support and familiarizing yourself with what’s out there during your pregnancy helps to facilitate the process of getting help (when things are out of my scope of knowledge) sooner than later. Often you can call your hospital lactation department, but for in-person help, see the following links.
Local Counselors and Consultants -
Milksprout.com - Sarah Lang RN MA IBCLC. Online classes, in-person support on both breastfeeding and pumping. I also love her Instagram feed!
Advanced Breastfeeding Care - Lisa Lahey RN, IBCLC, CSOM - in-+home and in-office visits available.
Indy Lactation Care - In-home breastfeeding consults with a RN, IBCLC-RLC. Clinic visits available for Medicaid-WIC eligible and no coverage clients.
Indiana Black Breastfeeding Coalition - The coalition consists of former black breastfeeding mothers, breastfeeding advocates and breastfeeding educators who give of their time and resources in promoting and strengthening the various capacities of the IBBC coalition.
Indiana Breastfeeding Coalition -Indiana Breastfeeding Coalition's mission is to improve the health of all residents of Indiana by working collaboratively to promote, support, and protect breastfeeding and human milk as the optimal first food for infants in Indiana. Listing of DROP IN CENTERS here. Be sure to contact before heading out in order to ensure they are currently meeting in-person.
Indy Direct Docs - Dr. Moore-Ostby is a pediatrician, adult care physician, breastfeeding medicine specialist physician, and board certified lactation consultant.
Nurtured Beginnings - Nicole Van Klompenburg, RD, IBCLC helps with breastfeeding, pumping, bottle feeding and formula feeding.
Feeding pillows, bottles and more
The best pillows of 2021 as according to The Bump
The best bottles for breastfed babies from What To Expect
Recommended bottles for breast/chest or formula fed babies by The Bump
The Haakaa Silicone Breastpump! If you are breast/chest feeding, you want one of these! Instead of using breast pads, pop this on the breast/side of you chest that you aren’t feeding on, and collect that milk for storage!
Want disposable breast/chest pads? Here’s cute butterfly shaped ones from Haakaa
A list of the 7 best milk storage bags from Mom Loves Best for 2021. They also listed their favorite nipple creams too.
Apps!
BABY FEED TIMER - Android, IOS
“When you’re lacking sleep and offering the boob on autopilot, it is definitely helpful to have a reliable tracker for breastfeeding. Baby Feed Timer is an app that times your feeds, tracks which breast you used last, and analyzes trends, giving you daily, weekly, and monthly data that will really come in handy during your next visit to the pediatrician.”
BREASTFEEDING BABY TRACKER - Android
“By a mom for other moms: Track and share all your baby's activities. No ads, adaptable styles, status bar widgets and a night mode make tracking a breeze. Track breastfeeding, complementary feeding, sleeps, crying, weight, height and head circumference, pumping times, temperature and even arbitrary self-defined events like nappies or fever. Want to share the work and info? You can sync with your partner, nanny, grandparents or even friends.”
BREASTFEEDING NEWBORN TRACKER, PUMP AND BABY DIARY - Android, IOS
“The simplest program to track breastfeeding, pumping, bottle feeding, solid food consumption, diapers, sleep schedule, height and weight, and more. With the click of a button your feedings and baby care history will be stored in the app. You will have an easy-to-maintain history of your baby’s growth. In the application, you can share baby's data with your partner, relatives, or nanny. Syncing data between multiple devices is available for free.”
PUMPING AND FEEDING LOCATION FINDER - Android, IOS
“Mamava makes it easy to find breast pumping and breastfeeding friendly locations on the go.”
Videos
Breast/Chest feeding holds - various ways to hold your baby during feeding
Paced Bottle Feeding Video - bottle feeding breast/milk or formula, it’s important to take the proper steps to ensure a happy baby. This is a great quick video on the topic.
Dr. Jack Newman’s Visual Guide to Breastfeeding - really great video on latches, holds, and more.