From the ABM Protocol:
- Online supports:
– Increasing use of Facebook and social media groups for support
– Online milk sharing communities (i.e., MilkShare, Eats on Feets)
– ‘‘Birthing and Breast or Chestfeeding Trans People and Allies Facebook Group’’
– Helpful searches may include ‘‘trans’’ or ‘‘LGBTQ’’ and ‘‘breastfeeding’’ or ‘‘parenting’’
– Internet mailing list for lesbian, bisexual, and transgender mothers
– Breastfeeding and parenting from a transgender perspective (milkjunkies.net). - Health care providers
– GOLD learning online: Jaye Simpson ‘‘LGBTQ Parents and Lactation—An Exploration in LGBTQ Culture’’ available at: https://www.goldlearning.com/lecture/221 . - Professional organizations:
– World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
– La Leche League International, https://www.llli.org/breastfeeding-info/transgender-non-binary-parents/. - Group meetings:
– Peer support is an important predictor of a parent’s success in attaining their personal breastfeeding goals. Trans parents and other LGBTQ+ families may already feel isolated, especially if they do not
know other LGBTQ+ families.
Books:
- Where’s the Mother? Stories from a Transgender Dad, by Trevor McDonald
- Breastfeeding Without Birthing, by Alyssa Schnell
Webinars:
- Bodyfeeding is a Political & Cultural Act – an introduction to gender neutral language; how to use gender neutral language when working with birth and body feeding folks; and why pronouns are important in birth work in order to avoid misgendering parents and invalidating their experiences. Centered on the experience of the presenter, a Two Spirit, non-binary lactating parent, this presentation examines the intersection of political and cultural issues of racism, sexism, and patriarchy. The webinar has also been approved for continuing education.(Michigan Breastfeeding Network)
- Words Matter: Providing Breast-Chest-Bodyfeeding Support to LGBTQIA2S+ Families. Lactation Education Resources
- Care of the Same Sex Family (2019, ILCA)
Articles:
- Chestfeeding paper published! Milk Junkies
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Cultural Humility in the Care of Individuals Who Are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer, Maria Ruud
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Transgender Breastfeeding, by Diana West
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Glossary of LGBT Terms for Health Care Teams, National LGBT Health Education, Center
- Lactation Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients: Empowering Clients and Avoiding Aversives, Trevor Kirczenow MacDonald
- Lactation Support and the LGBTQI Community, by Alice Farrow
- LGBT Parenting, ACLU
- Overview of Lesbian and Gay Parenting, Adoption, and Foster Care, ACLU
- Personal Gender Pronouns, USBC
- Queering Lactation: Contributions of Queer Theory to Lactation Support for LQBTQIAA+ Individuals and Families
- Supporting a Breastfeeding Mother, La Leche League UK
- Ten Strategies for Supporting LGTBQIA Families, Lactation Matters, Blog of the International Lactation Consultant Association, 2020
- 10 Tips For Caring For LGBTQ Patients, by Anne Devine
- Tips for Allies of Transgender People, GLAAD
- Transgender and Non-Binary Parents, La Leche League International
- Transgender FAQ, GLAAD
- Transgender Men and Lactation: What Nurses Need to Know, Emily Wolfe-Roubatis, BA, BSN and Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
- Transgender parents and chest/breastfeeding, by Trevor McDonald
- Transwomen and Breastfeeding: A Personal Interview
- Tips for Transgender Breastfeeding and their Lactation Educators, by Trevor McDonald
- Two Women and a Baby: LGBTQ and Breastfeeding, By Jaye Simpson, IBCLC, RLC
- Using an At-Chest Supplementer Milk Junkies
- When Two Women Share Parenting (from La Leche League International’s Breastfeeding Today magazine)
- Yes, Trans Women Can Breastfeed — Here’s How, By Katelyn Burns
Other Resources:
-
Birthing and Breast or Chestfeeding Trans People and Allies, Facebook Group
- Outcarehealth.org – database of professionals that are LGBTQIA2S+ supportive
- Co-Lactation Infant Feeding Plan
- Community Donor Milk: Eats on Feets and Human Milk for Human Babies
- Family Equality
- Human Milk Banking Association of North America
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Milk Junkies — Breastfeeding and parenting from a transgender perspective (Trevor MacDonald)
- Professional Organizations on LGBT Parenting — Human Rights Council
- Queer Inclusive Breastfeeding Support Guide (Boston Breastfeeding Coalition)
- Social Media Toolkit (MomsRising)
- Strong Families Movement has A Guide for LGBT People Choosing Health Care Plans
- Supporting All Families During Lactation, 2019 NBCC presentation by Stephanie Carroll, Appalachian Breastfeeding Network
Podcasts:
- Breastfeeding Outside the Box – Alyssa Schnell
Resource lists:
- LGTBQIA Resources, by Diana West
- LGBTQIA+ Resources and Pride Month, United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC)
Thank you to Breastfeed Durham for sharing their list of resources.