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Books that are sitting in my bookcases. I use many of them as references when writing and researching articles for the kellymom website.

These haven't been updated lately... I'll get around to it soon.

Breastfeeding Resources

Written for parents -- General

  • Cox S. Breastfeeding with Confidence: A Practical Guide. New York: Meadowbrook Press, 2006.
  • La Leche League International. New Beginnings. 1996 - present (most issues)
  • La Leche League International. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, 7th revised ed. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2004.
  • Martin C. The Nursing Mother's Problem Solver. New York: Fireside, 2000.
  • Meek JY, ed. American Academy of Pediatrics New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding. New York: Bantam Books, 2002.
  • Newman J, Pitman T. The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers. Roseville, CA: Prima Publishing, 2000.
  • Sears M, Sears W. The Breastfeeding Book. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2000.
  • Sears W, Sears M. Keys to Breast Feeding (Barron's Parenting Keys). Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 1991.
  • Spangler A. Breastfeeding: A Parent's Guide, 8th ed. Atlanta, Georgia: Amy's Baby Company, 2006.
  • Spangler A. Breastfeeding: Keep It Simple, 2nd ed. Atlanta, Georgia: Amy's Baby Company, 2004.
  • Spangler A. Breastfeeding: Your guide to a healthy, happy baby, 4th ed. Atlanta, Georgia: Amy's Baby Company, 2005.
  • Wiggins PK. Why Should I Nurse My Baby? Revised edition. Franklin, VA: LA Publishing Company, 2001.
  • US Department of Health and Human Services. An Easy Guide to Breastfeeding. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health, 2004.
  • US Department of Health and Human Services. An Easy Guide to Breastfeeding for African American Women. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health, 2004.
  • US Department of Health and Human Services. An Easy Guide to Breastfeeding for American Indian and Alaska Native Families. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health, 2004.

Written for parents - Specific situations

  • Wiggins PK. When Disasters Happen: Breastfeeding During Emergencies. Franklin, VA: LA Publishing Company, 2006.
  • Gotsch G. Breastfeeding Your Premature Baby. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 1999.
  • Johnson J, Johnson M. Baby Talk & Special Beginnings: Getting to know your special care infant. Omaha, NE: Centering Corporation, 2000.
  • Lang S. Breastfeeding Special Care Babies, 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Baillière Tindall, 2002.
  • Gromada KK. Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding & Caring for Twins or more, revised edition. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 1999.
  • West D. Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding after breast reduction surgery. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2001.
  • Australian Breastfeeding Association. Relactation and Adoptive Breastfeeding. East Malvern, Victoria, Australia: Australian Breastfeeding Association, 2004.
  • Berggren K. Working without Weaning: A working mother's guide to breastfeeding. Amarillo, Texas: Hale Publishing, 2006.
  • Casemore S. Exclusively Pumping Breast Milk: A guide to providing expressed breast milk for your baby. Ontario: Gray Lion Publishing, 2004.
  • Stafford S. Pumping Breast Milk Successfully. New York: iUniverse, 2003.
  • Bumgarner NJ. Mothering Your Nursing Toddler, 3rd revised ed. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2000.
  • Flower H. Adventures in Tandem Nursing: Breastfeeding during pregnancy and beyond. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2003.
  • Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia. Breastfeeding through pregnancy and beyond. East Malvern, Victoria, Australia: Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia, 2002.
  • Bengson D. How Weaning Happens. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 1999.
  • Huggins K, Ziedrich L. The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning. Boston, MA: Harvard Common Press, 1994.

