- Various Issues and treatments
- Nipple and breast pain
- Low milk supply
- Large breasted mothers
- Flat or inverted nipples
- Sex & Intimacy
- Pierced nipple(s)
- Health & Medications
- Breastfeeding when mom has a disability or chronic illness
- Surgery and the breastfeeding mother
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding after breast surgery
- Sexual abuse survivor
Various Issues
Common Breastfeeding Concerns – Mother @ KellyMom
Natural Treatments for Nursing Moms @ KellyMom
Sudden Weaning – Is it really necessary? @ KellyMom
Breast Health in Lactating Women by Anne M. Montgomery, MD, IBCLC, from Breastfeeding Abstracts, May 2001, Volume 20, Number 4, pp. 27-28.
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Nipple and breast pain @ KellyMom
Sore nipples or breasts? Here’s help…
Why are my nipples sore after months of pain-free nursing?
Healing broken skin in the nipple area
How do you treat a milk blister?
Vasospasm – nipple blanching or whitening
Large breasted mothers
Nursing Tips for the Large Breasted Mother by Anne Smith, IBCLC
Flat or inverted nipples
My doctor said I have inverted or flat nipples. Can I still breastfeed my baby? from La Leche League International
Flat or Inverted Nipples by Anne Smith, IBCLC
Sex & Intimacy
Is There Sex after Babies? LLLI FAQ
Breastfeeding and Vaginal Dryness by Paula Yount
Breastfeeding and Sexuality (LLLI publication 926-17) is a pamphlet available from LLLI
Not specific to breastfeeding moms…
How to Have a Happy Marriage When You’re Busy Being Parents by Elizabeth Pantley
Reclaim your sex life after baby: 100 ways to get the romance back from today.com
Your Marriage After Baby: 6 Solutions to Common Problems by Pamela Stock
Pierced nipple(s)
Nipple Piercings from LLLI
Garbin CP, Deacon JP, Rowan MK, Hartmann PE, Geddes DT. Association of Nipple Piercing With Abnormal Milk Production and Breastfeeding. JAMA. 2009;301(24):2550-2551.
I have pierced nipples. Can I nurse my baby? by Anne Smith, IBCLC
Breastfeeding when mom has a disability or chronic illness
Breastfeeding and thyroid problems @ 
Breastfeeding and Maternal Diabetes @
Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and Breastfeeding by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, from LEAVEN, Vol. 36 No. 1, February-March 2000, pp. 3-4.
Fitting Breastfeeding into Your Life (mothers with chronic illnesses) by Judy Minami, from LEAVEN, Vol. 36 No. 1, February-March 2000, p. 5.
Helping the Visually Impaired or Blind Mother Breastfeed by Cynthia Good Mojab, from Leaven, Vol. 35 No. 3, June-July 1999, pp. 51-56.
LEAVEN articles: Medical conditions in mothers from LLL
See also Health issues and breastfeeding
Sexual abuse survivor
Healing Through Breastfeeding: A Sexual Abuse Survivor by Nikki Patrick
Breastfeeding and the Sexual Abuse Survivor by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, from Breastfeeding Abstracts, May 1998, Volume 17, Number 4, pp. 27-28.
Breastfeeding and the Sexual Abuse Survivor by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, from Leaven, Vol. 33 No. 2, April-May 1997, p. 27.
The Long Shadow: Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Ph.D., IBCLC. Chapter from: The hidden feelings of motherhood: Coping with mothering stress, depression and burnout. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2001.
Breastfeeding as a Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Kathy Joling, LLL-USA.