Healthy Families Handouts & Resources

Parent Resources

Basics of Breastfeeding

• Risks of Not Breastfeeding
• Video: Breastfeeding: Why It’s Good
• Video: Breastfeeding Basics (covers how breasts make milk and skin-to-skin)
• Best Start Chart
• Tips for Feeding in Labor and Delivery
• Baby’s Second Day
• Survival Guide for the First 2 Weeks
• Hunger Cues
• Video: Newborn Hunger Cues
• What to Look For When Breastfeeding
• Getting Enough to Eat

Latch

• Positioning and Latch Mother Led
• Positioning and Latch Baby Led
• Checklist for Positioning and Latch
• Video: How to Breastfeed: Breastfeeding Positions

Storage and Handling of Breastmilk

• Video: Hand Expression of Breastmilk
• Hand Expression of Breastmilk
• Storage and Handling of Breastmilk
• Pump Flange Fitting Instructional Video
• Flange Fits Guide(PDF, 236KB)

Breastfeeding Challenges

• Sore Nipples
• Engorgement
• Plugged Ducts and Mastitis
• Plugged Ducts and Mastitis
• Weaning
• When Baby Bites
• Using a Nipple Shield

Home Visitor Resources

1^st Trimester

• Risks of Not Breastfeeding
• Video: Breastfeeding: Why It’s Good

2^nd Trimester

• Video: Breastfeeding Basics (covers how breasts make milk and skin-to-skin)
• Video: How to Breastfeed: Breastfeeding Positions

3^rd Trimester

• Survival Guide for the First 2 Weeks
• Hunger Cues
• Video: Newborn Hunger Cues
• Video: Hand Expression of Breastmilk
• Hand Expression of Breastmilk
• Positioning and Latch Mother Led
• Positioning and Latch Baby Led
• Checklist for Positioning and Latch
• Best Start Chart
• Tips for Feeding in Labor and Delivery
• Baby’s Second Day

Before Delivery Education

• What to Look For When Breastfeeding
• Getting Enough to Eat

Postpartum Education

• Sore Nipples
• Engorgement
• Plugged Ducts and Mastitis
• Plugged Ducts and Mastitis
• Storage and Handling of Breastmilk

Special Circumstances

• Weaning
• When Baby Bites
• Using a Nipple Shield