Professional Reference

  • Auerbach KG, Riordan J. Clinical Lactation: A Visual Guide. Boston: Jones & Bartlett, 2000.
  • Biancuzzo M. Breastfeeding the Newborn: Clinical Strategies for Nurses, 2nd ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby, 2003.
  • Cadwell K, Turner-Maffei C. Case Studies in Breastfeeding: Problem-solving skills and strategies. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2004.
  • Cadwell K, Turner-Maffei C, O'Conner B, Blair A. Maternal and Infant Assessment for Breastfeeding and Human Lactation: A guide for the practitioner. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2002.
  • Coates M, ed. The Lactation Consultant's Topical Review and Bibliography of the Literature on Breastfeeding. Franklin Park, IL: La Leche League International, 1990.
  • Hanson LH. Immunobiology of Human Milk: How Breastfeeding Protects Infants. Amarillo, Texas: Pharmasoft Publishing; 2004.
  • Hoover K. The Link Between Infant's Oral Thrush and Nipple and Breast Pain in Lactating Women, 5th edition. Morton, PA: Kay Hoover, 2002.
  • International Lactation Consultant Association. Pocket Guide to Clinical Guidelines for the Establishment of Exclusive Breastfeeding. 2nd Edition. Raleigh, North Carolina: International Lactation Consultant Association, 2006.
  • International Lactation Consultant Association. Clinical Guidelines for the Establishment of Exclusive Breastfeeding. 2nd Edition. Raleigh, North Carolina: International Lactation Consultant Association, 2005.
  • Lawrence R, Lawrence R. Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession, 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Mosby, 2005.
  • Lawrence RA. A review of the medical benefits and contraindications to breastfeeding in the United States (Maternal and Child Health Technical Information Bulletin). Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 1997.
  • Maher SM. An Overview of Solutions to Breastfeeding and Sucking Problems. Franklin Park, IL: La Leche League International, 1988.
  • Mohrbacher N, Stock J. The Breastfeeding Answer Book, Third Revised Edition. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2003.
  • Riordan J. Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, 3rd ed. Boston and London: Jones and Bartlett, 2005.
  • Shinskie D, Lauwers J. Pocket Guide for Counseling the Nursing Mother. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2002.
  • Smith LJ. Coach's Notebook: Games and strategies for lactation education. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2002.
  • Stuart-Macadam P, Dettwyler KA, ed. Breastfeeding: Biocultural Perspectives. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter, 1995.
  • Walker M. Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2006.
  • Walker M, ed. Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2002.
  • Wilson-Clay B, Hoover K. The Breastfeeding Atlas, 3rd ed. Austin: LactNews Press, 2005.
  • Journal of Human Lactation.
    • 1997 (Vol. 13), Issues 1-4
    • 1998 (Vol. 14), Issue 2
    • 1999 (Vol. 15), Issues 2-4
    • 2000 (Vol. 16), Issues 1,2,4
    • 2001 (Vol. 17), Issues 1,2
    • 2002 (Vol. 18) - Present
  • La Leche League International. Breastfeeding Abstracts.
    Vol. 18 (2-4), Vol. 19 (2-4), Vol. 20 (1), Vol. 22 (2,4), Vol. 23 (1-4), Vol. 24 (1-4)
  • Lactation Consultant Series One
    • Units 1-3, 5-6, 8-10, 15, 18 (Discontinued)
    • Griest D, Chesney MR, Miner K. The Lactation Consultant as an Allied Health Worker. Lactation Consultant Series, Unit 4. Wayne, NJ: Avery Publishing Group, 1986.
    • Gardiner J, Lauwers J, Woessner C, Bernard B. Relationships and Roles: The Lactation Consultant and Lay Breastfeeding Groups. Lactation Consultant Series, Unit 7. Wayne, NJ: Avery Publishing Group, 1986.
    • Bertelsen C, Auerbach KG. Nutrition and Breastfeeding: The Cultural Connection. Lactation Consultant Series, Unit 11. Wayne, NJ: Avery Publishing Group, 1987.
    • Herfourth DT. Counseling Grieving Families. Lactation Consultant Series, Unit 12. Wayne, NJ: Avery Publishing Group, 1986.
    • Andrusiak F, Larose-Kuzenko M. The Effects of an Overactive Let-down Reflex. Lactation Consultant Series, Unit 13. Wayne, NJ: Avery Publishing Group, 1987.
    • Walker M. Breastfeeding Premature Babies. Lactation Consultant Series, Unit 14. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 1990.
    • Bocar DL, Moore K. Acquiring the Parental Role: A Theoretical Perspective. Lactation Consultant Series, Unit 16. Wayne, NJ: Avery Publishing Group, 1987.
    • Auerbach KG. Breastfeeding Techniques and Devices. Lactation Consultant Series, Unit 17. Wayne, NJ: Avery Publishing Group, 1987.
  • Lactation Consultant Series Two
    • Popper BK. The Hospitalized Nursing Baby: Meeting the needs of mothers, babies, and families in health care settings. Lactation Consultant Series Two, Unit 1. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 1998.
    • Walker M. Mastitis in Lactating Women. Lactation Consultant Series Two, Unit 2. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 1999.
    • Parker D, Williams N. Teens and Breastfeeding. Lactation Consultant Series Two, Unit 3. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2000.
    • Riordan J. The Effect of Labor Epidurals on Breastfeeding. Lactation Consultant Series Two, Unit 4. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2000.
    • Good Mojab C. Congenital Disorders in the Nursling. Lactation Consultant Series Two, Unit 5. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2002.
    • Amir L, Hoover K. Candidiasis and Breastfeeding. Lactation Consultant Series Two, Unit 6. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2002.
    • Turner-Maffei C. Strategies for Implementing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in the United States. Lactation Consultant Series Two, Unit 7. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2002.
    • Kendall-Tackett K. Postpartum Depression and the Breastfeeding Mother. Lactation Consultant Series Two, Unit 8. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2004.

