Nursing Roadblocks

Help for Nursing Moms

For more information on breastfeeding:

• Find out about the benefits of breastfeeding at the American Academy of Pediatrics' Guide to Breastfeeding Web site:
  http://www.healthychildren.org/english/ages-stages/baby/breastfeeding/Pages/default.aspx
• Contact La Leche League International for facts and support:
  laleche.org/bfinfo.html
• Need a local lactation consultant? Try the International Lactation Consultant Association:
  ilca.org/find/index.php

Amy Sirot is a writer in Brooklyn, New York.

Originally published in American Baby magazine, December 2004.

All content here, including advice from doctors and other health professionals, should be considered as opinion only. Always seek the direct advice of your own doctor in connection with any questions or issues you may have regarding your own health or the health of others.