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Informational Sheets

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“…[Breastfeeding]  benefits the child and helps to create the closeness and maternal bonding so necessary for healthy child development.  So human and natural is this bond that the Psalms use the image of the infant at its mother’s breast as a picture of God’s care for man…"
- Pope John Paul II

resources

NFP Resources for Nursing Mothers:

NFP International - www.nfpandmore.org

Breastfeeding, Scripture, and the Catholic Church

http://www.nfpandmore.org/bfarticles.shtml

Support for Breastfeeding in Church

"Nursing a Sexually Wounded Culture" by Christopher West -       http://www.christopherwest.com/page.asp?ContentID=50

"Breastfeeding in Church" by Michaela Prentis - http://www.nfpandmore.org/bfprentis.shtml

"Pope John Paul II's Address on Breastfeeding" -  http://www.ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/JP2FEED.HTM

Our Lady of La Leche:

The Madonna Chapel:  A Catholic Chapel Dedicated to the Breastfeeding Mother of Jesus

Our Lady of La Leche Shrine in St. Augustine, FL

 Breastfeeding Management Help:

 La Leche League International:  Resources for Practical Breastfeeding Management and Assistance

Cosleeping

Should I sleep with my baby?
http://www.llli.org/faq/cosleep.html

James McKenna Library
http://www.naturalchild.org/james_mckenna/

For Married Couples:

Holy Family Institute - www.holyfamilyinstitute.net
Holy Family Institute - www.vocations-holyfamily.com