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Dr. Jack Newman

Dr. Jack Newman is a Toronto pediatrician who has practiced medicine since 1970. In 1984 he established the first hospital-based breastfeeding clinic in Canada, at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. He now holds breastfeeding clinics in several hospitals in the Toronto area. Jack is a consultant with UNICEF's Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and is a popular speaker at breastfeeding conferences across North America and beyond. He is the father of three children, all breastfed.

Dr. Jack Newman's guide to breastfeeding by Dr. Jack Newman and Teresa Pitman

 

Articles

All of the following links will open the corresponding article as a word document. Feel free to save/print any article and distribute without further permission, on the condition that it is not used in ANY context in which the WHO code on the marketing of breastmilk substitutes is violated.

Revised When latching

Revised Breast Compression

Revised Breastfeeding - Starting Out Right

NEW Skin to Skin Contact

Revised Is my baby getting enough milk?

Revised Breastfeeding and Jaundice

Revised Sore Nipples

Revised Treatments for sore nipples and sore breasts

Revised Colic in the Breastfed Baby

Revised Breastfeeding and Other Foods

Revised Some Breastfeeding Myths

Revised More Breastfeeding Myths

Revised Still More Breastfeeding Myths

Revised More and More Breastfeeding Myths

Revised You Should Continue Breastfeeding (1) (Drugs and Breastfeeding)

Revised You Should Continue Breastfeeding (2) (Illness in the mother or baby)

Revised Starting Solid Foods

Revised What to Feed the Baby When the Mother is Working Outside the Home

NEW Expressing Milk

Revised How to Know a Health Professional is not Supportive of Breastfeeding

Revised Breastfeed a Toddler - Why on Earth?

Revised Blocked Ducts and Mastitis

NEW Cabbage Leaves, Herbs, Lecithin

Revised Candida Protocol

Revised Protocol to Increase intake of breastmilk

Revised Using a Lactation Aid

Revised Using Gentian Violet

Revised Finger Feeding

Revised Domperidone (1)

Revised Domperidone (2)

Revised Fluconozole

Revised Breastfeeding your Adopted Baby

Revised Slow weight gain after the first few months

Revised When the baby refuses to latch on

NEW Toxins in Breastmilk

Links to Other Important Articles

Sharing a bed with your baby

UNICEF and the Baby Friendly Initiative

TheBirthDen.com articles of interests

Articles in Chinese

We are having trouble linking to the following documents. Please email Carol-Anne Brockington at (cabrockington@yahoo.ca)  and she will be happy to email them to you. Be sure to look in your spam/bulk email as sometimes they are sent there.

NEW How to Know a Health Professional is Not Supportive of Breastfeeding

NEW Finger Feeding

NEW You Should Continue Breastfeeding (1) (Drugs and Breastfeeding)

NEW Breastfeeding - Starting Out Right

NEW Colic in the Breastfed Baby

NEW Using a Lactation Aid

NEW Breastfeeding and Other Foods

NEW Breast Compression

 

Video Clips

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Note: Please do not place links on your website directly linking to the following files only, this is against the copyright of this site. You are welcome to direct your visitors to this page.

First Latch

How to achieve the "asymmetrical" latch.  Shows some drinking by the baby (see Third Latch for more obvious drinking), some nibbling.

Second Latch, Some Compression

Baby is mostly nibbling at the breast.  Compression is being used to get the baby to drink more.  Another "asymmetric" latch is shown.  Note that after re-latching the baby drinks better than before, and compression is not necessary to get the baby to drink. 

Third Latch

Shows baby latching on with "asymmetric" latch.  Then later, video shows the baby getting milk.  The pause in the chin tells us when the baby is getting milk and the absence of the pause means the baby is not getting milk.  The pause can be seen even on the very first day of life, though obviously not as obviously, as the more milk the baby gets, the longer the pause.  The pause does not represent swallowing, but rather the baby's mouth filling up with milk.

NEW Poor Latch/Good Latch

When the baby latches on over the nipple, he gets very little milk.  When the baby latches on properly, he gets more milk.  It's as simple as that.

NEW Poor Latch/Good Latch 2

Even in the first few days, before the milk 'comes in', a good latch is important so that the baby gets the colostrum.  There is enough colostrum in the first few days, if the baby gets it.  He needs a good latch in order to get it.  Note that a pump does not work in the same as the baby, so that if you cannot pump colostrum easily, it doesn't mean you don't have any milk. Often it is easier to express colostrum by hand than by pump.

NEW Pause in Chin

Shows baby drinking from the breast. Edith Kernerman is explaining the pause in the chin - which is a mouth full of milk. This clip shows an adoptive baby getting breastmilk and supplement from a lactation aid.

NEW Pause in Chin - 2

Continued from first clip.

Compression

The technique of compression is demonstrated, and it can be seen that the baby drinks more milk as the breast is compressed.  The mother starts the compression as the baby sucks, but does not get milk. It is important to work with the baby and compress only when the baby is sucking (moving his/her mouth).

Compression, nibbles, open eyes

Young babies tend to fall asleep at the breast when the flow of milk slows.  This clip shows that as the baby gets more milk, the baby opens up her eyes.  The technique of compression is shown.

