Celebrating Pride Month with Lactation Resources for Parents! And Support Providers, Too!

Offering lactation support resources for your
chestfeeding, breastfeeding, and human milk feeding journey!

Local Support Providers

Breastfeed Durham assembled a Directory of prenatal and postpartum support providers in the Triangle Area who provide LGBTQ+ friendly support. Local Directory of LGBTQ Plus Human Milk Feeding Support and Providers

Resources

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)
+ ABM Clinical Protocol #33: Lactation Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Plus Patients (pdf)
+ Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Position Statement and Guideline: Infant Feeding and Lactation-Related Language and Gender (pdf)

ACLU LGBTQ Parenting

Breastfeed Durham Tools for Medical Providers to Support Human Milk Feeding

Kellymom Transgender parents and chest/breastfeeding

La Leche League (LLL)
+ LLL International Support for Transgender & Non-binary Parents
+ LLL USA APOYO PARA PARENTALIDADES TRANSGÉNERO Y NO-BINARIAS
+ LLL USA Transgender and Non-Binary Nursing

Trevor MacDonald Tips for Transgender Breastfeeders and Their Lactation Educators 

US Breastfeeding Committee Resources for Families and Providers

Journeys and Reflections

Evan Joy My Journey: Non-binary Nursing; New Beginnings La Leche League USA Online Blog

Kylia Kennedy Sweet Nectar: (Hopefully) Everything You Want To Know About Chestfeeding; 2nd Edition (Available from online book sellers.)

Lindsay R A Look Back: My Partner’s Unwavering Support; New Beginnings La Leche League USA Online Blog

Trevor MacDonald Where’s The Mother? Stories from a Transgender Dad (Available from online book sellers.)

Facebook Groups

Birthing and Breast or Chestfeeding Trans People and Allies https://www.facebook.com/groups/TransReproductiveSupport/

Breastfeeding After Reduction (BFAR) https://www.facebook.com/groups/458224110894529/

Inducing Lactation and Relactation https://www.facebook.com/groups/lllinducinglactation/