Feeding Resources

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Breastfeeding gives your baby the best start in life and helps protect your baby from...

• Becoming sick, including ear infections.

• Getting certain conditions, like asthma.

• Dying suddenly while sleeping (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS).

• Being overweight.

 

Learn more about the basics of breastfeeding here.

Watch how fathers can support mom’s decision to breastfeed:

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Feeding resources to help support mom and baby​

• The National Women's Health and Breastfeeding Helpline is run by peer counselors who can help with breastfeeding and answer general women's health questions. Open anytime between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. Call 1-800-994-9662. 

• The La Leche League (LLL) helps families reach their nursing goals. The Support Groups Locator can help you find free meetings that are open to those with breastfeeding, pumping, and human milk feeding questions or concerns. Find a meeting here.

• Your local WIC center has peer counseling and buddy programs to help you with breastfeeding. Learn more here.