Breastfeeding Support - Contacts

reastfeeding Support and Information

To find help with breastfeeding or if you have breastfeeding problems

International Lactation Consultant Association
   Lactation consultants with the IBCLC credential specialize in the 
   clinical management of breastfeeding. There may be a fee to use
   lactation consultant services. To locate one near you
   Phone: 919-861-5577
   Website: http://gotwww.net/ilca

La Leche League
   Provides free mother to mother breastfeeding support
   Phone: 1-800-LALECHE (US), or (847) 519-7730
   Website: www.llli.org

WIC (Women, Infant and Children Program)
   Provides breastfeeding help to mothers and children enrolled in the WIC
   program
  Website:http://www.fns.usda.gov

Office on Women's Health
   Provides trained breastfeeding peer counselors for free telephone help
   with common issues
   Phone: 1-800-994-9662
   Website: http://www.4woman.gov

Nursing Mothers Alliance
   Located in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area and serves many
   different counties, from Villanova/Bryn Mawr westward through West
   Chester, Downingtown, and Coatesvilles
   Phone: 610-251-9405
   Website: http://www.nursingmothersalliance.org

Nursing Mothers, Inc.
   Mother to mother support in Delaware to Cecil County, Maryland, to
   Southern Chester County, Pennsylvania
   Phone: 1-866-733-4664
   Website: http://www.nursingmoms.org

Nursing Mothers Advisory Council
   Serving areas of Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in
   Pennsylvania
   Website: http://www.nursingmoms.net

Nursing Mothers Counsel of Oregon
   Phone: 503-282-3338
   Website: http://www.nursingmotherscounsel.org

Nursing Mothers Counsel
   California
   San Fransisco Bay Area (650) 327-6455
   Santa Cruz County (831) 621-8412
   For additional information,
   call NMC's National Referral Line (408) 291-8008
   Website: http://www.nursingmothers.org

Nursing Mothers Council
   Serves Eastern Massachusetts
   Phone: 1-617-244-5102
   Website: http://www.bace-nmc.org/NMC.htm

Check your local phone book, childbirth educator, or hospital for nursing mothers’ support groups in your area. Many hospitals, clinics, and health organizations have breastfeeding centers. If your needs are urgent contact your physician or your baby’s primary care physician.