Breastfeeding – for parents

If there are problems, it's good to get information and assistance from a qualified professional or the Australian Breastfeeding Association. This page looks at a range of websites with helpful information on breastfeeding.

All about breastfeeding

Australian Breastfeeding Association
A very useful website – click on ‘Breastfeeding information’ for short articles on many aspects of breastfeeding. Also lists resources, classes, etc. 

Breastfeeding – is it for me?
A look at the benefits of breastfeeding, the husband’s role and more (pdf 556kb) (Westmead Children's Hospital).

Breastfeeding
The different components of human milk, and breastfeeding explained step by step (pdf 553kb) (Westmead Children's Hospital).

Your questions answered
No-nonsense answers to the big questions about breastfeeding, with links to articles on a range of breastfeeding matters (La Leche League International). 

Breastfeeding services

Breastfeeding classes
Information about the Australian Breastfeeding Association’s breastfeeding education classes. Classes for new and prospective mothers are conducted by most maternity units and child and family health services.

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BHFI)
A United Nations program supporting ‘baby friendly’ hospitals – those which encourage mothers to make informed choices on infant feeding. The BHFI ten steps to successful breastfeeding are the global standard by which hospitals are assessed.

Breastfeeding and work

Can you return to work and still breastfeed?
The steps to take when combining breastfeeding and work (Australian Breastfeeding Association).

Balancing breastfeeding and work
Pamphlet on going back to work while breastfeeding, including tips on expressing milk (Dept of Health and Ageing).

Expressing and storing breast milk
Step-by-step guide to expressing milk – massaging, expressing, storage, using pumps (Australian Breastfeeding Association).

Suggestions on using an electric breast pump
Article on how much to express, and how to use and clean a breast pump (Australian Breastfeeding Association). 

Hints on coping with work and breastfeeding
Article on practical aspects, such as child care, expressing milk, refrigeration of milk (Australian Breastfeeding Association).

A caregiver’s guide to the breastfed baby
Article and brochures for caregivers who are caring for a baby and giving them expressed milk. Covers defrosting and heating milk, etc (Australian Breastfeeding Association).

Breastfeeding-friendly workplace accreditation
An online booklet that shows how employers, unions and governments can make workplaces suitable for breastfeeding (Australian Breastfeeding Association).