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Breastfeeding

National Breastfeeding Helpline: 0300 100 0212 (9.30am – 9.30pm)

Lactation Consultants of Great Britain. Find an IBCLC near you.

Association of Tongue Tie Practitioners. Information about tongue and lip ties, and how to find a practitioner in your area.

World Health Organisation. Information, guidelines, and global resolutions on breastfeeding.

Biological Nurturing. Suzanne Colson's site about "laid back breastfeeding".

La Leche League GB. Information and support on breastfeeding. Providing trained breastfeeding counsellors.

Association of Breastfeeding Mothers. Volunteer-run organisation providing information and support for breastfeeding and trained breastfeeding counsellors.

Cambridge Breastfeeding Alliance. Local resource providing trained breastfeeding counsellors, information and support for breastfeeding.

Milk Mentors. Providing peer-to-peer breastfeeding support and information.

The Breastfeeding Network Drugs Factsheet. Resource on the use medications by breastfeeding individuals.

Kellymom. An encyclopaedic resource on everything breastfeeding from a US-based lactation consultant.

Global Health Media. Videos on a range of breastfeeding topics.

Formula or bottle feeding

First Steps Nutrition Trust. Independent, evidence-based information on infant milks.

NHS Guide to Infant Formula. UK health guidance on types of formula and safe preparation.

UNICEF Guide to Responsive Bottle Feeding. Provides parents who are bottle feeding with an overview on how to bottle feed responsively and how to choose an infant formula.

Mama Natural Guide to Paced Bottle Feeding. Explains the benefits of paced bottle feeding and how to do it.

The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. The UNICEF guide to what formula companies can, and cannot, do.

Combination feeding

NHS Guide to Combination Feeding. Information about mixed or combination feeding.

National Childbirth Trust (NCT). Independent overview of why and how parents might combination feed, including practical tips to make it work.

Made for Mums. Article by IBCLC Tara Breathnach on how to make mixed breast and bottle feeding work.

Alternative supplementation methods

Bliss. Information for parents on nasogastric tube feeding in a neonatal unit.

Healthline Guide to Cup Feeding. The benefits and concerns of cup feeding, as well as practical tips on how to do it.

Breastfeeding Support Cup Feeding. An extensive guide to cup feeding written by IBCLC Philippa Pearson-Glaze, including videos of safe feeding.

What to Expect. Introduction to supplementing at the breast with an SNS (Supplemental Nursing System).

Medela. Guide to the Medela brand SNS.

Breastfeeding Support Homemade SNS. A guide to making and using your own SNS written by IBCLC Philippa Pearson-Glaze,

Weaning

National Childbirth Trust (NCT). Run courses on weaning.

Solid Starts. Evidence-based, comprehensive information on baby led weaning. Including a free global food database with safe serving suggestions, nutrition information, and recipes. All checked by a team of paediatricians, allergists, and infant feeding specialists.