Shift to asymmetric-1

This clip shows how, by pushing in the baby's bottom with her forearm (with help), the mother moves the baby around into a more "asymmetric" latch, gets the baby to drink more (more obvious "pauses" at the point of the chin).  The mother's right hand should be palm up under the baby's face, rather than on the baby's shoulder.

Shift to asymmetric-2

The mother shifts the baby around on her own, at about 30 seconds and 38 seconds into the clip, with the baby obviously starting to drink more once she is positioned more asymmetrically.

Lactation Aid

Shows how to use lactation aid.  Note that when it is working, the baby shows he is getting more milk because the pause in the chin is more obvious.  In the second attempt to use the lactation aid, though the tube seems to be well placed, it is not.  The baby was not getting more milk, as there were no pauses in the chin.  Fiddling with the tube gets the baby drinking again.  The lactation aid does not work well if the baby is poorly latched on and/or the tube is poorly placed, but it can be made to work well with practice.

PowerPoint - For Professionals

These are Dr. Newman's PowerPoint presentation notes from different professional talks. You will need PowerPoint software to view. Look for this in a condensed .doc format in the future.

NEW Breastfeeding a Toddler

Breastfeeding the premature and the sick baby

 

NEW Dr. Jack Newman's Instructional Video click here

Interested in purchasing

Dr. Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding? You can purchase it from Canadian retailer Parent Books.

 

 

Clinics

The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM)

With Dr. Jack Newman

 

The Toronto Stress Centre

With Dr. Jack Newman

 

For an appointment email Edith Kernerman at breastfeeding@sympatico.ca

or phone 416-895-5545

 

Questions? Contact Dr. Jack Newman

Option 1 : Dr. Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding (called The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers in the USA)

Option 2: Email Dr. Jack Newman at drjacknewman@sympatico.ca (please keep brief)

Option 3: Call Dr. Jack Newman at 416- 813-5757

 

 

 

Intensive Breastfeeding Support and Prenatal Breastfeeding Classes Available in your home!

Breastfeeding Consultants

Timéa Szalay provides birth doula care, breastfeeding support and childbirth education. She is a certified lactation educator.

Timéa has a special interest in breastfeeding and she trained along side Dr. Jack Newman. She practices and teaches Dr. Jack

Newman's techniques. Timéa makes sure that she’s up-to-date with her knowledge through workshops, courses and other

birthing and breastfeeding news. Timéa serves York Region, Simcoe County and the Greater Toronto Area. She is a proud Mother of four Boys, all breastfed. Timéa speaks fluent English and Hungarian.

 

Home: 705-456-9281

GTA: 416-627-7485

E-mail: timea@gentlemothering.ca

Web site: www.GentleMothering.ca

 

 
 

Edith Kernerman is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a Lactation Educator in Toronto, Canada.  She

is on staff at North York General Hospital and is an active member of their Breastfeeding Task Force as well as the Director

of the Newman/Berall Breastfeeding Clinic at North York General Hospital.  Ms Kernerman has been involved in

breastfeeding-training programs for nursing staff of various hospitals and nursing colleges in Ontario, and has given lectures

at Paediatric rounds. Ms. Kernerman is currently involved in research on In-Patient Access to Current and Practical

Breastfeeding Information and Support, and other ongoing studies.  Ms Kernerman breastfed both her daughters:

Alexandra, who is now 12, and Sabrina, who is now 9.

E-mail: breastfeeding@sympatico.ca

 

 

Jean Kouba qualified as an R.N. in the U.K. and did some midwifery training following that. She completed a post grad

 degree in Health Visiting and then held a position as a Health Visitor in the Greater London Area where she was responsible

 for the pre and post natal care of up to 100 families. She has completed the Breastfeeding Support Certificate and the

Obstetrical Programme at Humber College. She is currently working at 2 breastfeeding clinic locations with Edith Kernerman

 and Dr. Jack Newman. Jean breastfed her 3 healthy children, Neil, Lauren and Alexandra (now very grown up!) She lives in

 Oakville and is willing to travel in the surrounding area for home support.

 

Phone: 905-844-8946

E-mail: jeankouba@hotmail.com

 
 

Marla Blankenstein is a Registered Nurse with close to 20 years experience ranging from critical care to community health.

She is currently working towards her IBCLC, hoping to write the exam in July of 2006. In addition, she is working towards the

CBE designation and Maternity Nursing certificate at Humber College. Marla has completed the Breastfeeding Support

Certificate at Humber and has approximately 300 hours of practical experience with Dr. Newman. But, she feels her greatest

accomplishment is perhaps being the mother to her four wonderful breastfed children, Darly 11, Matthew 9, Noah 7 and

Andie 5. Marla is willing to travel throughout the GTA for home support.

 

Phone: 416-433-9495

E-mail: mblank@sympatico.ca

 

 

Lynda Kirby, RN

Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (1991)

Birth (1994) and Postpartum (2002) Doula (DONA)

IBFAN Lactation Management Course (2001)

Currently completing the final course at Humber College's Breastfeeding Certificate.

Began training with Edith Kernerman and Dr. Newman 2 years ago.

Mom to 4 amazing kids!

 

Home: 416-488-6877

Cell: 416-846-1553

Pager: 416-600-3618

E-mail: kirby.6@rogers.com

 

 

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