Seven Days a Week
Monday
- Please refer to the list of local hospital & private practice support services
Tuesday
- AMHERST: Nursing Mothers' Council at Vital Milk 13 Montague Rd (Riverside Park Plaza near the Post Office), 9:30-11am, 1st Tuesday of each month. Information: 413-695-4128 (free, drop-in, open to all)
- NORTHAMPTON: Cooley Dickinson Hospital breastfeeding support group, 9:30am- 10:30am in the Childbirth Center Conference room, free, drop-in. (413) 582-2096
Wednesday
- AMHERST: Breastfeeding support group at Northampton Area Pediatrics (Amherst office 170 University Drive, Suite 101), 9:00 am - 11:00 am. Information: (413) 584-8700 (free, drop-in, open to patients of any practice)
- GREENFIELD: Breastfeeding Support Group at Franklin Medical Center, 11:00am - 12:00 pm. Information: (413) 773-8557. (free, drop-in, open to all)
- SPRINGFIELD: Breastfeeding support group at Baystate's Wesson Women and Infants Building, 1:00pm-2:00pm. For more information please contact Lactation Services at 413-794-5155 (free, drop-in, open to all)
- PALMER: Breastfeeding Support Group at Palmer/Monson Family Network (4 Springfield St., Three Rivers), 9:30am-10:30am (free, drop-in, open to all)For more information please call: (413) 283-6246 4 Springfield St., Three Rivers
Thursday
- NORTHAMPTON: Breastfeeding support group at Northampton Area Pediatrics (Northampton office 193 Locust Street), 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. (free, drop-in, open to all) For more information, please call: (413) 584-8700
- SPRINGFIELD: Mercy's Mommy & Me Support Group at the Family Life Center for Maternity in the Lactation Services room, 11am-12pm. For more information please call the Childbirth and Parenting Education Department at (413) 748-7272.
Friday
- NORTHAMPTON: La Leche League Meeting at Cooley Dickinson Midwifery Center's Community Room Northampton, 10:00am-11:30am, 1st Friday monthly (free, drop-in, open to all)
Saturday
- SPRINGFIELD: Springfield North WIC Breastfeeding Group, 10:00am-11:00am, 1st Saturday of each month (free, registration required, open to WIC participants)
- SPRINGFIELD: Breastfeeding support group at Wesson Women's Clinic, 2nd Saturday of the month 11:00am-1:00pm. For more information please contact 413-794-5307 (free, drop-in, open to all)
Holyoke Health Center Patients: Please call 413-420-2862 to speak with a Certified Lactation Counselor
Private Practice Lactation Consultants/Consults by Appointment
- Baystate Medical Center - Wesson Birthing Center Springfield Call (413) 794-5312
- The Birthplace at Baystate Franklin Medical Center Greenfield Call (413) 773-2359
- Mercy Medical Center - Family Life Center Springfield Call (413) 748-7262
- The Birthing Center at Holyoke Hospital Holyoke (413)534-2700
- Cooley Dickinson Hospital's Childbirth Center Northampton (413) 582-2096
- Sarah Nacewicz, IBCLC: (413) 454-5775
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Gabrielle Hathaway MS, IBCLC: (508) 237-8786
- Lex Beach, IBCLC: (413) 230-1631 MilkweedBaby.org
- Kissy Mathewson, IBCLC: (413) 237-8505
- Lisa Fortin, IBCLC:(646)260-5595 LisaFortinIBCLC.com
- Eileen Stewart, RN, IBCLC: (413) 209-2984
- Nora Lynn Holland,RN, IBCLC:(413) 222-8779
- Rachel Baker, CLC: (774) 279-1863
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Kate Hartshorne, RN, BSN, IBCLC: (413)387-7885
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Helen Korczak, CLC: (413) 777-8753
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Kelly Bottari,CLC: (413) 284-2211
Local Breastfeeding Centers
- The Breastfeeding Medicine Center at Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group, 70 Post Office Park, Wilbraham, (413) 598-7770 (Elizabeth Rose, MD, IBCLC)
Phone Help
- Springfield South WIC warmline*: (413) 505-9434 and (413)-505-9203
- Chicopee/Holyoke WIC warmline*: (413) 537-0596
- Orange WIC warmline*: (413) 475-1773
- Greenfield WIC warmline*: (413) 376-1170
- Amherst/Northampton WIC warmline*: (413) 387-1273
- * Support for WIC participants ONLY (To apply for WIC, call the WIC clinic closest to you or (800) 942-1007 to make an appointment)
- 24/7 La Leche League Hotline: 1-877-4-LA LECHE
- Cooley Dickinson lactation services warmline: (413) 582-2096
- Breastfeeding Center at the Family Life Center, Mercy Medical Center warmline: (413) 748-7262
- Northampton La Leche League leaders:
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Dina: 413-297-8980 d_kochanek@yahoo.com
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Lauren 341-3233 LTHW.LLL@gmail.com
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Lisa 646-260-5595 lisa@steelcouture.com
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Nicole 413-853-3155 Nsdrury20@icloud.com
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Paris: (413) 687-2048 parisybil@gmail.com
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- Breastfeeding USA:
- Kate Nadeau: (413) 213-0834, kate.nadeau@breastfeedingusa.org
- Rachel Lawrence: (413) 221-1582, rachael.lawrence@breastfeedingusa.org
Breastpump rentals
- Cooley Dickinson Hospital: (413) 582-2096
- Mercy Medical Center: (413) 748-7262
Durable Medical Companies located in the Pioneer Valley that provide Insurance-Covered Breast Pumps
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