Nutrition

  • Hamosh M, Dewey KG, Garza C, et al: Nutrition During Lactation. Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, National Academy Press, 1991.

Medications & Herbs

  • Hale TW. Medications and Mothers Milk. 13th Edition. Amarillo, Texas: Hale Publishing, 2008.
  • Hale TW, Berens P. Clinical Therapy in Breasfeeding Patients. 2nd Edition. Amarillo, Texas: Pharmasoft Medical Publishing, 2002.
  • Humphrey S. The Nursing Mother's Herbal. Minneapolis: Fairview Press, 2003.
  • Weed SS. Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year. Woodstock, NY: Ash Tree Publishing, 1986.

Miscellaneous

  • Baumslag N, Michels DL. Milk, Money, and Madness. Westport, Connecticut: Bergin & Garvey, 1995.
  • Bolton R. People Skills: How to assert yourself, listen to others, and resolve conflicts. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979.
  • Oketani Lactation Management Association. Oketani Lactation Management: Japanese Breast Massage Manual. Tokyo: Oketani Lactation Management Association, 2004.
  • Shealy KR, Li R, Benton-Davis S, Grummer-Strawn LM. The CDC Guide to Breastfeeding Interventions. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005.
  • Sokol E, Allain A. Complying with the Code? A Manufacturers' and Distributors' Guide to the Code. Penang, Malaysia: International Baby Food Action Network, 1998.
  • US Department of Health and Human Services. HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health, 2000.
  • Walker M. Selling Out Mothers and Babies: Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes in the USA. Weston MA: NABA REAL, 2001.
  • Wolf LS, Glass RP. Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Infancy: Assessment and Management. San Antonio, TX: Therapy Skill Builders, 1992.

