Breastfeeding Materials

Educational breastfeeding books, photos and professional advice for lactation practitioners.

Here’s how to order our products!

The Breastfeeding Atlas

© 2017 – ISBN: 978-0-9672758-4-0

For bulk sales (10+ copies) of The Breastfeeding Atlas, please call 512-789-3615,
Please email purchase orders to us at bwc@lactnews.com

All bulk orders require delivery signature

For orders of fewer than 10 copies of The Breastfeeding Atlas, please find our authorized dealer on Amazon.com, or contact these distributors:

Welcome to our new Canadian Distributor for The Breastfeeding Atlas, Caversham Booksellers, Toronto. Caversham’s will provide free shipping within Canada.

Caversham Booksellers

The Breastfeeding Atlas, 6th edition, has been substantially re-written to reflect the most current research and best, evidence-based clinical practices. It also reflects the practical experience of Barbara Wilson-Clay, and Kay Hoover, both Fellows of the International Lactation Consultant Association, who have each been assisting mothers and babies for 30 years. New photos have been added, as well as an entirely new chapter, Breastfeeding in Emergencies. A must-have text for students, candidates for the IBLCE exam, and practitioners working in maternal-child health fields. Spiral binding permits book to open flat for easy study.

This book is wonderful resource for clinicians of all skill levels.
-Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health

Contact us to inquire about large bulk orders or international shipments.

The Diaper Diary (English & French)

Email purchase orders to bwc@lactnews.com for the Diaper Diary for bulk orders only (20 pads +) Phone: 523-789-3615

For small orders (fewer than 20 pads) of the Diaper Diary, and, please contact our distributors:

International Orders: please email bwc@lactnews.com

Pumping for Preemies

Newly Revised English and Spanish Versions! Our Pumping Milk for Preterm Infants brochure has been updated to reflect new pumps and accessory parts and the latest evidence-based information to help mothers of preemies initiate a robust milk supply. Written at a 4th grade reading level, the 4-page, full-color handout has an easy-to-use log form on the back page to record pumping sessions and skin-to-skin episodes. Bulk pricing available. Contact us with inquiries.
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The Art of Motherhood is a project by Praeclarus Press to become a resource for mother-baby art. The graphics are available as individual stock images and collected sets. Purchasers can use the art to promote events, decorate offices, or even just add a little color to their social media.

Contact: ken@praeclaruspress.com

Check out our Free Materials section for a new handout by Kay Hoover to help women with large breasts find comfortable feeding positions.

I am consulting with a 24 year old primip patient in her 3rd trimester who has Sjogren’s Syndrome.

Message: Dear Barbara and Kay, I am consulting with a 24 year old primip patient in her 3rd trimester who has Sjogren’s Syndrome. She is wondering if it will affect breastfeeding. She was diagnosed 3 years ago and is being followed by a rheumatologist and a perinatologist. She describes her condition as "mild", with her symptoms just affecting her eyes and saliva. Her only medication for this syndrome prior to becoming pregnant, was Restasis, which she is not using while pregnant. I am not … [Read More...]

Counseling a Working Mother: Workplace Pumping and Embarrassment

Message: Dear Barbara and Kay, I have a client who has returned to work. Her baby was born 5/6/11. She is a PhD at a university. She asked about pumping frequency at work and the effects on supply if she skips a pumping. We discussed the implications of  regular milk removal. Breastfeeding is very important […]

Swallowing dysphagia as a cause of rejection of solid foods

Interesting updates on our recent Ask B & K case regarding the toddler who refused solids.  Ameera, the Egyptian IBCLC who wrote us about this case communicated the surprising news that the mother weaned the baby and the baby immediately began accepting solids.  This is a very counter-intuitive result, but in the interest of intellectual […]