Developing a smooth breastfeeding relationship with your baby is very important to new mothers, yet (as we know) it is not always easy. Early support is imperative for a successful outcome, so we’ve compiled some helpful resources for Brooklyn families to help you along the way.
For informative online resources, check out our Editor-in-Chief’s list of her favorites as well.
Carriage House Birth‘s Greenpoint location has a Wednesday Breastfeeding Support Group led by Rachel King, IBCLC. There is a also monthly “pumping and returning to work” the last Wednesday of each month, just after the breastfeeding group. CHB also has wonderful Certified Lactation Counselor Service offerings. 10:30am-12:00pm/$30
Brooklyn Birthing Center has a Lactation Program, directed by Jennifer Leopold, IBCLC, LMSW, that includes the following services: breastfeeding classes for expecting parents that are open to all (whether or not they are a client of Brooklyn Midwifery Group), comprehensive breastfeeding education that is integrated into your prenatal care, and postpartum home visits with a registered nurse two days after delivering at Brooklyn Birthing Center. Other breastfeeding mothers who don’t deliver at Brooklyn Birthing Center can see lactation consultants in their office. Lactation consultants are available on-site by appointment. If you find yourself struggling with breastfeeding at one week, one month, six months, or twelve-plus months postpartum, their lactation consultants can help. You can make an appointment with their lactation consultants even if you are not a client.
La Leche League (LLL) now only offers online support in NYC
New York Methodist Hospital’s Breastfeeding Support provides a class is led by one of the Hospital’s certified lactation consultants and it covers a variety of topics related to breastfeeding. They include getting started, proper placement, benefits of breastfeeding and common problems. It’s free to couples enrolled in the Prepared Childbirth Course, but all must register. One registration per couple. One class fee of $50.00 is required for couples not registered in the Prepared Childbirth Course.
Tribeca Pediatrics recommends Quetzal Currie, IBCLC, and her team for breastfeeding support. Quetzal has been working with new and expecting moms for over 20 years, with training as a midwife, lactation consultant, and parenting educator. Our patients value her expertise as well as her modern, fresh and practical approach to newborn care and breastfeeding. She can be reached at LacthedNYC@gmail or 917-727-1138.
Baby Caravan
Weekly Breastfeeding and Newborn Support Group
@ Parent Craft Collective
371 8th Street Brooklyn, NY, 11215 United States
Join Simone Toomer, Certified Postpartum Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor, La Leche League Leader, and Community Breastfeeding Educator for our weekly Breastfeeding Support Group. The group is held in our cozy, home like space in Park Slope. Tea and refreshments are available.
This group is open to all parents, whether you’re breastfeeding, bottle feeding, formula feeding, or a combination. All parental genders are welcome!
Also see
https://achildgrows.com/blog/2017/01/online-breastfeeding-resources/