Finding breastfeeding support shouldn’t be hard – but it often is. Here are some various resources for getting help when you need it most:
- Online Breastfeeding Classes
- The Breastfeeding Mama Support Group (Facebook)
- Breastfeeding Messaging Support Warm Line
- Find a Lactation Consultant
- LactMed – Database of drugs and compatibility with breastfeeding
- InfantRisk – another great resource for drugs and medications. Their hotline is 1(806) 352-2519 and is available from 8-5PM CST, Monday through Friday.
- Australian Breastfeeding Association National Breastfeeding Helpline – 1-800-mum-to-mum (1-800-686-268)
- MotherRisk Helpline – 1-877-439-2744 – from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto (Canada)
- LLL Canada – 1-800-665-4324
- LLL Great Britain – 0345 120 2918
- National Breastfeeding Helpline – 0300 100 0212
- Association of Breastfeeding Mothers Helpline – 0300 100 0212
- National Office on Women’s Health Helpline – 800-994-9662 – English and Spanish speaking peer counselors are available
- LLL USA Breastfeeding Helpline – 1-877-452-5324
- Find a LLL meeting or support group
- Find a Breastfeeding USA Counselor