LC Exam, LC Practice

  • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. International Board Certified Lactation Consultant's Workbook: Promotion and Marketing of the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Practice. Falls Church, VA: International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, 2001.
  • Smith LJ. Comprehensive Lactation Consultant Exam Review. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2001.
  • Smith LJ. The Lactation Consultant in Private Practice: The ABCs of Getting Started. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2003. LLL

 

Parenting Resources

Parenting

  • Baldwin Dancy R. You Are Your Child's First Teacher. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, 1989.
  • Granju KA. Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child. New York: Pocket Books, 1999.
  • Hunt J. The Natural Child: Parenting from the heart. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada: New Society Publishers, 2001.
  • Kurcinka MS. Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles. New York: HarperCollins, 2000.
  • Kurcinka MS. Raising Your Spirited Child. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
  • Mailler CD, ed. Parenting From the Heart: Selected Articles from Motherwear's Magazine for Nurturing Families. Northampton, MA: Motherwear, Inc., 1996.
  • Palisi T. Loving Mama: Essays on natural parenting and motherhood. Tuscon, AZ: Hats Off Books, 2004.
  • Rosenberg MB. Raising Children Compassionately: Parenting the Nonviolent Communication Way. Encinitas, CA: Puddle Dancer Press, 2000.
  • Sears W. The Fussy Baby: How to bring out the best in your high-need child. New York: Signet, 1985.

Child Care

  • Blois M. Babywearing. Amarillo, Texas: Pharmasoft Publishing; 2005.
  • McClure VS. Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents, revised. New York: Bantam Books, 1989.
  • Palmer, LF. The Baby Bond: The New Science Behind What's Really Important When Caring for Your Baby.
  • Rapp D. Is This Your Child? Discovering and treating unrecognized allergies in children and adults. New York: William Morrow, 1991.
  • Sears W, Sears M. The Baby Book. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1993.
  • Shelov SP, ed. The American Academy of Pediatrics Caring For Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5, revised ed. New York: Bantam Books, 1993.

Child Development

  • Holinger PC. What Babies Say Before They Can Talk: The nine signals infants use to express their feelings. New York: Fireside, 2003.
  • Klaus MH, Klaus PH. The Amazing Newborn: Making the most of the first weeks of life. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1985.
  • Pulaski MAS. Your Baby's Mind and How It Grows: Piaget's Theory for Parents. New York: Harper & Row, 1978.

Discipline

  • Flower H. Adventures in Gentle Discipline: A Parent-to-Parent Guide. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2005.
  • Gootman ME. The Loving Parents' Guide to Discipline: How to teach your child to behave - with kindness, understanding and respect. New York: Berkley, 1995.
  • Phelan TW. 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for children 2-12, 2nd edition. Glen Ellyn, IL: Child Management, Inc., 1995.
  • Sears W, Sears M. The Discipline Book. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1995.

Sleep

  • Fleiss P. Sweet Dreams. Los Angeles, CA: Lowell House, 2000.
  • Gordon J, Goodavage M. Good Nights: The happy parents' guide to the family bed (and a peaceful night's sleep!). New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002.
  • Pantley E. The No-Cry Sleep Solution. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 2002.
  • Pantley E. The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
  • Sears W. Nighttime Parenting: How to get your baby and child to sleep. Franklin Park, IL: La Leche League International, 1985.
  • Trevathan WR, Smith EO, McKenna JJ, ed. Evolutionary Medicine. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.

 

Books I own but do NOT recommend

  • Eisenberg A, Murkoff HE, Hathaway SE. What to Expect the First Year. New York: Workman Publishing, 1989.
  • Ezzo G, Bucknam R. On Becoming Babywise, Book One, revised edition. Sisters, OR: Multnomah Books, 1995.
  • Ezzo G, Bucknam R. On Becoming Babywise, Book Two: Parenting your pre-toddler five to fifteen months. Sisters, OR: Multnomah Books, 1995.
  • Ford G. The Contented Little Baby Book: The simple secrets of calm confident parenting. New York: New American Library, 1999.
  • Hogg T. Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to calm, connect, and communicate with your baby. New York: Ballantine Books, 2001.
  • Wilkoff W. The Maternity Leave Breastfeeding Plan: How to enjoy nursing for 3 months and go back to work guilt-free. New York: Fireside, 2002.

 

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