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Item 2023 Breastfeeding Button
English: “Ask me about breastfeeding” / Attractive 2 inch metal button with pin on the reverse side. Invites dialogue about breastfeeding. Great gift idea for colleagues and parents. Also available in Spanish below.

Item 2024 Breastfeeding Button
Spanish: “Leche de mama es lo mejor” (“Mother’s milk is best)

Item 2025 Breastfeeding Button
Spanish: “Preguntame sobre como dar el pecho ” (“Ask me about breastfeeding ”)

Item 2027 BSC Logo Key Chain (Designed by BSC)
Attractive silver embossed key chain with BSC logo of a rose blossom with a breastfeeding mother and baby encased within the petals. 1 1/4 inches round.

Item 2029 BSC Canvas Tote Bag (Designed by BSC)
Sturdy pleated canvas tote bag with matching poly web handles. 10-ounce washable heavy cotton duck in natural color with BSC logo in light mauve of a rose blossom with a breastfeeding mother and baby encased within the petals.  Reads Baby Friendly is Mother Friendly in sky blue.  13" wide x 15 1/2 " high x 5" deep.

Item 5201 Counseling the Nursing Mother/A Lactation Consultant's Guide, J. Lauwers, D. Shinskie, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2000. (Required reading for BSC distance courses 911 and 912)

Item 5202 Pocket Guide for Counseling the Nursing Mother, J. Lauwers, D. Shinskie, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2001.

Item 6400 Lactation Form Masters
Don't reinvent the wheel! Use forms developed by practicing lactation consultants and based on the most current lactation management advice recommended by BSC staff. The packet contains a master of each of the forms below. You can make your own copies as you need them! The forms are available in either hard copy or computer disk (Item 6401 below).

Consent Forms
  • 301 Consent to Use Nipple Shield
  • 302 Consent for a Lactation Consultation

    Care Plans
  • 321 Care Plan for Treating Engorgement
  • 322 Care Plan for Finger-feeding Your Baby
  • 323 Care Plan for The Baby Who Won't Latch on
  • 324 Care Plan for Treating Plugged Ducts
  • 325 Care Plan for Tube-feeding at the Breast
  • 326 Care Plan for Treating Sore Nipples
  • 327 Care Plan for Treating Thrush

    Parent Information Sheets
  • 361 Cup Feeding Your Baby
  • 362 Breastfeeding Diary for the Newborn
  • 363 When Baby Cannot Nurse from the Breast
  • 364 Using an Inverted Syringe to Correct Flat or Inverted Nipples
  • 365 Breastfeeding Daily Record
  • 366 Infant Feeding Costs
  • 367 Storing and Feeding Breastmilk
  • 368 Submitting Your Superbill to the Insurance Company
  • 369 Breastfeeding Is Going Well If ...

    Item 6401 Lactation Form Masters on computer disk


    Study Modules

    Conference study modules are available from past conferences (Study Modules).

    Item 7780 Anatomy and Physiology Study Module: Click here for a description: of AP Study Module

    Syllabus for BSC's annual conference

    Item 5697 1997 BSC Nashville Conference Syllabus
    Syllabus from BSC's First Annual North American Conference on February 29 - March 2, 1997 in Nashville, Tennessee.  More than 180 pages of outlines and bibliographies from some of the world's most renowned lactation experts and IBLCE certified lactation consultants.  Among them: Sarah Coulter Danner, Miriam Labbok, James McKenna, Jack Newman and Michael Woolridge.  Features a full day of materials for the February 28 Baby Friendly Workshop.  A limited quantity available.

    Item 5698 1998 BSC Scottsdale Conference Syllabus
    Syllabus from BSC's Second Annual North American Conference on June 19-21, 1998 in Scottsdale, Arizona.  More than 100 pages of outlines and bibliographies from some of the world's most renowned lactation experts and IBLCE certified lactation consultants.  Speakers include Kathleen Auerbach, Jan Barger, Priscilla Bornmann, Thomas Hale, Kathleen Huggins, Marshall Klaus, Maureen Minchin, Linda Kutner, Judith Lauwers, Cindy Chaple Martin, Brian Palmer, Carole Peterson, Carol Schlef, Mary Rose Tully, Katherine Warmbier.  A limited quantity available.

    Item 5699 1999 BSC Atlanta Conference Syllabus
    Syllabus from BSC's Third Annual North American Conference on March 5-7, 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia.  More than 125 pages of outlines and bibliographies from some of the world's most renowned lactation experts and IBLCE certified lactation consultants.  Speakers include Jan Barger, Sandy Breck, Peter Fleming, Sharon Heller, Elise Hewitt, Linda Kutner, Judith Lauwers, Jack Newman, Carole Peterson, Amy Spangler, Thom Thiele, Marsha Walker, Donna Walls, and Barbara Wilson-Clay.  A limited quantity available.


    Documentation Forms: Available while quantities last

    There is a limited quantity of forms developed by BSC Center staff still available. Those available are listed below.

    Item 6301 Consent to Use Nipple Shield

    Printed on 2-part carbonless forms, you can give the mother the original and keep one for your records.

    Item 6322 Care Plan for Finger-feeding Your Baby
    Printed on 3-part carbonless forms, you can give the mother the original, keep one for your records, and include the third with your referral letter to the physician.

    Information Sheets for Parents

    Quick and easy instructional sheets for new moms, developed by experienced lactation consultants. You will want to keep a supply of each on hand. Some you may give out in a breastfeeding class. Others will be used for mothers whom you counsel.

    Information on ....

    Item 6360 Complete set (pads of 25 of each of the 9 titles)
    Item 6364 Using an Inverted Syringe to Correct Flat or Inverted Nipples
    Item 6366 Infant Feeding Costs
    Item 6367 Storing and Feeding Breastmilk
    Item 6368 Submitting Your Superbill to the Insurance Company


    Item 7180 Clinical Experience in Lactation — A Blueprint for Internship, by Linda Kutner and Jan Barger

    A tool for acquiring and documenting clinical practice hours in lactation.Over 400 pages with over 500 educational and clinical experiences.

    This text:

    • Describes in detail how to go about obtaining the necessary clinical experience.
    • Instructs the intern in how to document clinical hours for certification.
    • Identifies areas of experience essential to educational preparation of a professional LC.
    • Helps the intern to identify areas where additional experiences are needed.
    • Enhances the intern's professionalism when seeking clinical experiences.
    • Assists clinical instructors in structuring clinical experiences for interns.

    Over 500 educational and clinical experiences, which include:

    • Observe and teach prenatal breastfeeding classes.
    • Attend childbirth classes and mother-to-mother support group sessions.
    • Observe births, and discharge teaching.
    • Assist mothers and infants at the breast.
    • Assist mothers with breastmilk pumping and storage.
    • Evaluate staff education, protocols and formula promotion.
    • Observe and assist breastfeeding in maternity unit, NICU, clinics, private practice.
    • Assist mothers with 20 different conditions or circumstances — including over-supply of breastmilk, breast reduction surgery, medications, yeast infection, and post partum depression.
    • Assist infants with 30 different conditions or circumstances — including ankyloglosia, dehydration, suckling problems, lactose overload, food intolerance, and feeding methods.

    Click here to see some sample pages of the Blueprint for Internship!



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