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One-week breastfeeding log

Track your newborn's feedings and diaper changes on this one week tracking sheet. Download the .pdf.

New International Breastfeeding Symbol

Click image to download a medium resolution .jpeg to use for promoting breastfeeding.

Baby Formula: Save the Children

CBC Radio One program The Current aired a piece on aggressive formula marketing. There is also a short interview with Barbara Behrmann about her new book The Breastfeeding Café. Listen to Part 1 of the May 16th broadcast. You'll need Realplayer (unfortunately).

Dr. Jack Newman's Handouts

Click on the title of the handout to open it in your browser; click on PDF to view as a pdf for easy printing.

Recommended Reading

Dr. Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding

Dr. Jack Newman, MD

Although breastfeeding is the natural and healthy way to nourish a baby, it’s not always easy Dr. Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding will help you overcome your fears, doubts, and practical concerns about breastfeeding. In this comprehensive guide, Dr. Jack Newman—a leading authority on infant care who has established breastfeeding clinics throughout the world—brings the most important facts about breastfeeding to you.

The Breastfeeding Café: Mothers Share the Joys, Challenges, & Secrets of Nursing

Barbara Behrmann

The Breastfeeding Café isn't a how-to manual on breastfeeding; instead, it offers a thoughtful forum for women to share their experiences with others. Organized thematically and framed within a social and cultural context by a sociologist and former nursing mother of two, The Breastfeeding Café moves the subject of women nursing their children out from behind closed doors. A must-read for clinicians, breastfeeding consultants, and both new and expectant mothers who are curious about the nursing experience in all its variety. Visit the café online.

Bestfeeding: Why Breastfeeding Is Best for You and Your Baby

Suzanne Arms, Chloe Fisher, Mary Renfrew

For more than a decade, Bestfeeding has been recognized by midwives, doctors, and nursing mothers as the definitive word on breastfeeding. The culmination of 60-plus years of hands-on experience from three dedicated and internationally respected authors, this newly updated classic blends academic knowledge, clinical expertise, and practical skills to educate first-time and experienced mothers alike.

*All descriptions adapted from the publisher's book descriptions.